Revealed Priorities is a blog about the gap between what we say we value and what our actions reveal we actually prioritise.

The name comes from “revealed preferences” in economics - the idea that you can infer what people actually want by observing their choices, not their stated preferences. I prefer “revealed priorities” because it’s more optimistic and agentic. There’s often a gap between what you’re currently prioritising and what you actually want to prioritise. That gap can be closed - by removing friction, changing environments, or (sometimes) with pharmacological help. The goal isn’t fatalistic acceptance of your current behaviour. It’s honest assessment as the starting point for change.

What I Write About

  • Why smart people copy others more, not less
  • How paths select for traits rather than creating them
  • The systems and tools that help us act on values we already hold
  • The uncomfortable implications of taking revealed preferences seriously

Who I Am

Anonymous for now. The ideas matter more than the person.

Elsewhere

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