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Everything's here: short texts about AI and people, work, career, and the psychology of acceleration. Some grew into articles; most stayed essays.

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20268 essays

D19-E15 D.S. (18 October)The AI Mastery Ladder D62-E14 D.S. (22 August)Poems, the Personality Model, and the System Prompt D10-E14 D.S. (1 July)Welcome to the Beta-Future D5-E13 D.S. (18 March)You Are Not Alone D3-E13 D.S. (16 March)Second Brain D98-E12 D.S. (11 March)The Half-Life of Mastery D91-E12 D.S. (4 March)You Are a Neural Net. And That's Priceless.D64-E12 D.S. (5 February)The FOMO Storm

202525 essays

D58-E11 D.S. (22 October)The Comfort Zone D45-E11 D.S. (9 October)Temporary Contracts D39-E11 D.S. (3 October)Make interviews fun again D39-E11 D.S. (3 October)Techno-FOMO D52-E10 D.S. (8 July)Using LLMs to Prep for a Job Interview D50-E10 D.S. (6 July)Be awful. Be honest. Be free D50-E10 D.S. (6 July)Avoiding Burnout in Life Coaching: The Art of Sustainable Impact D50-E10 D.S. (6 July)Ways to improve your thinking D50-E10 D.S. (6 July)Interview as Equals D50-E10 D.S. (6 July)Making the World Mine D50-E10 D.S. (6 July)When You "Can't Keep Up With Anything"D50-E10 D.S. (6 July)Realness D50-E10 D.S. (6 July)The Word "Just"D40-E10 D.S. (26 June)LLMs and the Career Wardrobe D38-E10 D.S. (24 June)Video Games Matter Most D31-E10 D.S. (17 June)Bruce Lee vs the Neural Net D96-E9 D.S. (13 May)Being accommodating — is it good for your career?D93-E9 D.S. (10 May)The Metaverse Isn't What You Think D70-E9 D.S. (17 April)Human Context D61-E9 D.S. (8 April)Try Again D60-E9 D.S. (7 April)Talk to Your Computer D56-E9 D.S. (3 April)One Level of Politeness D55-E9 D.S. (2 April)Your Professional Brand: What It Is and Why You Need One D53-E9 D.S. (31 March)Fireworks Photos on Your Phone D45-E9 D.S. (23 March)On Love

20223 essays

D62-E3 P.S. (5 April)Japan and Cultural Differences D61-E3 P.S. (4 April)Vulnerability is the key to trust D60-E3 P.S. (3 April)300 Runs in a Row

201610 essays

D42-E24 P.S. (15 June)Japan and Earthquakes D30-E24 P.S. (3 June)Japan, the Mongols, and the Kamikaze D27-E24 P.S. (31 May)Japan and the Cherry Blossoms D27-E24 P.S. (31 May)Japan and Suicide D13-E24 P.S. (17 May)Japan and Food D91-E25 P.S. (25 April)Japan, Porn, and Sex D89-E25 P.S. (23 April)Japan and the Problem With Politeness D83-E25 P.S. (17 April)Japan and Workaholism D81-E25 P.S. (15 April)Japan and Arcades D73-E25 P.S. (7 April)The Japanese, the Europeans, and Two Barrels