Posts

All the articles I've posted.

• We Need a Name for This New Thing

  Published:Aug 22, 2025 |  at 12:00 PM

  How I Produced a 300-Page Book in Three Months Using AI - exploring the new creative processes that emerge when AI touches every part of production.

• Return and Recognition: The Meaning of Homecoming

  Published:Aug 16, 2025 |  at 12:00 AM

  Why homecoming still matters in a world of everywhere fans

• Auftragstaktik

  Published:Aug 14, 2025 |  at 10:00 AM

  Exploring the German military doctrine of Auftragstaktik - command by intent rather than detailed instructions - and how it applies to modern leadership and management.

• First Impressions

  Published:Aug 12, 2025 |  at 12:00 AM

  How opinions get made in the wild, why they often feel sturdy but rest on thin ice, and how agenda setting, priming, framing, and moral identity can be used to shape them.

• How Frontier LLMs Perceive Status

  Published:Aug 1, 2025 |  at 06:00 AM

  Frontier LLMs were asked to generate high‑status objects and activities, then score them. The results show a shared core of prestige signals and where models diverge as temperature rises.

• The Comfort Paradox

  Published:Jul 31, 2025 |  at 12:00 PM

  Modern life optimizes for frictionlessness. This essay outlines how calibrated difficulty builds capacity, why incentives drive adoption, and how to design for readiness without moralizing.