Archive - Overthinking Everything

One of the harshest words in my vocabulary is "mediocre". Let me tell you what I mean by it.

Feb 24 • David R. MacIver

The hard problem with hard problems

Many problems are legitimately hard, but that isn't necessarily the reason you're struggling with them.

Feb 13 • David R. MacIver

How to be less box-shaped

C Thi Nguyen wrote a great book called "The Score". You should read it. If you want, you can also read this review of it.

Feb 7 • David R. MacIver

November 2025

Making connections

If two people seem like they should know each other and don't, maybe you should fix that.

Nov 3, 2025 • David R. MacIver

Reduce the need for active stabilisation

If you can do anything, it's much harder to focus on doing one thing in particular. When you can, make it so that focus happens by default.

Nov 1, 2025 • David R. MacIver

October 2025

How to find things (an intro to binary search)

I think binary search is worth understanding, and I think you probably don't understand it, or don't understand it in the most helpful way. Here, let me…

Oct 21, 2025 • David R. MacIver

How pen caps work

So, I recently learned how pen caps work.

Oct 16, 2025 • David R. MacIver

COVID is doing the rounds again

Lots of people are getting COVID right now, here are some things I think you should know and do.

Oct 9, 2025 • David R. MacIver

September 2025

Yes you can hum while holding your nose

An essay about curiosity, experimentation, and humming.

Sep 19, 2025 • David R. MacIver

How to say what you're good at

I'm good at explaining how to articulate things.

Sep 12, 2025 • David R. MacIver

Have you tried not having the problem?

“Doctor, doctor, it hurts when I do this.” "Well, don't do that then."

Sep 7, 2025 • David R. MacIver

May 2025

How I clean my kitchen at the end of the day

This is a guide on how to clean my kitchen.

May 16, 2025 • David R. MacIver

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