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  • Jul 1, 2026

    Good Enough is a Strategy

    Reflecting on how aiming for 'good enough' gets you further than optimizing for best

    #thinking #mindset
  • Jun 20, 2026

    Balancing AI

    A reflection on learning, friction, and choosing which parts of the work we want to keep for ourselves.

    #thinking #learning #ai
  • Jun 13, 2026

    A Soul Takes the Shape of What It Turns Toward

    A reflection on environments, neuroplasticity, and becoming more intentional about what forms us.

    #thinking
  • Jun 7, 2026

    Inspirare

    Sometimes more control and structure isn't the fix for a creative block.

    #thinking
  • Jun 2, 2026

    The Doorman Fallacy

    About the forgotten costs of automation.

    #thinking
  • May 28, 2026

    Why I Taught Software Testing with Cars

    What is a teacher actually doing when they reach for an analogy?

    #communication #learning #thinking
  • May 24, 2026

    Learning Terrain Model pt. 5 – Slow Feedback, Complex Domain

    The rules aren't stable and real iterations are almost impossibly rare. How do you build judgment when some of them only come once?

    #frameworks #learning
  • May 23, 2026

    Learning Terrain Model pt. 4 – Fast Feedback, Complex Domain

    Iterations are cheap, but the rules aren't stable. How do you extract real signal when the domain keeps moving under you?

    #frameworks #learning
  • May 20, 2026

    Learning Terrain Model pt. 3 – Slow Feedback, Complicated Domain

    The patterns are real and the rules exist. How do you build mastery when chances to practice them are rare and expensive?

    #frameworks #learning
  • May 16, 2026

    Learning Terrain Model pt. 2 – Fast Feedback, Complicated Domain

    The rules are real and every iteration is cheap. How do you make sure the repetitions are actually building something?

    #frameworks #learning
  • May 10, 2026

    The Learning Terrain Model

    Not all learning is the same kind of problem. The approach that works in one environment can actively slow you down in another.

    #frameworks #learning
  • May 9, 2026

    The Case for Charitable Interpretations

    On criticism, charitable interpretations, and the brief pause that changes what happens next.

    #communication #mindset
  • May 8, 2026

    The Quiet Pull Toward Distanced Leadership

    Good leaders believe in the people around them. Here's why they still end up alone.

    #leadership #mindset
  • May 4, 2026

    What If Easy Answers Are the Problem?

    Easy answers tend to kill curiosity. Unless you use new information to ask better questions, the journey might end the moment you find the answer.

    #curiosity #learning #thinking
  • May 3, 2026

    Tacit Knowledge in the World of AI

    As AI handles more of the analytical work, what happens to the knowledge that resists being articulated?

    #ai #learning #thinking
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