Archive - Rake the Gates

The Con in Economy

or, Modernity’s Faustian Contract

May 11 •

April 2025

letting go and moving on

Apr 20 •

Pain is Inevitable, Regret is Optional.

Apr 5 •

March 2025

Thesis-Antithesis-Synthesis

a framework for better thinking and writing

Mar 15 •

February 2025

Loki and the Gift of Chaos

or how chaos is necessary for growth

Feb 8 •

January 2025

Time and Attention

our precious resource

Jan 30 •

a resolution to live more boldly

Jan 14 •

December 2024

The Sabbatical Journal

2024 in review, part 2

Dec 23, 2024 •

November 2024

2024 in review, part 1

Nov 26, 2024 •

ordinary genius: models for quiet but sustained excellence

lessons from Paul, Ed and Charlie

Nov 10, 2024 •

October 2024

Notes on the Latter-day Saints

Mormons, Missions, and a Musical?!?!?

Oct 26, 2024 •

The Oyen Conjecture

Malaysia’s cats and cars have the same problem: they sit where they shouldn’t

Oct 12, 2024 •

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