Hi, my name is Edwin
I explore how fundamental explanations of reality can help us optimize our actions
Currently, I am...
- Creating a YouTube series/Podcast on: How to Practically Apply the Ideas of David Deutsch
- Writing The 4 Acts Book (first review cycle)
- Organizing Conjecture Conference 2026 in Oxford
- Taking project work in operations & tooling (former COO), health-tech solution architecture, internal system design, and other things that spark my curiosity.
The Do-It Newsletter
Occasionally I share an actionable rundown of what I'm working on and the great resources I come across. It covers effectiveness, health, productivity, technology, and reasoning.
About
I’m interested in understanding how the world works and using that knowledge to become more effective. Right now, I’m most passionate about writing The 4 Acts, a problem-solving framework I created based on Critical Rationalism and the ideas of David Deutsch. The 4 Acts is not about solving any problem or purely maximizing output. It’s about making progress toward a specific and intentional outcome. That takes more than productivity; it requires reflecting on your direction and questioning what truly matters.
My background
- From the Netherlands 🇳🇱
- Organizer of social impact events & projects since 2018
- Notion evangelist since 2020
- Writing online and creating tools for personal productivity since 2022
- 4 years as COO at Health-tech company Formelio
- Currently partime Innovation Architect & Strategy at Formelio
Principles I believe in
- Liberty and agency
- Knowledge creation through Critical Rationalism
- Infinite progress
- Rational optimism
Interests
- Bodybuilding
- Hiking
- Italian nature, food, and wine
- Tech house & Afro house music
- Indie-hacking: solo software startups
- Decentralized and democratizing technologies (SSID, blockchain smart contracts, verifiable credentials)
- New social technologies and systems (Futarchy, anarcho-capitalism, quadratic voting, public goods funding)
In a nutshell
I seek to bridge the gap between complex theories and real-world applications by making dense information understandable, decision-making simple, and murky problems clear.