Cognitive biases

Essays on the cognitive biases founders and operators meet most, from outcome bias and the effort heuristic to automation bias, and how to correct for them.

Essays

Running Multiple AI Agents Without Losing Your Judgment — Running several AI agents rarely costs you control in one dramatic moment. It leaks away one approval at a time. Here is how to keep judgment and avoid burnout.
You Already Failed at AI. That's the Point. — Staying current with AI is a game designed to make you lose. Here's why accepting that unlocks a better question — and a system that actually works.
Stop Worshipping Effort — The effort heuristic makes you overvalue suffering and distrust efficiency. Output = Skill × Leverage / Time — and you're maximizing the wrong variable.