New here?

A few good places to begin.

An introduction, not a reading assignment

One person. A few connected interests.

I'm Nolan. I work with AI, build useful things, and explore ideas through writing, poker, and everyday life. The site has grown into several substantial collections. You do not need to explore them all to get a sense of me.

For the person behind the pages, begin with About Nolan. For a taste of the thinking, choose one of the pieces below.

Read one thing

Three different ways in.

Worked example / Technology

A working tool is not the same as a trustworthy one.

Two calculations agree. Both are wrong. A small, checkable example of why independent evidence matters.

Practical guide / Everyday life

Did the tool actually make life easier?

Look at the effort a tool removes and the work it adds before deciding to keep it.

Fictional hand / Poker

Review a hand, not just the result.

Separate a decision from its outcome, with a worked hand and a blank review sheet.

Follow an interest

Choose the direction that fits.

Practical AI and useful technology

Start at Technology for a short path from deciding what matters to checking whether a tool helped. The Technology for real life guide offers concrete tasks to try.

Meaning, attention, and everyday life

Living Well brings together essays, guides, and free resources. A useful first question: what is the time you save actually for?

Poker

New to watching? Use the viewer introduction. Looking for a specific answer? Use the Poker finder. Already studying? Begin with the Study desk.

Writing and making things

Creative Work connects writing and visual storytelling. The Notes collection includes worked explanations and reflections on decisions, learning, and knowing when to finish.

What you are reading

The labels matter.

Essays explore an idea. Practical guides offer an approach to try. Worked examples and fictional poker hands explain a method; they are not personal case studies. Resource directories point to other people's work, not work I am claiming as my own.

AI assistance is disclosed on the relevant articles. Proposed experiments in Field notes are plans, not completed results. The point is to make each piece useful without claiming more than it shows.

Read selectively, use what helps, and send a thought or correction.