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One Small Theory: The Best Friendships Have a Shared Weather System
My small theory is that the best friendships have a shared weather system.
May 9
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Brent Raeth
One Small Theory: We’re Not Addicted to Our Phones. We’re Addicted to Being Available to Another Life
My small theory is that we are not addicted to our phones.
May 8
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Brent Raeth
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One Small Theory: The Group Chat Is the New Front Porch
My small theory is that the group chat is the new front porch.
May 7
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Brent Raeth
One Small Theory: Nostalgia Is Often Grief Wearing Better Lighting
My small theory is that nostalgia is often grief wearing better lighting.
May 6
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Brent Raeth
One Small Theory: Everyone Has a Fantasy Self They’re Quietly Managing
My small theory is that everyone has a fantasy self they are quietly managing.
May 5
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Brent Raeth
One Small Theory: People Don’t Want to Be Productive. They Want to Feel Unhaunted.
My small theory is that most people do not actually want to be productive.
May 4
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Brent Raeth
Introducing: One Small Theory
I have a habit of collecting small, probably unprovable ideas.
May 3
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Brent Raeth
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The Cost of Constant Noise, Part 5: Rebuilding the Discipline of Thinking
How to think clearly in an environment designed for reaction
May 2
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Brent Raeth
The Cost of Constant Noise, Part 4: When Disagreement Becomes Performance
Why conversations are turning into audiences instead of dialogue
May 1
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Brent Raeth
April 2026
The Cost of Constant Noise, Part 3: The Reinforcement Loop
How algorithms quietly strengthen weak thinking
Apr 30
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Brent Raeth
The Cost of Constant Noise, Part 2: Speed Over Accuracy
How the pressure to react quickly undermines judgment
Apr 29
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Brent Raeth
The Cost of Constant Noise, Part 1: The Illusion of Being Informed
Why access to more information is not producing better thinking
Apr 28
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Brent Raeth
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