Outside work

A lot of what matters in my work is shaped outside of work. I keep returning to fields that sharpen judgment: psychology, philosophy, history, systems, and the recurring patterns behind how people think and coordinate.

I like subjects that force a change in frame, not just an increase in information. The books and conversations I remember most are usually the ones that make an old problem look newly naive.

I also care a lot about movement, travel, and unstructured time with people I trust. Sports reset my head. New places widen the aperture. Long conversations help me notice what I actually believe.

All of that eventually loops back into the work: better taste, better questions, and a lower tolerance for ideas that sound smart but do not survive contact with reality.