https://n3wth.com/feed.xml 2026-09-18T00:00:00Z Oliver Newth https://n3wth.com/thinking/static-routes-on-serverless-workers 2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A route handler that reads the filesystem at request time will build fine and fail in production on edge workers. Prerender it.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/one-live-region-per-page 2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A status message in a shared footer turned every page into a page with two live regions. Render live regions only when they have something to say.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/keep-your-notes-in-the-repo 2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

For a personal digital garden, markdown in git beats a database. The vault is the source of truth, git is the history, and static output is the fastest thing you can serve.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/growth-gates-before-growth-work 2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

Sequence growth on a side project by gates you can pass, not dates you can miss: measure, get indexed, check demand, take one real payment, then build.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/audit-retrieval-before-trusting-an-answer 2026-09-18T00:00:00Z

A practical protocol for checking corpus coverage, retrieval quality, and whether source records support an answer.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/choose-ui-component-ownership 2026-09-16T00:00:00Z

A practical checklist for deciding where a UI component should live and who maintains it

https://n3wth.com/thinking/field-guide 2026-07-29T00:00:00Z

A guide in three chapters: find the story, build the world, hand the playhead to the reader. The worked example is this site — every model, texture, and trick below is live on the homepage, and this page performs each technique as it explains it. Chapter one: the story spine, Kenn Adams's seven-line improv exercise, forces a shape onto a decade that 'responsible for' phrasing hides — feed it your own last ten years and notice where it snags, because the snag is the story. You are not the hero of your own site; a visitor arrives mid-problem wanting a guide, not an audience, which is why the homepage greets them with somewhere to go instead of a banner announcing greatness. Chapter two: 3D earns its bytes when the objects mean something, not as a flex — ten GLB models here each stand for something the owner made or loves, built with Blender, Hyper3D Rodin, FLORA, and a headless bpy script, and none of those tools decides what deserves to glow. That part stays yours. Chapter three: scroll runs on one of two clocks, the movie (a timeline fires on entering view, landing the same for everyone) or the flipbook (scrub ties progress to scroll position, so the reader conducts it, even backwards) — in GSAP that's toggleActions versus scrub, and a trigger only gets one. Find the event your resume is hiding, give it ground to stand on, then decide whose clock each scene runs on.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/this-page 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

Every piece in this registry, including this one, went through the same process: pulled from something real, drafted in voice, built by an agent in its own isolated git worktree, checked, merged into one shared file. The backlog started as a markdown table — slug, topic, source, status — with one rule: no invented filler, every row traces to a shipped PR, a saved note, an actual git log. Where the source was thin, the instruction was to write around the gap, not manufacture specifics. Verification before merge was mechanical: typecheck, lint, tests, a build, plus one check specific to this site — grep every draft for AI product brand names, since a site tied to a job at a company with its own model can't name a competitor's. It caught something real: one of twenty drafts named a specific LLM by brand three times, carried straight through from source material that had quoted it verbatim, caught before merge. The one real integration failure: two independent agent batches, neither aware of the other, built the same four pieces at once — one on-disk name in lowercase, the other uppercase. Nothing in either worktree could see the other; it surfaced only when the second batch's file listing came back already full of work that looked like its own. The fix wasn't a smarter agent — it was a habit, check what's running before starting a new batch. The tracker says what was planned. The registry says what shipped. Believe the registry.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/pdf-charspace 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

A reportlab-based document generator started drawing right-aligned numbers past the end of their column, by exactly the amount you'd expect from a bug that isn't in the math at all. Values overshot a table's hairline rule by 10 to 25 points, but only in rows following a row with a letterspaced chip in it — rows without one aligned perfectly, and drawRightString looked correct on inspection. PDF has an operator, Tc, character spacing, that a chip sets to widen gaps between its own letters. The bug: Tc is graphics-state, not a property of the text object that set it. It survives past ET, the operator meant to end a text block, and keeps applying to every text object drawn after it on the same page, including the row total two lines down. reportlab's stringWidth, which computes where a right-aligned draw should start, has no idea any of this happened — it measures assuming zero spacing, so the start position is correct for a string about to render wider than that measurement says. The fix is one extra line: reset Tc to zero before the text object closes, not after — by the time you're back in the caller the state has already leaked into the next draw call. What caught it wasn't reading the source, it was rasterizing the page and measuring the rightmost dark pixel per row against the rule. The math was never wrong. An operator from two lines up was still switched on.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/2026-goals 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

Every year I rewrite one document: a single page listing what has to be true across career, money, and home life by December, plus the infrastructure underneath all three. The organizing idea is that a milestone in one column should leave something reusable in another. That's the theory. The plan quietly admits it doesn't hold evenly. The tell is in the section most planning documents skip: who actually checks on this, and how often. Career gets a fixed two-week sync, because someone else is waiting on the other end of it. Money gets a weekly script pruning drifted spend and a monthly pass against the plan, because drift there costs real money unchecked. The infrastructure underneath everything — hardware, the knowledge system — gets a quarterly review. Home life gets written down in the same document and then nothing: no cadence, no calendar entry, no second party expecting an update. That's a structural fact about which goals have external pressure attached, not an oversight. The category with no cadence is the one where I'm the only one keeping score, and I'm bad at scoring myself on a schedule I have to build in from outside. The fix isn't a better goal. It's giving the neglected category what the others already have — a date on a calendar not contingent on how busy the other three columns get, bolted onto the quarterly review that already exists. A goal with no scheduled check isn't a priority. It's a wish with better formatting.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/agent-desks 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

A desk on an org chart is a rectangle with a label in it until three more things are true. It fires on something other than a person remembering to click go. It's bounded — a specific list of what it can and can't touch. And it leaves a timestamp: a real, checkable answer to what it did last, without asking the person who set it up. Four generic desks here, kept categorical because the pattern matters more than the project behind it: a watcher checking every thirty seconds, only catching and correcting, never creating; a reviewer that runs before anything merges and can block but not approve its own work; a status board rewriting its own priority table on a timer; an inbox that files and closes but doesn't decide what matters. The desk I trust least is the one whose status a person types by hand — accurate the day it's written, a guess every day after. A board that rewrites its own table is different, not because the information is smarter but because the timestamp means something. Not every desk creates; the watcher's job is noticing another desk's output went missing, fast enough that it doesn't matter, which is why its cadence is the shortest. What none of them can tell you is whether they're still running — a cron job that stops doesn't announce it. A desk is real because it has a schedule, a boundary, and a timestamp that updates without you.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/twilio-compliance 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

A toll-free number needs Twilio's sign-off before it sends a single text. The application reads like paperwork and behaves like a maze — you can't see a wall until you've walked into it, and the rejection notice is the only map you get. First submission was for one narrow job, an AI voice hotline sending a single follow-up text after a call. It came back rejected on business_website: the field pointed at a personal domain that redirects elsewhere, and the reviewer followed the redirect to a page matching nothing else in the application. Fix it, resubmit, and the wall moves — second rejection on opt_in_type, set to WEB_FORM when there's no signup form anywhere; the only real mechanism is VERBAL, a caller hearing a disclosure before anything gets sent, and Twilio's taxonomy doesn't treat 'close enough' as valid. One more field got changed in that same pass before it had the chance to reject anything on its own: business_type to SOLE_PROPRIETOR, the value that skips the EIN and registration-number fields a one-person operation registered only with the city doesn't have. Reading the enum definitions before submitting instead of after is the one wall you can route around blind. The application can only be edited while rejected, within a seven-day window that keeps a resubmission in the priority queue — miss it and the next attempt goes to the back of the line. A maze doesn't publish its map. You learn each wall by walking into it.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/kroots-map 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

The page is called a map of content and looks like nothing: a title, a mission line, four short lists of links. It's the closest thing my kids'-media project has to an org chart. There's no team to chart — one person, and a folder of notes that had to behave like a company anyway, so the map stands in for departments that don't exist yet. The first cluster is the one a founding team would usually split three ways: a foundation document, a go-to-market strategy, competitor research, an accelerator application — four different jobs, one person, the same week. Nothing hides that; the map just lists the links side by side and lets you notice. The second cluster is where the map earns its name: notes on two established kids' properties studied for structure, a note applying a framework about how ideas spread, and one link away, the actual launch newsletter copy. Research and shipped material sit together because they're the same activity — there was never a separate research phase to split from production. The other two clusters are thinner by a full document each, and a folder wouldn't show you that; scrolling past three files feels the same as scrolling past four. The graph shows the gap as a gap. What the map is for isn't remembering where things are. It's seeing the shape of the work from above, including which cluster stays thin because I keep finding reasons to work on strategy instead of outreach.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/hop-flights 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

hop.flights answers one question — use points, or pay cash — and the pitch of the verdict engine is that the answer is computed from real loyalty balances and real cash prices, never generated. That's the moat: no hedge, no disclaimer, just a number. Which also means that when the number is wrong, it's wrong with the same flat confidence as when it's right. A solo search checks out. Add a second passenger to the identical search and the verdict can flip outright, points to cash or the reverse, while the page states it with total certainty. A DeepWiki audit surfaced it as the highest-priority open issue. Root cause: Seats.aero returns award pricing per seat, Duffel returns cash pricing as a total already summed across the party, and the search function divides one against the other without checking which is which — the Seats.aero client never reads the party-size parameter, so the number in the search box is invisible to half the calculation. The result inflates cents-per-point roughly by party size. The fix is arithmetic, not architecture: scale the award side by party size before it meets the cash side. It survived this long because the mock fixtures used in day-to-day dev don't scale by party size either, so the bug never got a chance to surface until real data. It's now one of four hard gates before billing turns on. A computed verdict is only better than a guess if the arithmetic checks out.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/edge-typescript 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

A request to a Cloudflare Worker doesn't reach a server. It reaches a V8 isolate — the same sandboxing tech that keeps browser tabs apart — spun up in under a millisecond wherever the request landed. A traditional serverless function boots inside a VM or container, and that boot cost is real time before your code runs. Workers skip it: no machine to boot, no container to schedule, execution starts on whichever edge location the request reached. TypeScript's job here isn't stylistic. A Worker's binding surface — the other services and models it's wired to — is a contract that has to hold at every edge location at once; compile-time types catch a broken binding before it ships everywhere. Isolates are disposable by design, which is fine until a request needs to remember something. Durable Objects answer that: stateful isolates with strongly consistent in-memory storage, addressable by an ID that always routes to the same instance. The same properties that make Workers cheap for stateless HTTP make them plausible as an agent runtime — lightweight enough that running thousands of distinct agent profiles, each waking only on a webhook, is a reasonable default instead of a scaling problem. Trace one request through the stack and the hops are always the same three: isolate, Durable Object, model binding, no home region in the middle. A V8 isolate isn't a fast server. It's compute cheap enough to hand one to every agent that needs one.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/llm-inference 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

An inference request has two phases that behave nothing alike. Prefill processes the whole prompt at once, every token attending to every other in parallel, and it happens exactly once. Decode is sequential — one token out, fed back in, one token out again — and there's no parallelizing around it; token 200 can't start until token 199 exists. The instinct is to treat both as a compute problem, because that's how training works. Decode doesn't work that way. Every step has to reload the model's weights and the running KV cache out of memory before it can produce one token. The arithmetic is cheap. The trip to memory, repeated once per output token, is what the clock is actually measuring — decode is memory-bandwidth-bound, not FLOPs-bound. This isn't abstract on my own setup: a Mac mini M4 with 16GB of unified memory, memory-constrained enough that it dictates the whole design. Weights get quantized from 16-bit down to 4-bit, and a router sends simple prompts to the small quantized model to keep tokens-per-second high. The upgrade I've got planned, an M4 Pro with 48GB, buys room to run larger models locally, not raw speed. The same constraint shows up at enterprise scale wearing different clothes — a fleet problem optimizing for the same two numbers, plus cost multiplied across every concurrent request. Prefill is a sum you pay once. Decode is a toll you pay per token, and the toll booth is memory, not math.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/autonomous-agents 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

'Autonomous' gets applied to two different things and the word doesn't distinguish between them. One is a loop: an agent perceives, plans, acts, checks the result, and adjusts without a human approving each step. The other is a boundary: what that loop is allowed to touch. The loop is a property of the system; the boundary is a decision someone made. Confusing them turns 'the agent is autonomous' into 'nobody's watching,' which isn't the same claim at all. The loop itself is easy to describe — plan, execute in a disposable sandbox, read the error, revise, reach out through something like MCP to touch files or APIs. None of that should feel controversial; a sandbox is built to be wrong in. The interactive list in this piece walks through real actions an agent might take mid-task: half the loop just does, because being wrong costs nothing and the attempt gets discarded. The other half — merging to main, deploying, spending money, messaging a customer, deleting production data — need a person, because being wrong costs something that doesn't reset. A multi-agent setup makes the boundary easier to see, not harder, since it forces you to draw it per desk instead of once for 'the agent.' What makes a setup production-grade isn't a bigger or less supervised loop. It's a boundary drawn on purpose, before the fact, and better infrastructure doesn't move that line.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/compound-engineering 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

Five real pull requests from this site's own git history, in the order they landed. The first Thinking piece shipped with two fixes already caught in review, not filed as bugs a week later — a redundant link grid trimmed, a camera sway toned down from 3x to 1.1x. The second PR wasn't a build, it was a review that caught drift before it spread to the other nineteen pieces: bordered cards fighting the site's flat rule, a synthetic model standing in for the real one, no spine to the argument. Two PRs later a raw hex color and a text-shadow glow slipped into one specimen anyway, both banned by the site's own flat rule — three lines, caught and reverted before it set a precedent. The pattern under those fixes — the magazine grid, the optional stage number, the optional margin note — moved into a shared component every later piece imports rather than redefines slightly differently, including this one. Two PRs after that, a compliance pass found copy naming specific AI products by brand, a hard constraint since I can't publicly endorse a competitor's model while working at Google. The rule got written once. The very next batch, four pieces built by parallel agents, caught its own violation with zero new instructions. A rule that has to be re-explained every time isn't a rule. It's a request.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/home-automation 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

A house full of automation looks like magic from the doorway. From inside it's arbitration plumbing: sensors report, a hub decides, actuators act, and each of those three roles fails in its own way. My leak sensor sits under the kitchen sink on Z-Wave; when it detects moisture, my hub checks a rule and fires downstream. The real engineering problem isn't any one sensor — it's that Z-Wave, Zigbee, Hue, and Wi-Fi don't talk to each other natively, so the hub's actual job is translation. Mine is a Home Assistant Yellow, run local with no cloud dependency, tracking around 1,280 entities. The failure I keep coming back to is that same leak sensor's battery reading 20 percent. It hasn't missed a report yet, which is the problem — a dying sensor doesn't announce a threshold crossing, it just goes quiet one day with no error, and the hub can't distinguish 'no leak' from 'no sensor.' The reliability of the whole chain is bounded by whichever part is cheapest and least watched, not by the expensive hub sitting fine in a closet. I made one trade the other direction: pulled local voice control off the hub because it drained resources the rule evaluation actually needed. The next layer isn't more sensors. It's software that turns a stated intent into the right sequence across actuators that already exist.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/personal-knowledge-graph 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

PARA and Zettelkasten pushed back on hierarchy, arguing notes should link the way ideas actually relate — in webs, not trees. The insight is obvious in retrospect; the problem is most tools claiming to support networked notes still treat linking as a cosmetic afterthought. My system splits across three backends by function: a core knowledge graph on Postgres holding structured knowledge across projects, meetings, people, and career history; a separate store for small atomic facts that need fast lookup; a third holding behavioral instructions for how my agents should act, not facts about the world. The core is a real graph, not markdown files that happen to link — pages connect via wiki-links into explicit nodes and edges, and the graph shape itself carries meaning. I enforce hygiene mechanically: no duplicate pages, orphan tracking for pages with no incoming links, bi-temporal facts so a changed role gets a time boundary instead of overwriting history. I publish a curated subset as a digital garden, deliberately exposing structure rather than polished standalone essays. The consequence that matters most is what happens when an agent reads and writes to it. Vector search tells you what sounds similar; it can't traverse three hops from a person to a project to a decision. A flat index gets fuzzy under pressure. The graph holds the error.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/live-artifacts 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

'Live artifact' names three genuinely different architectures that share one surface feature — the output renders instead of displaying as text — and nothing else. The first: an AI chat platform renders generated HTML or React inside a sandboxed frame assembled from full context, and iterating republishes in place at a stable, versioned link. The second: a full Node environment compiled to WebAssembly runs entirely inside the browser tab — virtual filesystem, virtualized network, a real dev server, no remote VM — and a model operating here controls an entire environment, not just a rendered output. The third is generative UI: real React and component-library code, iteratively edited, optimized for production-realistic reuse rather than a sandboxed preview. The point isn't the preview, it's the code that ships. These diverge on security by design: OS-level sandboxing wraps every subprocess a coding agent spawns, a microVM-per-execution model gives each run its own machine, and a plain CSP iframe disables scripts and forms by default and re-enables them token by token. The underlying decision is how much control you hand the model against how contained the blast radius is when it's wrong. A full in-browser OS maximizes control and minimizes containment; a CSP iframe is the reverse. I picked the middle the same way anyone does — by deciding how much I trust the model, and how much I'd rather not find out.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/ai-design-slop 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

Every AI-generated UI I see lately looks roughly the same: a particular sans-serif, purple-to-blue gradient cards, a centered icon grid, low-contrast dark mode. One AI lab calls this distributional convergence — without explicit steering, a generative model samples from the safest, highest-probability region of its training distribution, the average of everything it's seen. I ran into this building hop, my flights side project, and on this site. An analysis of 1,590 Show HN vibe-coded submissions found 22 percent showed heavy slop, four or more recognizable patterns stacked together. No single fix solves it, but the countermeasures that work share one property: they're structural, not a better prompt. Grounding generation in a real component library, locked before generation starts, closes off the route into generic territory entirely. Token discipline helps almost as much — hand a model raw hex values and it hardcodes them, so I hide raw color primitives from the model and give it only semantic tokens, paired with deterministic linting to catch drift the moment it happens. Forcing an aesthetic-direction decision up front, grounded in the brief's own subject matter, is the third lever. On AI-judged design quality I stay skeptical — a model's critique correlates weakly with human judgment, and even trained designers disagree with each other. The leverage is constraints and process. Everything else is hoping.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/gtd-mini 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

A headless Mac Mini in a closet runs a cron job every fifteen minutes. Things 3 holds my task list, an LLM reasons about it, iMessage carries results to my phone, and none of it waits for me to be at my desk. I built it because manually triaging a backlog is slow and repetitive in exactly the way computers are supposed to handle. Things 3 has no API, so everything routes through AppleScript; the model reads current state, applies whatever context I've given it about priorities, and reorders, flags, or passes through unchanged. Most runs change nothing, and that's fine — the value isn't constant churn, it's not having to remember to check. I want a timeline scrubber next: a local interface that plays the day's automation back like a video, one cron run per frame, so I can see what the model saw at 9:15 and whether noon matched what I expected. Right now I read logs, which are fine but don't tell me whether the system is making decisions or just confirming the status quo. Nothing here is exotic — the intelligence is knowing what 'urgent' means relative to everything else on the list. What changes with an autonomous system is pressure: nothing depends on me checking in, and some days a task I'd have forgotten surfaces before it matters.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/ambient-ai 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

The chat box is the wrong mental model. Every time I open one I stop what I'm doing and decide what to ask, and that pause is where most of the value gets lost. The agent literature makes a distinction worth taking seriously: an agent perceives its environment, decides, and acts — it doesn't wait to be addressed. Most shipped products ignore this. A sidebar or modal is a secretary you have to schedule, and for most people in most workflows that scheduling overhead is enough friction to kill the habit. Ambient presence is the alternative: not a persistent chatbot in the corner, but a layer that tracks what you're already doing and acts when useful instead of when prompted. The toggle in this piece makes it literal — same document, same paragraph being rewritten, but one state opens a modal over the work and pulls the cursor away, and the other leaves the work untouched and adds a small marker in the margin. The summoning pattern persists because it maps to how we used to think about software: invoke a tool, the tool does a thing. Agents that perceive and act don't fit that frame. Deciding what an agent should notice, what it shouldn't, and where the threshold sits between helpful and noisy is the actual product.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/trust-production 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

The trust question for AI systems gets asked at the wrong time — during design review, red-teaming, model evals — and by the time the system is live it feels settled. It isn't. Take a safety classifier: content passes through it before surfacing, and a flag routes to human review. The logic is sound; the failure is runtime. Chat has a 50ms latency budget, feed has 200ms, and those numbers mark where a response stops feeling like a response. If the classifier finishes inside that window you get synchronous review. If it misses, you've silently changed your policy — not in a document, at runtime — to either show flagged content anyway or hold it for async review. I built a slider to make this concrete: drag it and the classifier's latency crosses 50ms, and the review path flips from synchronous to async with no smoothing, because the flip is sudden in production too. This matters because latency gets treated as an infrastructure problem engineers optimize, not a policy variable the safety team signed off on. Cross-org model integration makes it worse — a classifier that runs at 40ms alone runs at 70ms waiting on an upstream service. The slider doesn't fix the gap. It just makes the tradeoff visible, which is where the honest conversation has to start.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/agents-org-design 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

The question I kept getting wrong for too long: is this a technical problem or an organizational one? I treated model choice and context windows as the lever. They weren't. What compounds is how work accumulates, and that's an org design question. I run a standing team of coding agents, each with a named desk and a real schedule. Agents own everything reversible — code, drafts, analysis, debugging. A human makes every call touching money, identity, or anything that can't be undone. That boundary doesn't move; the moment it moved once, it stopped being a rule and became negotiable, which makes it useless. The insight that took longest to land is about trails: an agent that solves a bug and leaves nothing behind isn't much better than a contractor who leaves. The bug has to become a document with enough context that the next agent treats it as a constraint, not a mystery to re-derive. Compounding happens in the trail, not the solving. Second insight: generation and review can't be one loop. The model that wrote the code is a poor judge of its own failure mode, so review has to be structurally separate — agents checking rules, humans making calls. Same models, different desk structure, and the output quality moves a lot.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/night-field 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

Five real bugs from building the homepage's 3D night field, in the order the pipeline actually hit them: generation, export, runtime, rigging, and then the process that caught all four. Rodin's default material renders black under a point light with no environment map — fixed by dropping metalness and raising roughness, two floats, invisible until you know what the exporter ships by default. A Blender export baked an off-origin transform into vertex coordinates, so the model orbited a ghost point instead of spinning in place. Suspense placed outside the Canvas remounted the whole WebGL context on every async load until enough of those chained together and the browser dropped it. A four-legged creature's feet skated because the animation ran without a rig, and nothing enforced ground contact between amplitude, frequency, and leg length. None of these got caught by one agent generating and shipping. It took a critique panel — composition, 3D-craft, anti-slop reviewers looking at renders separately, a fixer gated on typecheck and screenshot — capped at two or three rounds because quality converges by then. The homepage isn't a metaphor for that argument about production AI. It's the argument, running live, in front of you.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/astryx-vs-shadcn-vs-angular-material 2026-07-14T00:00:00Z

Field notes from this garden: Astryx, shadcn and component ownership, with a reproducible table of contents example and the limits of type-level accessibility checks.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/how-openclaw-dreaming-works 2026-06-10T00:00:00Z

A detailed research report exploring the inner workings of OpenClaw's autonomous background memory consolidation sweeps, sleep-inspired phases, scoring logic, and operational tuning.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/zettelkasten-method 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Personal knowledge management system for enhanced learning through connected atomic notes

https://n3wth.com/thinking/yellowface 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Book note on R.F. Kuang's satire about a writer who steals a dead friend's manuscript

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/yellowface 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Synopsis of R.F. Kuang's novel about a writer who steals her dead friend's manuscript

https://n3wth.com/thinking/write-like-no-ones-watching 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

The philosophy of authentic, unselfconscious writing in a digital garden

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/what-we-owe-the-future 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Reading list entry for William MacAskill's book arguing for longtermism and moral responsibility to the future

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/what-the-hell-did-i-just-read 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Publisher blurb for the comic horror novel What the Hell Did I Just Read

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/wellness-journal 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Guide to maintaining a comprehensive health and wellness journal

https://n3wth.com/thinking/tools 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Essential tools and software for productivity and development

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/this-book-is-full-of-spiders 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Publisher blurb for David Wong's horror comedy sequel to John Dies at the End

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/thinking-fast-and-slow 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Book note on Kahneman's account of the mind's two systems of fast and slow thinking

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/the-winner-effect 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Publisher blurb for The Winner Effect, on how winning changes brain chemistry and behavior

https://n3wth.com/thinking/the-winner 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Personal review of Teddy Wayne's The Winner, rated three stars for its social commentary

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/the-winner 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Synopsis of Teddy Wayne's thriller about a tennis instructor's affair in a wealthy enclave

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/the-surrender-experiment 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Reading list entry for Michael Singer's memoir on letting go of control and spiritual surrender

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/the-seven-husbands-of-evelyn-hugo 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Publisher blurb for Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel about a reclusive Hollywood icon telling her life story

https://n3wth.com/thinking/the-remains-of-the-day 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Personal review of The Remains of the Day, on duty, repression and regret in Ishiguro's novel

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/the-remains-of-the-day 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Book note on Ishiguro's novel about an English butler reflecting on duty and regret

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/the-perfect-couple 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Synopsis of Elin Hilderbrand's mystery about a body found before a lavish Nantucket wedding

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/the-paris-apartment 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Publisher blurb for the mystery The Paris Apartment, about a missing brother and suspicious neighbors

https://n3wth.com/thinking/the-housemaids-secret 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A personal review of Freida McFadden's thriller about a housemaid entangled in a wealthy family's secrets

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/the-housemaids-secret 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Reading list entry for Freida McFadden's thriller about a housemaid uncovering her employer's dark secret

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/the-housemaid 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Publisher blurb for Freida McFadden's thriller about a housemaid uncovering her employers' dark secrets

https://n3wth.com/thinking/the-hidden-economics-of-grocery-delivery 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

An analysis comparing the true costs of grocery delivery versus in-store shopping, including time value

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/the-guest-list 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Book note on Lucy Foley's wedding-thriller about a remote island celebration gone wrong

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/eight 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/the-courage-to-be-disliked 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Reading notes on Adlerian psychology, task separation, and self-acceptance, linked to other personal development books

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/the-body-keeps-the-score 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Summary and quotes from The Body Keeps the Score, on how trauma reshapes the body and brain

https://n3wth.com/thinking/anki/test-cards 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Sample Anki flashcards testing trivia questions and notes on the Obsidian-to-Anki plugin's internals

https://n3wth.com/thinking/technology-trends 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Key technology trends and their impact on the industry

https://n3wth.com/thinking/technical-skills-roadmap-2025 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Comprehensive technical learning paths for software engineers

https://n3wth.com/thinking/technical-skills 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Outline of technical skill areas: programming, system design, tools, and product management

https://n3wth.com/thinking/system-design 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Overview of system design concepts: architecture patterns, scalability, reliability, and the design process

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/swot 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Explains the SWOT framework and its four components for strategic and career planning

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/stress 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

My personal approach to understanding and managing stress

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/storyworthy 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Reading list entry for Matthew Dicks' book on storytelling technique from a Moth GrandSLAM champion

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/star 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A structured approach for answering behavioral interview questions

https://n3wth.com/thinking/spending 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Personal finance tracking and expense analysis

https://n3wth.com/thinking/spaced-repetition 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Learning technique that optimizes review intervals for long-term retention

https://n3wth.com/thinking/something-in-the-water 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Personal review of the thriller Something in the Water, on greed, trust and moral choices

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/something-in-the-water 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Publisher blurb for Catherine Steadman's thriller about newlyweds who find something dangerous on their honeymoon

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/someday-is-today 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Book note on Matthew Dicks's guide to turning creative dreams into daily action

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/smart-goals 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Framework for setting effective health and fitness goals

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/smart-brevity 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Book blurb for Smart Brevity, the Axios formula for writing clear, concise communication

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/sleep 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Understanding and improving sleep quality

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/skincare 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Daily and weekly skincare checklist covering sunscreen, moisturizer, exfoliation, and a breakout protocol

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/skin-cleanse 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Publisher blurb for Skin Cleanse, a holistic guide to clearer skin through diet and simplified routines

https://n3wth.com/thinking/skills-matrix 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Framework for assessing and tracking professional skills

https://n3wth.com/thinking/skills-development-hub 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Central hub for tracking and developing professional skills

https://n3wth.com/thinking/skills-development 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Structured approach to building professional capabilities

https://n3wth.com/thinking/skills-map 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Core skills development and learning paths

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/sing-unburied-sing 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Reading list entry for Jesmyn Ward's novel about a family road trip across Mississippi's past and present

https://n3wth.com/thinking/shows 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

TV series and films worth watching and remembering

https://n3wth.com/thinking/short-term-disability 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Explains how short term disability insurance works, required documentation, and California-specific resources

https://n3wth.com/thinking/sf-terraced-garden-transformation-guide 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Detailed plan for terracing a sloped San Francisco garden: decking, beds, irrigation, budget, and phasing

https://n3wth.com/thinking/setting-up-my-smart-home 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A short rundown of the smart home setup: Home Assistant hub, Hue lighting, Sonos, and Synology surveillance

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/scqa 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A framework for structured communication and storytelling

https://n3wth.com/thinking/rice-with-instapot 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Perfect pressure cooker rice every time

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/rice 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Rest, ice, compression, and elevation protocol for treating sprains and soft tissue injuries

https://n3wth.com/thinking/resume-building 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Creating effective professional resumes and CVs

https://n3wth.com/thinking/remote-work-excellence-guide 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

What I've learned working remotely since 2020

https://n3wth.com/thinking/remote-work 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Strategies for successful remote and distributed work

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Central hub for all reference materials, books, articles, and external resources

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/references 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Central repository for all reference materials, books, articles, and external resources

https://n3wth.com/thinking/reading-list 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

My personal reading journey and book recommendations

https://n3wth.com/thinking/reading-goals-2024 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Annual reading goals and progress tracking

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/rpe 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A subjective scale for measuring exercise intensity during [[Health/Exercise|Exercise]]

https://n3wth.com/thinking/raised-beds 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Planning and considerations for raised bed gardening

https://n3wth.com/thinking/projects 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Active and completed projects across various domains

https://n3wth.com/thinking/progressive-summarization 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Layered highlighting technique for making notes more actionable and discoverable

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/progressive-overload 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A fundamental principle of exercise training involving gradual increases in workout demands

https://n3wth.com/thinking/professional-writing-hub 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Templates and notes on technical docs, emails, and content

https://n3wth.com/thinking/professional-development 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Guide to continuous professional growth and advancement

https://n3wth.com/thinking/productivity-systems-hub 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Task management, prioritization, and time-blocking methods I actually use

https://n3wth.com/thinking/productivity-health-synthesis 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

The intersection of wellness and performance - how health practices enhance productivity

https://n3wth.com/thinking/product-management 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Guide to product management roles and responsibilities

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/preventive-care 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Proactive measures for maintaining long-term health

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/presence 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Publisher blurb for Amy Cuddy's Presence, on power poses and facing high-pressure moments with confidence

https://n3wth.com/thinking/presence 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Notes on Amy Cuddy's Presence, on mindfulness, personal power, and staying grounded under pressure

https://n3wth.com/thinking/posts 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Published and draft writing for public consumption

https://n3wth.com/thinking/podcasts 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Audio content I listen to and recommend

https://n3wth.com/thinking/plants 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Information about plants, gardening, and plant care

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/pestle 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A framework for analyzing macro-environmental factors affecting business

https://n3wth.com/thinking/personal-development 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Overview of personal development areas: self-awareness, goal setting, habits, mindset, and related notes

https://n3wth.com/thinking/personal-brand 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Building and maintaining a professional identity

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/people-we-meet-on-vacation 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Book note on Emily Henry's novel about two best friends and a decade of shared vacations

https://n3wth.com/thinking/people 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Notes on people who influence my thinking and work

https://n3wth.com/thinking/questions 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Running list of questions I'm curious about and exploring

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/nutrition 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Guide to balanced and healthy eating

https://n3wth.com/thinking/now 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

What I'm focused on right now

https://n3wth.com/thinking/note-status-guide 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Understanding and using the note maturity system

https://n3wth.com/thinking/note-linking 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

What note linking means in a zettelkasten system, its benefits and best practices for connecting notes

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/none-of-this-is-true 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Synopsis of Lisa Jewell's thriller about a podcaster drawn into a stranger's dark secrets

https://n3wth.com/thinking/none-of-this-is-true 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A review of Lisa Jewell's meta-thriller about a true crime podcaster who becomes the story's subject

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/non-comedogenic 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Non-comedogenic means a product is formulated not to clog pores (comedones). Definition, why the label is unregulated, and when it matters for acne-prone skin.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/nobody-is-watching 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

The liberating mindset of acting without fear of judgment

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/never-let-me-go 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Publisher blurb for Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go, about students raised at a secretive boarding school

https://n3wth.com/thinking/never-let-me-go 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Reading notes on Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go, covering its themes of memory, identity, and mortality

https://n3wth.com/thinking/networking 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Building and maintaining professional relationships

https://n3wth.com/thinking/motivation-techniques 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Ten motivation techniques, from goal setting and visualization to habit stacking and accountability partners

https://n3wth.com/thinking/plants/monsterra 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Care guide for my monstera plant

https://n3wth.com/thinking/moc-best-practices 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Guidelines for creating effective Maps of Content

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/mobility 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Improving flexibility, range of motion, and functional movement

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/mindset 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Reading list entry for Carol Dweck's book on fixed versus growth mindsets, with personal synthesis notes

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/mental-health 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Mental wellness strategies and emotional well-being practices

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/mece 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A framework for breaking down complex problems into manageable components

https://n3wth.com/thinking/mocs/mocs 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Central navigation hub for all MOCs in my digital garden

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/madwoman 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Publisher blurb for Chelsea Bieker's Madwoman, a novel about a mother's buried past resurfacing

https://n3wth.com/thinking/living-documents 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

The practice of maintaining evergreen, evolving notes

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/lets-explore-diabetes-with-owls 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Book note on David Sedaris's essay collection, from family memories to offbeat encounters

https://n3wth.com/thinking/learning-plan 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Structured approach to continuous learning and development

https://n3wth.com/thinking/learninglog 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Track learning progress, successes, and challenges

https://n3wth.com/thinking/learning-atlas 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

How to structure a personal knowledge base for organization, access, and linked concepts

https://n3wth.com/thinking/learning-career-development-synthesis 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

How continuous learning drives career growth - exploring the interconnections

https://n3wth.com/thinking/leadership-skills 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A list of core leadership skills, ways to develop them and links to related growth notes

https://n3wth.com/thinking/leadership-development 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Building and enhancing leadership capabilities

https://n3wth.com/thinking/leadership-communication-synthesis 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Communication as core leadership skill - how communication excellence drives leadership impact

https://n3wth.com/thinking/knowledge-organization 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Principles and practices for effective knowledge management

https://n3wth.com/thinking/mocs/knowledge-map 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Navigation hub for my digital garden

https://n3wth.com/thinking/knowledge-management-systems 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Frameworks for organizing, storing, and sharing information effectively

https://n3wth.com/thinking/knowledge-management-personal-growth-synthesis 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

How organizing knowledge accelerates development - the meta-skill of learning how to learn

https://n3wth.com/thinking/knowledge-graph-visual-maps 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Visual representations of knowledge connections in the garden

https://n3wth.com/thinking/knowledge-graph-linking-strategy 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A strategy document on link density, connection types, and maintenance workflows for an Obsidian knowledge graph

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/klara-and-the-sun 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Synopsis of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel narrated by an artificial companion waiting to be chosen

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/kill-for-me-kill-for-you 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Publisher blurb for the thriller Kill for Me Kill for You, about two women's revenge pact

https://n3wth.com/thinking/kazuo-ishiguro 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A stub author page with a dataview query meant to list books by Kazuo Ishiguro

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/kano 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A framework for feature prioritization based on customer satisfaction

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/jtbd 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A framework for understanding underlying customer motivations and needs

https://n3wth.com/thinking/journal 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Personal reflections and daily practice

https://n3wth.com/thinking/job-search-strategy 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Systematic approach to finding and securing ideal roles

https://n3wth.com/thinking/types-of-interviews 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Comprehensive guide to different interview formats and preparation strategies

https://n3wth.com/thinking/interview-presence 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Building confidence and professional presence in interviews

https://n3wth.com/thinking/interview-preparation-hub 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Comprehensive guide for mastering all types of interviews

https://n3wth.com/thinking/interview-preparation 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Checklists and frameworks I use before interviews

https://n3wth.com/thinking/interview-prep-checklist 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Daily and weekly prep tasks for PM interviews

https://n3wth.com/thinking/plants/indoor-soil-mix 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Custom potting mix recipe for healthy indoor plants

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/immunization 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Notes on tracking a personal vaccination schedule and finding travel vaccine guidance

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/ice 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A framework for prioritizing ideas based on Impact, Confidence, and Ease

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/im-starting-to-worry-about-this-black-box-of-doom 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Reading list entry for Jason Pargin's thriller about a cross-country trip with a mysterious sealed box

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/ill-be-gone-in-the-dark 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Publisher blurb for Michelle McNamara's true crime book chasing the Golden State Killer

https://n3wth.com/thinking/how-to-use-mocs 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Guide for effectively using Maps of Content for knowledge navigation

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/how-to-end-a-love-story 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Book note on Yulin Kuang's enemies-to-lovers romance between two writers with a shared past

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/hook-model 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A framework for building habit-forming products through behavioral cycles

https://n3wth.com/thinking/olivers-garden 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Introduction to the site, current projects, and recurring questions about habits and learning

https://n3wth.com/thinking/hobby 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Personal interests and activities outside of work

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/him 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Book blurb for Sarina Bowen's romance about two former hockey teammates reuniting years later

https://n3wth.com/thinking/helvetica 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Thoughts on the world's most ubiquitous typeface

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/hello-beautiful 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Publisher blurb for the novel Hello Beautiful, about a family fractured by loyalty and tragedy

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/heart 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A user-centered metrics framework developed by Google for measuring user experience

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/health-metrics 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Framework for tracking and improving health indicators

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Central hub for health, wellness, and medical information

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/health 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Overview of health and wellness topics

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/health-map 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Physical and mental health tracking and routines

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/happy 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Reading list entry for Derren Brown's book on stoic philosophy and the nature of happiness

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/habit-tracking 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Methods for monitoring and improving health habits

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/gtd 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

David Allen's five-step task management system

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/grow 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A coaching model for goal setting and problem solving

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/grit 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Notes on Angela Duckworth's Grit, its four components, and links to related career and habit pages

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/good-material 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Book note on Dolly Alderton's novel about heartbreak, friendship, and starting over at 35

https://n3wth.com/thinking/gardening-tips 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Practical insights and principles for successful gardening

https://n3wth.com/thinking/gardening-tasks 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Active task list for garden projects and maintenance

https://n3wth.com/thinking/mocs/gardening 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A personal collection of gardening knowledge, techniques, and sustainable practices

https://n3wth.com/thinking/gardening 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Growing plants, creating outdoor spaces, and connecting with nature

https://n3wth.com/thinking/garden-planning 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Strategies for designing and maintaining a garden

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/game 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A framework for developing and tracking product initiatives through experimentation

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/funny-story 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Synopsis of Emily Henry's novel about two exes' roommates who fake a rebound romance

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/frameworks 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Mental models and structured approaches for effective thinking and decision-making

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/frameworks-map 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Structured approaches and mental models for effective thinking and decision-making

https://n3wth.com/thinking/food-preservation 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Techniques for extending the shelf life of food

https://n3wth.com/thinking/flow 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

The psychology and practice of deep, focused engagement

https://n3wth.com/thinking/fleeting-notes 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Quick, temporary notes for capturing ideas and thoughts

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/fitt 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Framework for exercise program design

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/first-lie-wins 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Publisher blurb for the thriller First Lie Wins, about a woman living under a false identity

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/feel-good-productivity 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Reading list entry for Ali Abdaal's book linking productivity to joy, play, and connection

https://n3wth.com/thinking/favorite-blogs 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A shortlist of blogs on writing, software, note-taking, digital gardens, and tech strategy

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/exercise 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Current workout structure and movement philosophy

https://n3wth.com/thinking/events 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Conferences, meetups, and professional events

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/environmental-design 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Designing spaces to promote health and well-being

https://n3wth.com/thinking/energy 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Understanding and optimizing personal energy for sustainable performance

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/eisenhower 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A framework for prioritizing tasks based on urgency and importance

https://n3wth.com/thinking/digital-gardening 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

The practice and philosophy of digital knowledge cultivation

https://n3wth.com/thinking/digital-garden 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A method for cultivating and organizing digital knowledge

https://n3wth.com/thinking/deliberate-practice 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A structured approach to skill improvement and mastery

https://n3wth.com/thinking/delegation-skills 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Techniques for effective task delegation and team management

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/deep-learning 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Notes on Goodfellow's deep learning textbook, covering core concepts and links to related skills

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/dark-matter 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Synopsis of Blake Crouch's thriller about a physicist waking into an alternate version of his life

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/daring-greatly 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Summary and key themes from Daring Greatly, on vulnerability, shame resilience and wholehearted living

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/cultish 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Reading list entry for Amanda Montell's book on how language creates and sustains cult influence

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/cue-routine-reward 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Understanding the habit loop for behavior change

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/creation-lake 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Publisher blurb for Rachel Kushner's Creation Lake, a novel about a spy infiltrating a French anarchist commune

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/cracking-the-pm-career 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Book note on Bavaro's guide to product manager skills, frameworks, and career progression

https://n3wth.com/thinking/cover-letter-templates 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Templates for crafting effective cover letters

https://n3wth.com/thinking/course-reviews 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Evaluations and feedback on educational courses

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/cosmetic-ingredients 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Understanding the components of skincare and beauty products

https://n3wth.com/thinking/cooking-methods 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Techniques for preparing and cooking food

https://n3wth.com/thinking/recipes 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Recipes, techniques, and culinary experiments

https://n3wth.com/thinking/content-strategy 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Planning and managing content to achieve business goals

https://n3wth.com/thinking/company-research-template 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A structured approach to researching potential employers

https://n3wth.com/thinking/companies 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Organizations I'm tracking, researching, or have worked with

https://n3wth.com/thinking/communication-skills 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Essential skills for effective interpersonal and professional communication

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/circles 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A systematic approach to product design and improvement

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/circadian-rhythm 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Understanding and optimizing the body's natural sleep-wake cycle

https://n3wth.com/thinking/change-management 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Strategies for managing organizational change effectively

https://n3wth.com/thinking/case-interviews 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Interview technique focusing on business problem-solving

https://n3wth.com/thinking/career-transitions 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Guide to successfully navigating career changes

https://n3wth.com/thinking/career-transition-guide 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Strategic framework for navigating career transitions in tech

https://n3wth.com/thinking/career-roadmap 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Strategic planning for career progression

https://n3wth.com/thinking/career-planning 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Strategic career development and goal setting

https://n3wth.com/thinking/career-milestones-tracker 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Track and celebrate your professional achievements and progress

https://n3wth.com/thinking/mocs/career-map 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Documenting my path in tech and leadership

https://n3wth.com/thinking/career-journey 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

My path through tech, leadership, and continuous learning

https://n3wth.com/thinking/career-goals-framework 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A practical approach to setting and achieving meaningful career objectives

https://n3wth.com/thinking/career-frameworks 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Models and frameworks for career development and progression

https://n3wth.com/thinking/career-direction-framework 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A structured approach to defining and pursuing career goals

https://n3wth.com/thinking/career-development 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Strategies for advancing professional growth and success

https://n3wth.com/thinking/career-achievements 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Documenting and showcasing professional accomplishments

https://n3wth.com/thinking/business-acumen 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Understanding and applying business knowledge and skills

https://n3wth.com/thinking/bullet-journal 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A method for personal organization and productivity

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/boy-parts 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Book blurb for Eliza Clark's dark comedy about a photographer's self-destructive spiral

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/books 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Collection of book references, reviews, and reading notes

https://n3wth.com/thinking/book-reviews 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Reading log with ratings, currently-reading list, 2024 stats, and a full backlog of book notes

https://n3wth.com/thinking/book-learning-synthesis 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

How the books I've read connect to each other

https://n3wth.com/thinking/board-games 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Collection of tabletop games I enjoy

https://n3wth.com/thinking/benefits-analysis 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Evaluation of employee benefits and compensation packages

https://n3wth.com/thinking/behavioral-interviews 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Interview technique focusing on past experiences and behaviors

https://n3wth.com/thinking/behavior-change 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

How self-awareness, motivation, and habit formation combine to change behavior, linked to book notes

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/bedtime-routine 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Practices for improving sleep quality and relaxation

https://n3wth.com/thinking/autism 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Strengths and challenges of autism spectrum conditions, covering focus, pattern recognition, sensory needs and social communication

https://n3wth.com/thinking/ats-optimization 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Strategies for enhancing the effectiveness of an Application Tracking System

https://n3wth.com/thinking/atomic-notes 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

An atomic note is a self-contained, single-idea note in a Zettelkasten: concise, linked, and understandable on its own.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/atomic-habits 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Summary and quotes from Atomic Habits, with notes linking its habit framework to other reading and goals

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/atomic-habits 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A framework for building better habits through small, consistent actions

https://n3wth.com/thinking/tomatoes-self-pollinate 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Yes. Tomato plants are self-pollinating: each flower has male and female parts. How tomatoes pollinate, why fruit still fails, and when to help.

https://n3wth.com/thinking/application-tracking-system 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Software for managing recruitment processes

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/annual-physical 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

The importance of regular check-ups and what to expect

https://n3wth.com/thinking/anki/anki 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Spaced repetition for long-term memory retention

https://n3wth.com/thinking/references/books/an-unquiet-mind 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Reading list entry for Kay Redfield Jamison's memoir on living with bipolar illness as a doctor

https://n3wth.com/thinking/alaska-subscriptions 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Fare deals and alerts for Alaska Airlines travel

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/aging-well 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Strategies for maintaining health and vitality as we age

https://n3wth.com/thinking/actual-gardening-costs 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A line-item breakdown of what a San Francisco garden actually cost: irrigation, beds, soil, tools

https://n3wth.com/thinking/active-learning 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Techniques for engaging and effective learning

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/acne-prevention 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Strategies for preventing and managing acne

https://n3wth.com/thinking/vault 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Meta information about this digital garden and knowledge system

https://n3wth.com/thinking/about 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

About this digital garden and its gardener

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/aarm 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A framework for product strategy and growth through user lifecycle management

https://n3wth.com/thinking/health/5-year-health-and-wellness-plan 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

Structured health goals and checkpoints from 2025–2030

https://n3wth.com/thinking/frameworks/5-whys 2026-02-15T00:00:00Z

A framework for identifying root causes of problems through iterative questioning