gsi.townEssays and notes by Gurnoor — on humans, neuroscience, health, and happiness.https://gsi.town/What am I readinghttps://gsi.town/notes/what-am-i-reading/https://gsi.town/notes/what-am-i-reading/What am I readingSun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe shape of a good dayhttps://gsi.town/essays/the-shape-of-a-good-day/https://gsi.town/essays/the-shape-of-a-good-day/Good days aren't long days. They have a specific structure, and noticing it is half the work.Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTOn walking as thinkinghttps://gsi.town/notes/on-walking-as-thinking/https://gsi.town/notes/on-walking-as-thinking/On walking as thinkingSat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTHappiness as a by-producthttps://gsi.town/notes/happiness-as-byproduct/https://gsi.town/notes/happiness-as-byproduct/Happiness as a by-productWed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTOn noticing what you already knowhttps://gsi.town/essays/on-noticing-what-you-already-know/https://gsi.town/essays/on-noticing-what-you-already-know/There's a particular kind of insight that arrives as recognition, not acquisition. Why it's the most undervalued move in thinking.Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTOn Kahneman's System 2https://gsi.town/notes/kahneman-system-2/https://gsi.town/notes/kahneman-system-2/On Kahneman's System 2Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe small lifehttps://gsi.town/essays/the-small-life/https://gsi.town/essays/the-small-life/On choosing scope. Why the good life usually has fewer ingredients than you'd expect.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTAttention is a musclehttps://gsi.town/notes/attention-is-a-muscle/https://gsi.town/notes/attention-is-a-muscle/Attention is a muscleSun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTReading vs skimminghttps://gsi.town/notes/reading-vs-skimming/https://gsi.town/notes/reading-vs-skimming/Reading vs skimmingSat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat neuroscience doesn't knowhttps://gsi.town/essays/what-neuroscience-doesnt-know/https://gsi.town/essays/what-neuroscience-doesnt-know/Brain imaging made everyone an expert. It shouldn't have.Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTSleep and the default modehttps://gsi.town/notes/sleep-and-the-default-mode/https://gsi.town/notes/sleep-and-the-default-mode/Sleep and the default modeSun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTFriends that age wellhttps://gsi.town/essays/friends-that-age-well/https://gsi.town/essays/friends-that-age-well/The friendships worth tending are the ones where the content has stopped mattering.Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTA theory of quiethttps://gsi.town/essays/a-theory-of-quiet/https://gsi.town/essays/a-theory-of-quiet/Why solitude does the thinking that company flattens.Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTOn wanting what you havehttps://gsi.town/essays/on-wanting-what-you-have/https://gsi.town/essays/on-wanting-what-you-have/The oldest trick for contentment is unfashionable for a reason.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT