Optimality

Christianity Attenuates Elite Overproduction

Christianity as a technology for social flourishing

Aug 24 • John Vandivier

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Optimal Interview Count per Week

Optimize performance and mitigate interview fatigue

Aug 22 • John Vandivier

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Contra "Interview When You Feel Ready"

Waiting is less efficient than snowballing with targeted gap fixes

Aug 13 • John Vandivier

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Optimal Leetcode Problem Count

FAANG Roles with less than 500 problems

Aug 11 • John Vandivier

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May 2025

June 2023

Standard Practices vs Best Practices

common practices get substandard results

Jun 11, 2023 • John Vandivier

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refactor: short form repurposing

why a youtube-oriented linear repurposing flow is better than a tiktok-shotgun approach

Jun 8, 2023 • John Vandivier

May 2023

April 2023

fix: deciding to work in tech

let's now consider that working in tech is the rational default choice

Apr 25, 2023 • John Vandivier

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fix: social media

how the fediverse solves social media social welfare concerns

Apr 23, 2023 • John Vandivier

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docs: the managers path

optimize meetings, build dive-deep intuition, and other Fournier-inspired musings

Apr 17, 2023 • John Vandivier

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feat: subscriber chat

for early awareness

Apr 3, 2023 • John Vandivier