Most of us are doing our best inside systems that don’t quite work.
We chase goals, build habits, fight friction — and wonder why real progress still feels so hard. The truth is, it's not just about effort. It's about the loops we're caught in, the incentives we don’t see, and the structures we’ve inherited but never designed.
Stacked Rift is my attempt to make sense of all that — and help you do the same.
Every week, I explore how systems shape behavior, progress, and decision-making. Not as theory, but as practical tools and strategies you can actually use. The lens is part economics, part game design, part consulting insight — with a healthy dose of trial-by-parenting.
You'll see recurring themes:
- The Human Loop — why we do what we do (and how to do it better)
- The Incentive Stack — how systems shape choices and outcomes
- The Progress Loop — what makes growth stall or accelerate
I’m a father, lifelong gamer, economist, and consultant working in the energy space. I built Stacked Rift to un-krangle what’s broken — and to make the hidden loops visible.
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