Anticynical by Aayush Naik

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Morals Without a Master (Anticynical #20)
When your board members are ghosts named Kant, Machiavelli, and Camus.
Jul 31, 2025 • Aayush Naik

April 2025

Poetry #2: Recursive Tendencies
On self and awareness
Apr 24, 2025 • Aayush Naik

January 2025

Anticynical #19: Status Games
Is it possible to escape them?
Jan 30, 2025 • Aayush Naik

August 2024

Poetry #1: Siege of the Starry Sky
Overwhelming beauty in a cruel world
Aug 21, 2024 • Aayush Naik

July 2024

Anticynical #18: Foundations of Self-Esteem
How intrinsic beliefs and external achievements shape our self-worth
Jul 11, 2024 • Aayush Naik

November 2023

Anticynical #17: Favorite Problems
Favorite Problems, Value of Internet
Nov 9, 2023 • Aayush Naik

October 2023

Anticynical Recap #3 (+ Updates)
Third Recap: Working Deeply, Positive-Sum Games, Incentive Structures, Habit Tracking, Grandfather Paradox. And some updates.
Oct 26, 2023
Anticynical #16: The Extended Mind - Part 3 - The Future
Encore: Future of the Extended Mind
Oct 12, 2023
Anticynical #16: The Extended Mind - Part 2 - Evolution
Encore: Evolution of the Extended Mind
Oct 5, 2023

September 2023

Anticynical #16: The Extended Mind - Part 1
Encore: The Extended Mind
Sep 28, 2023 • Aayush Naik

August 2023

Anticynical #15: Grandfather Paradox
Self-doubt, Recurring dreadful thoughts
Aug 31, 2023 • Aayush Naik
Some Updates
Editing, Vacation
Aug 3, 2023 • Aayush Naik
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