Choose Your Depth

I try to respect your time and energy, so I write these articles in a particular way. You choose how deep you want to go; not me.

TL;DR — How to Read These Articles

  1. Start at the top
  2. Read until you’ve gotten what you need/want
  3. Then stop

Seriously, that's it.

  • If you read the TL;DR, you’ve got the core system
  • If you keep going, you’ll get the details
  • After that, you’ll get the reasoning and context
  • At the end, you’ll get the personal story

You aren't obligated (or even expected) to read the whole article.

Why I Structure Them This Way

Systems: Most articles are written to keep you reading.

This site is written to let you stop reading.

The important information is always at the top. You don’t have to hunt for it, scroll endlessly, or wonder if the payoff is coming later. If there’s something useful in the article, you’ll see it right away.

Everything after that is optional. It’s there if you want more detail, more explanation, or more context—but you’re never required to read it to get the value.

This respects your time and attention. You get what you want out of an article, and then you can move on.

The Structure

In each article, I generally follows the same pattern:

  1. TL;DR — The System
    The core idea, stripped down to bullet points. This is enough to use the system immediately.

  2. The System (Details)
    A clearer, more complete explanation of how it works.

  3. What Problem This Solves
    A precise description of the problem, for clarity and completeness.

  4. Background / Context
    Why this problem exists and why the system matters.

  5. How I Got Here
    The personal experience that led to the system.

Each layer adds depth, but only the TL;DR section is really required. After that, it's up to you how far you want to journey with me down the rabbit hole.

Where This Comes From

Journalism: This style is based on the inverted pyramid, a structure used in journalism for over a century.

The idea is simple: put the most important information first, then add detail in descending order of importance.

That way, a reader can stop at any point and still walk away with something useful.

Why I Write This Way

I got tired of articles that waste your time.

You’ve probably seen them:

  • The answer is buried halfway down the page
  • You have to scroll past filler to get to anything useful
  • The entire structure is designed to keep you clicking, not to help you

That’s not an accident. Those articles are optimized for search engines and engagement metrics, not for readers.

This site is the opposite.

I write articles the way I want to read them:

  • Start with the answer
  • Make everything else optional
  • Don’t bury the lead
  • Don’t waste time

If you get what you need in the first 30 seconds and leave, then the article did its job.