SJMcCormick
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Reflections

Longer-form reflections on investing, psychology, and self-mastery. This is where ideas that don’t fit neatly elsewhere get room to breathe.

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Why I Run My Life From a Never-Ending Text File
Why I Run My Life From a Never-Ending Text File

Why a single, continuous log works better than complex tools.

Dec 31, 2025 • 3 min read

SystemsProductivity
Recursion and Learning
Recursion and Learning

How feedback loops develop judgment over time

2025-11-19 • 15 min read

LearningCognitionSystems
The Power of Compounding (Applied to Learning)
The Power of Compounding (Applied to Learning)

Small efforts, repeated relentlessly.

May 27, 2025 • 3 min read

LearningProductivityMindset
The Dopamine Dilemma
The Dopamine Dilemma

How overstimulation hijacks your motivation — and how to get it back.

April 16, 2025 • 3 min read

NeuroscienceHabitProductivity
Venture Capital Lessons from Marc Andreessen
Venture Capital Lessons from Marc Andreessen

2024-11-05 • 5 min read

Venture CapitalInvesting
A Treatise on Discipline
A Treatise on Discipline

How habits, neuroscience, and identity shape self-mastery.

May 31, 2023 • 5 min read

HabitProductivityMindset
You See What You’re Wired To See
You See What You’re Wired To See

How repetition quietly shapes perception

2023-03-01 • 3 min read

NeuroscienceLearningHabit
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