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Unknown Knowns: Five Ideas You Can't Unsee
A holiday appreciation for small ideas
Dec 25, 2025 • Linch
Surprising but Inevitable: The First Six Months
The Linchpin at six months: highlights, themes, and what's next
Jan 3 • Linch
I Wrote 30 Posts in 30 Days. Here Are the Best Ones.
How to write quickly, win board games, and (not) fix aging
Dec 18, 2025 • Linch
Quakerism, Ethnographies, and Discord Drama: A Marathon Chat with Ozy Brennan
Plus: the case against steelmanning, whether racists are bad people, and wild animal welfare
Dec 9, 2025 • Linch and Ozy Brennan
3:08:38
How Stealth Works
The embarrassingly simple geometry of radar evasion
Dec 8, 2025 • Linch
The Pig Hates It
How to Lose Friends and Infuriate People
Oct 8, 2025 • Linch
Ideas, Identity, and Personality Tests: A Wide-Ranging Conversation with Tommy Blanchard
A recording from Linch's live video
Oct 6, 2025 • Linch and Tommy Blanchard
2:01:28
A Field Guide to Writing Styles
Windows, Mirrors, and Lenses: On Intentional Prose
Oct 1, 2025 • Linch
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