Garden Mantis is a text-first writing space for people who want to think clearly in a distracted world.
Most of the internet is designed to keep you scrolling, reacting, and consuming more than you intended. Garden Mantis does the opposite. It is deliberately calm, deliberately minimal, and deliberately focused on ideas that reward slow reading.
Here you’ll find essays on focus, psychology, work, relationships, and modern life. Some pieces are practical. Some are reflective. All of them are written to reduce noise, not add to it.
This is not a site built for speed or stimulation. It is built for attention.
What you’ll find here
- Thoughtful essays written to be read slowly
- Clear explanations without hype or urgency
- Ideas that connect across work, relationships, and identity
- Writing that respects your intelligence
- A space designed for depth rather than distraction
What you won’t find here
- No flashy visuals or clickbait
- No endless notifications or pop-ups
- No trending outrage or hot takes
- No shallow listicles written for algorithms
- No pressure to consume more than you want
Garden Mantis is intentionally quiet. That is the point.