Already Happened

Synthetic men can't jump

ai & human creativity

Aug 17 • Stefan Kelly

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July 2026

Please stop using that MIT Cognitive Debt paper as evidence of something

or is it cognitive atrophy? wait no, cognitive cost? wait, no

Jul 31 • Stefan Kelly

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Meanwhile… Already Happened is a reader-supported publication.

Jul 16 • Stefan Kelly

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You best start believing in ghost stories

hey little train, we're jumping on

Jul 15 • Stefan Kelly

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January 2026

2026 has already happened

a highly self-indulgent note on blog direction and creativity

Jan 11 • Stefan Kelly

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December 2025

On Groups and Individuals

this is and isn't about behavioural science and policy

Dec 25, 2025 • Stefan Kelly

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Everything's going exactly as expected

Look what you started, is this what you wanted?

Dec 10, 2025 • Stefan Kelly

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November 2025

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it is almost time

Nov 13, 2025 • Stefan Kelly

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October 2025

Who burned down the Shoreditch cereal café?

my dear, what if this actually is how an algorithm feels from inside

Oct 27, 2025 • Stefan Kelly

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September 2025

An Actually Good Psychology Reading List

official already happened library pt.1

Sep 30, 2025 • Stefan Kelly

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If it's on TV, it's a TV show

and if it's on your phone, it's a Tiktok

Sep 9, 2025 • Stefan Kelly

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how to move two goalposts at the same time

it helps if you don't know what you're trying to achieve

Sep 7, 2025 • Stefan Kelly

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