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3 essays on the risk side of big life decisions. Written to help you think clearly, not to sell you certainty.
Reversibility
One-way vs two-way doors: which life decisions are actually reversible?
Borrowing a useful distinction from business strategy: some choices are cheap to undo; others burn bridges. Learn how to classify your fork so you stop over-studying reversible moves and under-studying irreversible ones.
May 17, 2026 · 9 minRisk rehearsal
Run a pre-mortem before a major life change (template included)
Borrowed from project management, a pre-mortem imagines failure in advance so you can patch the plan while you still have options — ideal before moves, job changes, or big commitments.
May 15, 2026 · 10 minCareer
How to decide to leave a stable job for something risky
A clear framework for evaluating a stable-to-risky career jump: financial runway, identity risk, regret math, and the three tests that separate a brave move from an impulsive one.
Apr 14, 2026 · 9 min