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Matt

📍 California, USA

The Protective Wonder Effect

Ever noticed how chasing random knowledge blocks out everything else? It's not coincidence—your brain might just be building a dopamine force field against anxiety. That rabbit hole of "useless facts" could be your mind's most ingenious self-protection system.

Why Time Sometimes Zooms and Sometimes Crawls

Time isn't a constant stream but a malleable experience shaped by your attention. The same 30 minutes can vanish in focused work or stretch endlessly at a red light—all because your brain processes time differently depending on where you focus.

Beyond Shiny Objects: When Technology Finally Matters (to me)

I spent years watching people worship at the altar of shiny gadgets, puzzled by their devotion. Then AI showed up – not as another toy, but as a mirror reflecting my thoughts in ways I'd never seen before. The magic wasn't in what it did, but in how it transformed my thinking itself.

Why Do We Want Familiar Morning Music?

Why do we seek "comfort food for the ears" during especially in early morning? It has to do with sleep inertia and activating motor regions instead of demanding analytical processing.

Detail Work: The Conveyor Belt and Hero's Journey

Technical details without narrative structure become overwhelming—like chocolates on a runaway conveyor belt. By framing implementation challenges as episodes in a Hero's Journey, complex skills become meaningful chapters in an ongoing story rather than disconnected tasks.

I Can't Stand Drinking Water (Is That So Wrong?)

Throughout human history, people avoided plain water whenever possible, creating a curious contradiction with modern health advice. Even the slightest hint of flavor makes water acceptable, suggesting a biological preference that spans cultures and centuries.

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Content Generation

Articles are composed using Claude 3.7 Sonnet (developed by Anthropic) with customized context documents and specialized instructions. The creation process begins with my initial concepts and topics, followed by an iterative dialogue where I refine ideas and request additional exploration. This collaborative approach combines my unique perspectives with AI's ability to help articulate complex ideas, resulting in content that remains authentically mine while benefiting from enhanced expression and organization.

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Research Methodology

Factual information presented in these articles is supported by citations to original sources. A significant portion (over 50%) of these referenced materials were identified through research queries processed by Perplexity.ai using a customized research and source validation methodology. This approach enables more comprehensive research by expanding the range of sources I can discover and incorporate, while maintaining rigorous standards for accuracy and relevance through my careful review of all cited materials.

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Editorial Oversight & Accuracy

While the final text is generated by AI tools, all content has been reviewed, approved, and published under my editorial direction. While efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, I cannot guarantee that all AI-generated content is error-free. Readers should verify critical information from primary sources before relying on it. The views expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the AI tools used. This disclosure is provided in the interest of transparency and ethical AI use.