Amy Skaar

5,000 Streams = $10: The Math That Changed How We Support Artists

A tangent from the research rabbit hole

Dec 11, 2025 • Amy Skaar

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November 2025

Why AI Can't Tell the Difference Between Belief and Knowledge

Two studies published in the last few months reveal a fascinating convergence.

Nov 14, 2025 • Amy Skaar

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Starting Tomorrow: AI Collaboration

Today I’m adding a new section to this newsletter and the website: AI Collaboration.

Nov 13, 2025 • Amy Skaar

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The Graveyard of Good Intentions: Why Your Best Content Ideas Never See the Light of Day

I discovered something uncomfortable this morning while redesigning my content workflow: I’ve built an elaborate graveyard where good ideas go to die.

Nov 5, 2025 • Amy Skaar

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October 2025

Why Smart People Make Dumb Decisions: The Lance Armstrong Intelligence Trap

For years, Lance Armstrong was cycling’s greatest hero—a cancer survivor who came back to win the Tour de France seven consecutive times, raising…

Oct 29, 2025 • Amy Skaar

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The Psychology of Breaking Bad: How Walter White’s Ego Built an Empire

The Question That Changes Everything - Article 5

Oct 22, 2025 • Amy Skaar

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The Green Light Wasn’t the Problem: Gatsby’s Fatal Misidentification

The Question That Changes Everything - Article 4

Oct 15, 2025 • Amy Skaar

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Why Anna Karenina Had to Die (And How She Could Have Lived)

The Question That Changes Everything - Article 3

Oct 8, 2025 • Amy Skaar

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How Jean Valjean’s Bread Theft Explains Human Behavior

#2 in our The Question That Changes Everything Series

Oct 1, 2025 • Amy Skaar

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September 2025

The One Question That Transforms How You Read Every Story

The Question That Changes Everything - Series Introduction

Sep 24, 2025 • Amy Skaar

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12 Hero Types That Shape Human Greatness

When I decided I was going to systematically analyze 1000 heroes, one of the first questions I started to think about was: "How do you even define a…

Sep 17, 2025 • Amy Skaar

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August 2025

What Need Are They Trying to Meet?

A Theory 30 Years in the Making

Aug 27, 2025 • Amy Skaar

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