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January 15, 20263 min read

The Last Human Skill

As AI gets better at everything, what's left that's uniquely human? I think it's taste — and taste is weirder than you think.

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July 30, 20253 min read

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Showing Up

Most of what separates people who do things from people who don't isn't talent or strategy. It's just showing up, repeatedly, when it's not fun.

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May 8, 20253 min read

On Collecting Things

Why humans collect — stamps, records, screenshots, bookmarks, knowledge — and what it reveals about our relationship with impermanence.

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