Grant’s Blog

10 Days in Italy: Rome, Sardinia & Venice

A travel diary of pizza, hostels, beaches, a blown tire, more pizza, and a sketchy hike.

Sep 14 • Grant Varner

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August 2026

How To Make it in America

God forbid Gen Z tries to get a ‘lil financial freedom?!

Aug 23 • Grant Varner

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The Population Crisis Is an Expectations Crisis

Hot take: The fertility crisis is actually an affordability crisis.

Aug 19 • Grant Varner

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Some Lessons About Blogging

In the 1960’s the late John Hayes, a psychology professor at Carnegie Mellon wanted to know how long it took to become elite at your craft.

Aug 14 • Grant Varner

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July 2026

The 24 Most Important Charts In 2026 (So Far)

Because who doesn’t love a collection of great graphs?!

Jul 23 • Grant Varner

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More Is Actually Less With AI

The AI era is marked by wildly “more” without actually being better.

Jul 2 • Grant Varner

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June 2026

In This Economy: Book Notes

By Kyla Scanlon + some interesting ideas from me.

Jun 4 • Grant Varner

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May 2026

How Does America Escape Its Fiscal Trap?

This article is part of The Boyd Institute’s quarterly policy sprint on the debt and deficit.

May 28 • Grant Varner

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Why Writing Makes You Learn More

How writing with AI impacts your brain.

May 21 • Grant Varner

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Human Generated Content

Why you should create, consume, and converse with fellow humans.

May 14 • Grant Varner

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April 2026

Why Slow Is Fast

And how strategic rest helps you avoid burnout.

Apr 23 • Grant Varner

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Every Good Endeavor: Book Notes

Book notes and my own perspective.

Apr 16 • Grant Varner

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