Writing on how we communicate
Short, useful essays on active listening, confidence, relationships, and AI conversation practice.
Practicing communication with AI: what works, what doesn't
AI conversation practice is the missing layer between reading about communication and actually getting better. But only if you use it right.
Read postThe relationship skill almost everyone misses
Most relationship advice focuses on what to say. The thing that actually predicts long-term closeness is what you do *before* the words.
Read postConfidence without the act
The 'fake it till you make it' advice is mostly wrong. Here's what real, grounded confidence in conversation actually looks like.
Read postActive listening is not nodding
Real active listening has almost nothing to do with the polite signals we were taught. Here are the four moves that actually work.
Read postWhy good communication feels so rare (and what to do about it)
Most people aren't bad communicators on purpose — they were just never taught. Here's why and what the fix actually looks like.
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