Social Skills & Relationships

“Do you eat cats in Canada?” and other interesting conversations I had in Rwanda

What does “impermanence” mean in Buddhism

Don’t let people pressure you to have (or not have) children due to “ethical” reasons.

How to stop having feelings for somebody: a practical guide

What’s it like living in a benevolent dictatorship? My experience in Rwanda

Woke is the opposite of stoicism.

What do the extreme poor actually want? Qualitative EA research in Rwanda and Uganda

Woke = maximum entitlement + minimizing responsibility + feelings are reality.

Why I think polyamory is net negative for most people who try it:

I think that most humans behave in morally horrifying ways – but I don’t shun them. Instead, I try to persuade them.