07
May
Quiet Pivot
I watch an eleven-year-old drop her head after failing her tenth consecutive juggling attempt at the community soccer field.
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1 min read
Charles Blain
06
May
Quantum Distraction
The most damaging part of Slack isn't the notification—it's the mental simulation before you see
1 min read
05
May
The Recursive AI Mirror
AI training reshapes us.
When OpenAI's thumbs-up system transformed GPT-4o into a sycophant, it exposed our evaluation blind
1 min read
02
May
Perfect Charts Lie
What if perfect clarity is the enemy of truth?
Every data visualization is an act of intentional deception.
The clearer
01
May
Context Is The New Currency
AI creates a universe of content daily. But meaning remains scarce.
Press a button, and AI generates what once required
30
Apr
Flow Engineering
People don't resist the easy path — they follow it.
In 2003, the music industry declared war on its
1 min read
29
Apr
The Teaching Tool
Every tool before AI stayed silent.
We learned through manuals, teachers, and trial and error.
But AI explains itself in
28
Apr
The Alchemy of Pressure
Pressure doesn't break or make you. Your relationship with it does.
Most people see pressure as a force
25
Apr
Ready Enough
"We need to be fully prepared before starting something important."
Most people believe this. They're wrong.
1 min read
24
Apr
Foresight vs. Prediction
Most people try to predict the future.
They should be cultivating Strategic Foresight instead.
Prediction is about being right about