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I Don't Like Office Politics
A leader once called my younger self an idiot for saying I didn't like politics. A lesson ensued.
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Every Decision Is Just the Beginning
We treat decisions as fixed points when they're really just one step in a continuous process. The choices that follow matter just as much as the first.
Slanting the Board
Past a certain strength, chess is won one move at a time: each move slants the board a little further, until the weaker player can't find a good move at all.
Engagement Speak
A name for the way everyone writes now: writing shaped by what the algorithm rewards rather than by what the writer means.
A Tool for Intuition
LLMs stopped being bad at math by using a calculator. I spent a weekend turning Jev, a model that answers with a decision and a confidence and no reasons, into a tool for a regular LLM.
Two Engines
A world-class team that builds and a world-class team that sells. Most leaders never honestly ask which they have, and having one without the other is more frustrating than having neither.
Taking Stock
A renewal notice marked a year of writing here and on LinkedIn. A moment to look back, not a verdict.
Vinyl Floors and AI
Modern houses use materials that pretend to be something they're not. The result looks right but feels wrong. AI output has the same problem.
Find the Quiet Ones
Skip the best-practice posts. Find people doing remarkable work and figure out how they do it.
GTD in the Age of Judgment
GTD is a judgment practice disguised as a productivity system. In the age of AI, that makes it more relevant than ever.
Journaling Without Writing
I've kept a bullet journal for years. Then voice capture and AI synthesis introduced a different kind of journaling. For now, I'm keeping both.
Collaborate or Delegate
AI's rapid feedback loop is either energizing or exhausting. The difference is whether you're collaborating on one problem or being pulled apart by many.
Capture at Human Speed
AI makes everything possible and nothing restful. Staying intentional means acting on your terms — not reacting to every opportunity the moment it appears.
Converging on Reality
Machine learning models across languages, molecules, and proteins are converging toward similar representations—a hint at underlying structure.
A Map of Gaps
Why knowing what you're bad at matters more than knowing what you're good at—for learning, for work, and for building teams that actually complement each other.
The One Thing Constraint
Good science fiction changes one thing and builds a world around it. Can the same work in product design?
In Appearance Only
Unintentional imposters optimizing for output over outcome. AI just does it even better.
Praise Effort, Not Talent
How cultural differences in praising children shape mindset and what it means for how we raise our own kids.
Ephemeral Software
In the age of AI, it's not the UI that becomes ephemeral—it's the software itself. Code manifests when needed and dissolves when purpose is served.
AI Unblocked My Learning
How AI has restored my ability to learn by doing, bringing back the joy of experimentation that growing responsibilities had made increasingly rare.
Your AI slop is served
A reflection on the 'AI slop' debate, content overload, and why engaging with long-form writing matters more than ever.
Are We Intelligent?
While others were affirming that AIs could not truly think or even understand, I found myself wondering if I was any different.
The Unreality of Work
On the growing disconnect between our daily routines and a world in crisis.