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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Desire Fueled By Overconfidence

"I believe in free will. What choice do I have?"

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

Time

Have you had the experience of losing track of time?

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 5/4/26 Francis Sopper 5/4/26

Win Friends

What would it mean to our current condition if we leaned into "won" over "winnem?"

Francis Sopper 4/20/26 Francis Sopper 4/20/26

Change

"100 years? All new people."

Francis Sopper 4/13/26 Francis Sopper 4/13/26

Ten Years

The good news is: I still have a lot to learn.

Francis Sopper 3/23/26 Francis Sopper 3/23/26

Left-Lateral-Neuromuscular Disorder

You have a frontier to explore.

Francis Sopper 3/9/26 Francis Sopper 3/9/26

LLM's Precise Certainty

What we feel most has no name but amber, archers, cinnamon, horses, and birds.