The Archive

Notes, essays, and occasional detours.

A running collection of Francis Sopper’s writing on cognition, attention, work, relationships, and the curious ways our minds make sense of the world.

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Do Tell

Our unconscious reflexes know more about how we feel about something than we experience in self awareness.

Francis Sopper 7/27/26 Francis Sopper 7/27/26

Greed Fueled by Hubris

You don't get to control your life until you become conscious of the unconscious drivers of it.

Francis Sopper 7/6/26 Francis Sopper 7/6/26

If I Don't Do It Today

I can do it tomorrow.

Francis Sopper 6/29/26 Francis Sopper 6/29/26

Cat Time

Do cats know how long things take?

Francis Sopper 6/22/26 Francis Sopper 6/22/26

Time

Have you had the experience of losing track of time?

Francis Sopper 6/15/26 Francis Sopper 6/15/26

Sunday

I have no scheduled appointments.

Francis Sopper 6/8/26 Francis Sopper 6/8/26

Watching Our Brains at Work

Catch 3 to 5 instances of your making an instantaneous response to avoid a potential threat.

Francis Sopper 5/25/26 Francis Sopper 5/25/26

Carrying Contradictions

What is my experience but a random sample of one?

Francis Sopper 5/18/26 Francis Sopper 5/18/26

All Journeys Have Secret Destinations

I always take the stairs.

Francis Sopper 5/11/26 Francis Sopper 5/11/26

Cognitive Labor

Our brains operate on about 20 watts of power. A candle operates on about 80 watts. An AI data center consumes about 1 billion watts..