Archive - Surface Tension

What Monopoly Gets Right About Real Life

If you commit nothing, you never build anything. If you commit too much, you eventually lose everything.

Mar 31

It’s Better to Be Wrong Than to Be Vague and Confusing

Only the language that is precise enough to be wrong is good enough to be useful.

Mar 23

Are You Standing Too Close to the Book?

Why the real reading begins after you finish the book

Mar 17

How to separate trade-offs from avoidable costs

There are no solutions, only trade-offs

Mar 14

December 2025

How to Read More Books by Quitting More

The Strategic Quitting Method

Dec 8, 2025 • Aruna Kumarasiri

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