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//learning2026-05-06 · essay
The half-life of a skill
Three things have a half-life: uranium-238, the enthusiasm of a new hire, and your knowledge of CSS. The third one is the only one most of us pretend isn't happening.
read · 13 min →//learning2026-05-06 · essay
The 30-second version of a skill's half-life
Most of what you know expires. The fix isn't to learn faster. It's to learn the part that doesn't.
read · 3 min →//learning2026-05-04 · essay
Learning by shipping
The fastest way to know if you understand a thing is to put it in front of a user and watch what they do. Tutorials are an inferior substitute for the embarrassment of releasing too early.
read · 6 min →// pillar total4,472 words·22 min reading·earliest 2026-05-04