Series

Recovery

Writing about the choices, work, and institutions that shape a life in recovery.

Essays

Part II of II

The Bias Blind Spot

Why learning about bias, intelligence, and introspection do not make us much better at seeing our own.

Essay

Motivated reasoning does not produce flimsy excuses. It produces arguments strong enough to survive inspection.

Part I of II

The examples that agree with you cannot answer the question you are actually asking.

Essay

Changing the causal story has not been shown to reduce blame. Changing the noun used for a person can.

Essay

A candid reflection on sobriety, family illness, loneliness, and the work that does not finish.