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About ThinkMachine

ThinkMachine LLC builds software tools that help people take control of their time, attention, and goals. Our products are designed around one principle: the gap between where you are and where you want to be is a systems problem, not a willpower problem.

What We Build

• LifeGrid.do — Strategic life planning that starts with your vision and works backward to daily actions
• ReadFast.io — A complete reading workflow for processing large volumes of text at 3x speed with retention

What We Write About

The blog explores the intersection of technology, risk management, and systems thinking. Topics include:

• Systems Thinking — Decentralized structures, anti-fragile design, network effects
• Risk & Uncertainty — Probabilistic thinking, decision-making under uncertainty, lessons from Taleb and Duke
• Technology — AI, speed reading, productivity tools, blockchain beyond crypto
• Optimization — Goal-setting frameworks, habit engineering, the Pareto principle in practice

Philosophy

We believe in building systems that benefit from disorder, making strategic bets based on probabilistic thinking, and continuously optimizing for long-term outcomes rather than short-term comfort. The world is uncertain — the right response is not to predict, but to prepare.