Daniel Reyes
A claim without a mechanism is a story, not a finding.
Daniel trained in cognitive psychology and spent six years in research before deciding that most people needed translation more than they needed another paper. He reads the studies behind the claims and reports what the evidence actually supports, including when the honest answer is that nobody knows yet.
Published work
The Evidence Behind Focus Supplements, Read Carefully
We went through the trials behind the most marketed nootropic ingredients. Some hold up modestly....
Note Taking Systems and the Illusion of Structure
Elaborate systems feel productive because organising is easier than thinking. Here is what the research...
Blue Light Glasses Reviewed Against the Studies
The category is built on a claim the evidence does not clearly support. We explain...
Building an Attention Routine That Survives a Bad Week
Most focus advice assumes ideal conditions. This is a routine designed for the weeks when...
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A short letter with what we published, what we are still testing, and the occasional thing we got wrong. No urgency, no filler.