Me

Hi, I’m Kabir! I’m studying computing and design at Berkeley, serving on the Alumni Leader­ship Council of the Conrad Foundation, and writing my news­letter, Kabir Talks About Stuff.

You can email me at  kabirgoel.kg@gmail.com or follow me on Twitter, Spotify, or GitHub.

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Get my writing in your inbox. I write about the little things that fascinate me, from human interactions, design, and productivity to programming, cognitive science, and life in general.

Opinionated by Default, Programmable by Design · Jun 2, 2021

Why don’t more apps leverage programming experience?

Why I Chose Cognitive Science · Mar 14, 2021

And a cognitive science reading list.

Notion is down · Feb 12, 2021

It appears they forgot to renew their domain. Oops.

GameStop, Reality, and Black Edge · Feb 4, 2021

A Great Stuff short.

Getting Productive with Notion · Jan 27, 2021

Advice from Cal Newport’s “How to Become a Straight-A Student”

An improved React container component · Jan 18, 2021

Simplify your layout code with this one weird trick.

Aech: An Ergonomic CSS Helper · Jan 11, 2021

Making it easier to style my new web projects.

The White House in Your Brain · Jan 6, 2021

“A most judicious choice, sire.”

Why do we hide our true motives? · Dec 21, 2020

My highlights from this week's reading, The Elephant in the Brain.

Why do we feel pressured to fall in line? · Nov 30, 2020

An essay about lessons learned from lines and lemonade.

Invisibility & Impulses · Nov 23, 2020

An essay on the hidden world of design.

How can we compete better? · Nov 16, 2020

And why it's important to figure out what you value.

Why are we so bad at introducing ourselves? · Nov 9, 2020

An essay about the gaps in our introductions and how to do better.

The Motivation Behind Unslant · Jan 9, 2020

An exploration of politics and tech.

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