diff --git a/content/philosophy.tree b/content/philosophy.tree
index e743f03..9629e10 100644
--- a/content/philosophy.tree
+++ b/content/philosophy.tree
@@ -21,155 +21,21 @@
         - there's a reason I don't include these branches in [page:treehouse/new][] alright
 
 % id = "01HFYZKREV634J021ZMCDSP7G4"
+  content.link = "philosophy/hedonic-treadmill"
 + :page: hedonic treadmill ([wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill))
 
-    % id = "01HFYZKREVV2CX1GYJQ18BJS78"
-    + a concept that's incredibly useful in keeping it cool
-
-        % id = "01HFYZKREVVSABAMXQ5C8VTWWD"
-        - because what of those depressing days, if next day you may wake up and feel 100x better
-
-    % id = "01HFYZKREVGA2YHKPXYFJ180P4"
-    + a concept that's incredibly scary when you love someone
-
-        % id = "01HFYZKREVMKTSY4HXYE5R92HW"
-        - because what of these moments where you're incredibly happy, if you're gonna feel normal
-        tomorrow anyways
-
-    % id = "01HFYZKREVJ1GBC41SY44T4JRB"
-    - as scary of a concept it is when you're feeling well, it's useful to remember about the
-    treadmill when you're down. and don't think that it'll ruin a good day, just don't think about
-    it then.
-
 % id = "01HREVZNAHB1H9VMD0NPPFTEQ0"
+  content.link = "philosophy/shut-up"
 + :page: just shut up sometimes
 
-    % id = "01HREVZNAH8XFRMVB9G58TPV8R"
-    - I just caught myself writing a few paragraphs long comment on [Lobsters](https://lobste.rs) without really understanding what the author of the comment meant in the broader context of the discussion,
-    after which I deleted my comment and gave myself a pat on the back for avoiding accidentally derailing the discussion.
-
-        % id = "01HREVZNAHRC9BJZJPH9RE21PE"
-        - this is an unfortunate side effect of the tree-based structure of Lobsters.
-        as much as I like tree-based forums, as they let you focus on many different (off-)topics without cluttering the main thread,
-        it's damn near impossible to keep the broader context of _what the discussion is about_ when the thread nests more than 3 levels deep.
-
-    % id = "01HREVZNAH96KPDQAW1YW1FGC5"
-    - therefore, if you ever find yourself writing an essay about just how wrong someone is, think to yourself: am I _really_ understanding what's going on in this discussion?
-    and if not - maybe just shut up and let the rest of the idiots fan the flames instead.
-
 % id = "01J1Q8SBGFVPDBKKZPWDSV1D5G"
+  content.link = "philosophy/in-wisdom-you-become-old"
 + :page: in wisdom you become old
 
-    % id = "01J1Q8SBGFNS3ZSSA1QXN83SMH"
-    + this is kind of weird, but recently I have noticed I no longer keep up with slang
-
-        % id = "01J1Q8SBGFC6RVTFP1QNR00W0V"
-        - the fuck is a skibidi??
-
-    % id = "01J1Q8SBGF170NG9S2AMVGP8NS"
-    - maybe this is because I no longer browse memes.
-    not on our friend circle's private Discord, not on Reddit, pretty much nowhere
-
-        % id = "01J1Q8SBGFYM90M1YQD1XDDYSM"
-        - memes largely arrive to me directly from specific people.
-        I don't go out to kill boredom with memes anymore.
-
-        % id = "01J1Q8SBGF3Y7M3Q5V1F0TRPHX"
-        - at some point I realized browsing memes adds nothing to my life, and I just stopped doing it.
-        obviously something had to take their place in killing time, and that became... reading [Lobste.rs](https://lobste.rs).
-        I think that's a net positive since you can genuinely learn a lot from people's writing about computing, but getting time for that required abandoning memes.
-
-    % id = "01J1Q8SBGF2X8HBDP8YGE9M8YZ"
-    - the realization that I gain nothing by browsing memes is probably what one could call a piece of _wisdom_; life knowledge, stuff that shapes your worldview.
-
-        % id = "01J1Q8SBGFF2QSCJR0CWPJ608V"
-        + but by gaining more wisdom, I have lost knowledge of popculture
-
-            % id = "01J1Q8SBGFJNDR46FA35CN0SQ5"
-            - not that you can define _popculture_ in today's society that well anyways.
-            there are so many little corners of culture that it's hard to tell what's popular anymore
-
-    % id = "01J1Q8SBGF06SKKJCQKA2QNPT2"
-    - ...don't tell anyone, but I like it that way.
-    I can focus on my art and making it unique.
-    no need to chase trends.
-
-        % id = "01J1Q8SBGFTFAS3BRAGPZC1G0N"
-        - even if it means being called an old fart at some point.
-        timeless > trendy
-
 % id = "01JBAK3T1ZFWVQS5GK6B28MG3M"
+  content.link = "philosophy/i-build-things"
 + :page: "I build things"
 
-    % id = "01JBAK3T1ZMTJS5A9Z5VFFQR0V"
-    - aka how to sound like the most boring software developer ever.
-
-    % id = "01JBAK3T1ZCCJHXGMQSCJVEN93"
-    - I can't count the amount of times I've heard this phrase.
-    You say it, and it sounds so profound.
-    So grand.
-
-        % id = "01JBAK3T1Z2DX52MEK755C2NZH"
-        - *You. Build. Things.* after all.
-
-        % id = "01JBAK3T1ZW84TQ6SZBPSP0EQZ"
-        + but behind those no words is no substance.
-        You build things, so what?
-
-            % id = "01JBAK3T1Z7BPG32ZDD9Q5SZAX"
-            - [the film starts, the film ends. nothing is said inbetween.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SILVQpqmH7U){.secret}
-
-            % id = "01JBAK3T1Z09EMEVYZDWM1Z9MX"
-            - [humpty dumpty sat on the wall...](https://youtu.be/AIxY_Y9TGWI?t=475)
-
-    % id = "01JBAK3T1ZYGQTNCQTVFK3CF37"
-    - if you're so uncreative as to _only_ be able to say you build things...
-    yeah you're not very creative are you.
-
-    % id = "01JBAK3T1Z472KF0XFYZNNXA6Z"
-    - liquidex yells at cloud.
-
-        % id = "01JBAK3T1ZHGDQFZNYGY941QDX"
-        - there's a reason I call myself a programming wizard.
-        that one word tells you so much more about my nature than "I build things."
-
-            % id = "01JBAK3T1ZR1E3BPTTEQ1YDE0H"
-            - the wizard part is about wanting to go deeper, to explore every nook and cranny of the software I obsess over.
-            uncover arcane knowledge few to no people know about.
-
-    % id = "01JBAK3T1ZDXXXC5KEAZD0JWGA"
-    - fucking, EVERYBODY builds things in this industry, arrite
-
-        % id = "01JBAK3T1Z2N453PMF5Q2NZFDJ"
-        - "I build things" is something literally _every_ creative can say.
-
-    % id = "01JBAK3T1ZB00ANB28N21G2DZK"
-    + by the way here's a funny: <https://godly.website/>
-    have fun browsing bad UX design xoxo
-
-        % id = "01JBAK3T1Z3DE0D6EW7C5GAEB9"
-        - this website feels like it never had a UX designer look at it either.
-
-            % id = "01JBAK3T1Z8K7DZJZY3S0CJGWH"
-            - explore the [directory](https://godly.website/directory)---a list of categories, each of which is a link that takes up the entire width of the screen,
-            so you never have any space to autoscroll with your middle mouse button
-
-                % id = "01JBAK3T1Z506G168Q7GPW78QS"
-                - the fact the categories include boring garbage such as: "Agency", "E-commerce", "Startup", "Development", "Mobile App", "Finance", "SaaS",
-                and of course the badges on the front page start with "AI" and "Web3" tells you a lot about the creators.
-
-                "quality" my ass.
-
-        % id = "01JBAK3T1Z9N7ZA6BKER4EQPKA"
-        - this website doesn't even work without JavaScript, even though it's purely static content.
-
-            % id = "01JBAK3T1Z4FWSC4KEEQJJV669"
-            - look I know treehouse barely works without JS, but _at least you can read it._
-
-        % id = "01JBAK3T1Z6QSCGVE9PF9CWFGC"
-        - an entry on this website provoked me to write this.
-        I don't want to call out the specific one because it would be missing the point.
-
 % content.link = "philosophy/nicknames"
   id = "01JBWJ0475CPPP1FTWY1BRDWA6"
 + :page: on nicknames
diff --git a/content/philosophy/hedonic-treadmill.tree b/content/philosophy/hedonic-treadmill.tree
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d08074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/philosophy/hedonic-treadmill.tree
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+%% title = "hedonic treadmill"
+
+% id = "01HFYZKREVV2CX1GYJQ18BJS78"
+- a concept that's incredibly useful in keeping it cool
+
+    % id = "01HFYZKREVVSABAMXQ5C8VTWWD"
+    - because what of those depressing days, if next day you may wake up and feel 100x better
+
+% id = "01HFYZKREVGA2YHKPXYFJ180P4"
+- a concept that's incredibly scary when you love someone
+
+    % id = "01HFYZKREVMKTSY4HXYE5R92HW"
+    - because what of these moments where you're incredibly happy, if you're gonna feel normal
+    tomorrow anyways
+
+% id = "01HFYZKREVJ1GBC41SY44T4JRB"
+- as scary of a concept it is when you're feeling well, it's useful to remember about the
+treadmill when you're down. and don't think that it'll ruin a good day, just don't think about
+it then.
+
diff --git a/content/philosophy/i-build-things.tree b/content/philosophy/i-build-things.tree
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55ce72f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/philosophy/i-build-things.tree
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+%% title = '"I build things"'
+
+% id = "01JBAK3T1ZMTJS5A9Z5VFFQR0V"
+- aka how to sound like the most boring software developer ever.
+
+% id = "01JBAK3T1ZCCJHXGMQSCJVEN93"
+- I can't count the amount of times I've heard this phrase.
+You say it, and it sounds so profound.
+So grand.
+
+    % id = "01JBAK3T1Z2DX52MEK755C2NZH"
+    - *You. Build. Things.* after all.
+
+    % id = "01JBAK3T1ZW84TQ6SZBPSP0EQZ"
+    + but behind those no words is no substance.
+    You build things, so what?
+
+        % id = "01JBAK3T1Z7BPG32ZDD9Q5SZAX"
+        - [the film starts, the film ends. nothing is said inbetween.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SILVQpqmH7U){.secret}
+
+        % id = "01JBAK3T1Z09EMEVYZDWM1Z9MX"
+        - [humpty dumpty sat on the wall...](https://youtu.be/AIxY_Y9TGWI?t=475)
+
+% id = "01JBAK3T1ZYGQTNCQTVFK3CF37"
+- if you're so uncreative as to _only_ be able to say you build things...
+yeah you're not very creative are you.
+
+% id = "01JBAK3T1Z472KF0XFYZNNXA6Z"
+- liquidex yells at cloud.
+
+    % id = "01JBAK3T1ZHGDQFZNYGY941QDX"
+    - there's a reason I call myself a programming wizard.
+    that one word tells you so much more about my nature than "I build things."
+
+        % id = "01JBAK3T1ZR1E3BPTTEQ1YDE0H"
+        - the wizard part is about wanting to go deeper, to explore every nook and cranny of the software I obsess over.
+        uncover arcane knowledge few to no people know about.
+
+% id = "01JBAK3T1ZDXXXC5KEAZD0JWGA"
+- fucking, EVERYBODY builds things in this industry, arrite
+
+    % id = "01JBAK3T1Z2N453PMF5Q2NZFDJ"
+    - "I build things" is something literally _every_ creative can say.
+
+% id = "01JBAK3T1ZB00ANB28N21G2DZK"
++ by the way here's a funny: <https://godly.website/>
+have fun browsing bad UX design xoxo
+
+    % id = "01JBAK3T1Z3DE0D6EW7C5GAEB9"
+    - this website feels like it never had a UX designer look at it either.
+
+        % id = "01JBAK3T1Z8K7DZJZY3S0CJGWH"
+        - explore the [directory](https://godly.website/directory)---a list of categories, each of which is a link that takes up the entire width of the screen,
+        so you never have any space to autoscroll with your middle mouse button
+
+            % id = "01JBAK3T1Z506G168Q7GPW78QS"
+            - the fact the categories include boring garbage such as: "Agency", "E-commerce", "Startup", "Development", "Mobile App", "Finance", "SaaS",
+            and of course the badges on the front page start with "AI" and "Web3" tells you a lot about the creators.
+
+            "quality" my ass.
+
+    % id = "01JBAK3T1Z9N7ZA6BKER4EQPKA"
+    - this website doesn't even work without JavaScript, even though it's purely static content.
+
+        % id = "01JBAK3T1Z4FWSC4KEEQJJV669"
+        - look I know treehouse barely works without JS, but _at least you can read it._
+
+    % id = "01JBAK3T1Z6QSCGVE9PF9CWFGC"
+    - an entry on this website provoked me to write this.
+    I don't want to call out the specific one because it would be missing the point.
+
diff --git a/content/philosophy/in-wisdom-you-become-old.tree b/content/philosophy/in-wisdom-you-become-old.tree
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82be44f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/philosophy/in-wisdom-you-become-old.tree
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+%% title = "in wisdom you become old"
+
+% id = "01J1Q8SBGFNS3ZSSA1QXN83SMH"
++ this is kind of weird, but recently I have noticed I no longer keep up with slang
+
+    % id = "01J1Q8SBGFC6RVTFP1QNR00W0V"
+    - the fuck is a skibidi??
+
+% id = "01J1Q8SBGF170NG9S2AMVGP8NS"
+- maybe this is because I no longer browse memes.
+not on our friend circle's private Discord, not on Reddit, pretty much nowhere
+
+    % id = "01J1Q8SBGFYM90M1YQD1XDDYSM"
+    - memes largely arrive to me directly from specific people.
+    I don't go out to kill boredom with memes anymore.
+
+    % id = "01J1Q8SBGF3Y7M3Q5V1F0TRPHX"
+    - at some point I realized browsing memes adds nothing to my life, and I just stopped doing it.
+    obviously something had to take their place in killing time, and that became... reading [Lobste.rs](https://lobste.rs).
+    I think that's a net positive since you can genuinely learn a lot from people's writing about computing, but getting time for that required abandoning memes.
+
+% id = "01J1Q8SBGF2X8HBDP8YGE9M8YZ"
+- the realization that I gain nothing by browsing memes is probably what one could call a piece of _wisdom_; life knowledge, stuff that shapes your worldview.
+
+    % id = "01J1Q8SBGFF2QSCJR0CWPJ608V"
+    + but by gaining more wisdom, I have lost knowledge of popculture
+
+        % id = "01J1Q8SBGFJNDR46FA35CN0SQ5"
+        - not that you can define _popculture_ in today's society that well anyways.
+        there are so many little corners of culture that it's hard to tell what's popular anymore
+
+% id = "01J1Q8SBGF06SKKJCQKA2QNPT2"
+- ...don't tell anyone, but I like it that way.
+I can focus on my art and making it unique.
+no need to chase trends.
+
+    % id = "01J1Q8SBGFTFAS3BRAGPZC1G0N"
+    - even if it means being called an old fart at some point.
+    timeless > trendy
+
diff --git a/content/philosophy/shut-up.tree b/content/philosophy/shut-up.tree
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7c1dcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/philosophy/shut-up.tree
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+%% title = "just shut up sometimes"
+
+% id = "01HREVZNAH8XFRMVB9G58TPV8R"
+- I just caught myself writing a few paragraphs long comment on [Lobsters](https://lobste.rs) without really understanding what the author of the comment meant in the broader context of the discussion,
+after which I deleted my comment and gave myself a pat on the back for avoiding accidentally derailing the discussion.
+
+    % id = "01HREVZNAHRC9BJZJPH9RE21PE"
+    - this is an unfortunate side effect of the tree-based structure of Lobsters.
+    as much as I like tree-based forums, as they let you focus on many different (off-)topics without cluttering the main thread,
+    it's damn near impossible to keep the broader context of _what the discussion is about_ when the thread nests more than 3 levels deep.
+
+% id = "01HREVZNAH96KPDQAW1YW1FGC5"
+- therefore, if you ever find yourself writing an essay about just how wrong someone is, think to yourself: am I _really_ understanding what's going on in this discussion?
+and if not - maybe just shut up and let the rest of the idiots fan the flames instead.
+