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Notes
On anxiety, overthinking and the mind. The real science and the real places behind the novels. And news of what is coming next.
30 October 2026 · The Noisy MindWhy your mind replays conversations at 2amYou said something slightly wrong at work. Hours later, in the dark, your mind is still going over it. Why that happens, why it feels so convincing, and what actually helps.Read the full note 
30 October 2026 · The Calibrated MindWhy reassurance makes anxiety worseChecking, asking, searching your symptoms online. Reassurance brings relief within minutes, and that relief is exactly what keeps the fear in place. Why it works that way, and how to step off.Read the full note 
30 October 2026 · Rewiring PainWhy pain can last after an injury has healedThe scan is clear, the tissue has mended, and it still hurts. That isn’t imagined. Why pain can outlast its cause, and how a nervous system that has learned pain can learn safety.Read the full note 
30 October 2026 · PentimentoWhat is a pentimento?The word means repentance. In a painting it’s the trace of something the artist changed their mind about, coming back through the paint years later. Why they appear, what they give away, and why the Provenance Series is named after them.Read the full note 
30 October 2026 · DebunkedThe real science behind DebunkedA rocket scientist at Princeton who tried to move machines with the mind. A worldwide network of random number generators. A US Army unit paid to see at a distance. All of it real, and all of it argued over.Read the full note