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AI-defensible living in Okinawa (ft. Koshu Kunii)
The infinity test, information diets, and life beyond optimization
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GLP-1s are rewiring how we consume
What happens when we want less?
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Serious thinking has gone offline
IRL, reputation, and the rebirth of collective intelligence
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Work is how we become human
Work-life balance is a lie. What Montessori taught me about true integration
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Sam Vuong
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Against autocomplete for life
Why friction is becoming the only moat that matters
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Sam Vuong
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Serious thinking has gone offline
IRL, reputation, and the rebirth of collective intelligence
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Sam Vuong
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You can just not do things
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Sam Vuong
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How great minds were once formed
Learning that has stood the test of time and why school stifles this
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Don't fly too low
The antidote to stagnation is a curriculum of ambition.
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Sam Vuong
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Where greatness is banned
An education that fears heroes inevitably produces citizens who fear the future
Jul 2, 2025
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Sam Vuong
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