Rooting is the middle layer: metacognition, thinking from first principles, turning a capture into a model I can hold and reuse. One lesson per note, a one-line summary at the top. These are the roots the freed pieces grow from. Pieces Naming is the original interface - The name is the first and cheapest layer of any interface.2026-06-21Longevity compounds - spend health like capital - Healthy years are an asset that compounds - spend them like capital.2026-06-19Every choice keeps its other branch - Deciding isn't creating a branch; it's learning which one is yours.2026-06-18Borrowing from your future self - Stimulants are a credit market - from caffeine to cocaine, treat them like bank loans.2024-04-01Sports rooted in hunting - Sports are the adult version of childhood play - and the skills are hunting skills.2023-12-26Why flowers? .. the love symbol that started at a grave - How flowers became the symbol of love - it started with covering the odor of death.2023-12-24