12
Mar
The Trust-First Performance Loop
We've been telling ourselves a story about how agencies succeed:
"Deliver results first, earn trust second."
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Charles Blain
11
Mar
The Third Ear Principle
In 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Soviet submarine B-59 was ready to launch a nuclear torpedo. The standing order
1 min read
10
Mar
Stop Fixing, Start Refactoring
We call it "organizational baggage" and tell people to leave it at the door.
But that's
1 min read
07
Mar
The Title Trap
Highest-paid person speaks first. Everyone nods. Best ideas stay silent.
HiPPO culture. And it's killing your best thinking.
1 min read
06
Mar
The Question Greenhouse
With Deepseek R1, OpenAi 03 and Claude 3.7, we see the emergence of reasoners, AI capable of deep research.
05
Mar
Perfect Code, Imperfect Reality
I watched my colleague build a Google Apps Script to automate our audits.
Hours of perfect AI code generation... promises
1 min read
04
Mar
The Recognition Revolution
We've been thinking about learning all wrong.
Traditional learning optimizes for retention:
Memorize → Review → Test → Repeat
A closed
03
Mar
The Echo Chamber's Lullaby
I recently noticed something unsettling about my reading habits.
I couldn't remember the last time I strongly disagreed
1 min read
28
Feb
The Lighthouse Strategy
The lighthouse keeper adjusted the beam's direction by three degrees west.
Night after night, he did this to
1 min read
27
Feb
The Overthinking Tax
We blame our burnout on long hours and endless tasks.
But that's not what drains us most.
The