Hindsight in 2020

29 December, 202029 December, 2020 ~ John Nerst ~ 4 Comments

I sum up 2020 and digress a little about writing, creativity and how things become part of the past. Read more (14 min, 3500 words).

A Defense of Erisology

13 May, 201914 May, 2019 ~ John Nerst ~ 16 Comments

I respond at length to criticism against an article about erisology in The Atlantic, developing the concept further in the process. Read more (23 min, 7700 words).

Leaving 2017 For 2018

6 January, 20186 August, 2018 ~ John Nerst ~ 8 Comments

I discuss what happened on the blog in 2017 and what I'm aiming for in the future. Read more (8 min, 2100 words)

Hiatus

7 November, 20167 July, 2017 ~ John Nerst ~ 2 Comments

On the perils of writing a blog and why I didn’t publish anything for four months.
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Idea Infatuation

21 April, 20167 July, 2017 ~ John Nerst ~ 3 Comments

How having an idea is similar to falling in love and why it sometimes doesn't work over the long term.
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A Tiny Mountain

3 February, 20167 July, 2017 ~ John Nerst ~ 4 Comments

How overcoming procrastination is surprisingly hard for being so easy.
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Origin Story

6 January, 201620 July, 2018 ~ John Nerst ~ 5 Comments

This blog’s backstory and reason for being: I want to gather useful ideas, "do something" about dysfunctional argumentation and express ideas currently trapped in my head.
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