Religion for the nonreligious – Wait But Why
A great piece that helps me zoom out and put my life into context. Humbling and freeing.

Howard Marks memos – Oaktree
Each memo underscores the importance of intellectual humility and second-order thinking.

What you’ll wish you’d known – Paul Graham
A reminder to take responsibility and get started.

Neuralink and the brain’s magical future – Wait But Why
Fantastic overview of the promise of brain-machine interfaces.

Morgan Housel’s Writing
Short posts on important topics like optimism, respect, happiness, and wealth (see a few examples here, here, and here)

How to get rich – Naval
On authenticity and comparative advantage.

Mental models – Farnam Street
A great overview of mental models, i.e. frameworks to understand the world.

A guide to using your career to help solve the world’s most pressing problems – 80,000 Hours
An overview of how to maximize your impact through your career from a utilitarian standpoint.

Concepts – Stratechery
Ben Thompson is one of my favorite writers on tech & strategy, and this page serves as a summary of his thinking.

Kurzgesagt videos (not quite long-form, but terrific nonetheless)
Well researched and succinct videos (awesome animation too) that explain complex topics while acknowledging the nuances.

The control group is out of control – Scott Alexander
How subjectivity and personal opinion seeps into science (and all human thought, probably).

Invisible asymptotes – Eugene Wei
An excellent read on identifying limitations that put a ceiling on long-term growth.

Varieties of argumentative experience – Scott Alexander
Essay on what makes for a good argument/debate.