Essays

If AI makes execution cheap, we should be awash in great ideas made real. We aren't. A two-axis framework for understanding when AI actually works — and why you are the variable that matters most.

Why are we obsessed with mental maps, idea libraries, and organizing our minds?

Writing to explain and debate concepts is a valuable, costly, and increasingly rare signal of human thinking in the age of AI. But why?

A meta post about the messy process of writing — with a proof of concept that makes every draft, deletion, and revision visible.

A deliberate seven-day AI detox revealed surprising cognitive improvements and a clearer relationship with the tools.

Comparing OpenAI's Codex suite vs. the Claude ecosystem — an Apple vs. Android showdown for AI tools.

AI agents as interface collapsers — the John Henry legend reimagined for the age of AI.

AI creates a tectonic division in work value — the fast-cheap-quality triangle breaks, and the middle disappears.

Weekend explorations in Replit, Codex, and Claude — deterministic vs nondeterministic code, and what's the equivalent of biking?

AI creates divergence based on thinking styles — decomposition thinking, Shu-Ha-Ri mastery, and the death of the middle.

The rise of the tech redneck and gingham collar worker — AI erases the barrier between blue-collar and white-collar work.

There's never been a more accessible revolution since the advent of fire — story generators, workout trackers, and journaling.

The inaugural post — choosing 'Exposure' as a word to carry into the new year. Making invisible work visible.