Back Patio

• Nov 3, 2025

  Not All Surprises Are Bad

  An abrupt realignment of expectations — on what surprise reveals about the stories we tell ourselves.

• Aug 26, 2025

  Adaptive Provisional Belief

  Avoiding easy wrong answers — an AI-assisted sketch about Kahneman, GPT-5, and the fragile stories we tell ourselves.

• Aug 8, 2025

  Exploring a Back-Patio Experience

  Sharing the experience of understanding — the meta-essay on what a back-patio piece is, with a nod to Derek Thompson and Robert Pirsig.

• Jul 1, 2025

  Take The Unknowable Truth with a Grain of Salt

  “We might possibly be wrong about this.” A sketch on Mithridates, J. Trapp, and the long history of caveats.