A reader’s guide / 01

A few good threads
to pull on.

Three reading paths through the ideas behind my work and life: doing more good, making room for what matters, and understanding psychedelics. These are suggested starting points, not a course. Read in any order.

01 / Ethics → action

Doing more good

A decision to help, the principles behind it, and the resources that make giving possible.

  1. 01
    Essay

    Why Donating a Kidney is a Good Idea

    Screening, surgery, recovery, and why donating made sense to me.

  2. 02
    Essay

    Philosophy

    How to think and how to care, with room to revise both.

  3. 03
    Essay

    Financial Independence

    What money makes possible, including the ability to give.

02 / Intention → practice

Make room for what matters

Decide what matters, remove what gets in the way, and turn an intention into action.

  1. 01
    Essay

    The Eisenhower Matrix

    Separate urgent tasks from important work.

  2. 02
    Essay

    Less Is More

    Remove low-value meetings, projects, and demands on your time.

  3. 03
    Essay

    Reaching Goals with Implementation Intentions

    Turn a goal into a specific situation and response.

03 / Research → care

Psychedelics, evidence, and access

Recent work on economics and access, alongside earlier book reviews that explore the ideas and claims around psychedelics.

Recent work on Blossom

  • Series · Blossom · 2026

    Psychedelic therapy economics

    What would make psychedelic therapy worth paying for and possible to deliver? A series on costs, lasting benefit, retreatment, and the people needed to provide care.

  • Reimbursement report companion · Blossom · 2026

    Potential Reimbursement and Access Pathways

    An entry point to my reimbursement work: nine possible routes to access, and the questions each raises about evidence, funding, delivery, and equity.

Earlier book reviews on this site

  1. 01
    Book review

    LSD: My Problem Child

    Albert Hofmann on discovery, research, and LSD beyond the lab.

  2. 02
    Book review

    DMT: The Spirit Molecule

    Research history and a critical look at interpreting experiences.

  3. 03
    Book review

    Alien Information Theory

    Where an explanation of neuroscience turns into speculation.

Take a different route

More than essays.