Help Has to Arrive When I Do
What ADHD research, dead assistants, and local-first software changed about the companion I want to build, and why its help has to arrive at the moment of action.
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On progress, not arrival
The dopamine system is not designed for “good things.” It is designed for progress toward a goal you have defined. You get a bite of the cookie as you get closer. Then it goes …
On freedom and tracks
A train has the most freedom when it is on the tracks. Off them it is a pile of parts: potential, no direction. Absolute freedom looks like a gift and behaves like an abyss. …
On self-tyranny
Brute-forcing a new life by ignoring the signals does not hold. To tyrannise yourself you first have to pretend the feedback is not there. Then you have no compass left. The …