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  • May 28, 2024

    A Personal Journey Towards Extended Intelligence, or: Getting Intimate With Chet

    I’ve come to allow “Chet” entry to my most private quarters.


  • March 15, 2024

    Don’t Innovate, Imitate!

    We’re all copycats. Trying too hard to be unique will most likely just cause stagnation.


  • February 2, 2024

    The Case Against “Deep Work”

    The notion of deep work provides a great excuse for not getting shit done.


  • July 25, 2023

    The Innovative Stance

    Ideation can only happen within a demarcated design space, and the inherent paradox there of course, is that you won’t know where to draw the lines of that space until you’ve developed a fair idea of what you’ll ideate about.


  • February 5, 2023

    Engineering Isn’t What it Used to Be

    The toolbox of modern engineering contains a motley mix of approaches.


  • December 1, 2022

    The Future of Design Education is Soft and Squishy

    A sponge maximises surface area to build capacity for absorption. We should try to be more sponge-like.


  • November 11, 2022

    The Shadow of Greatness : ‘The Worst Person in the World’ and Fear of Creativity

    Creativity is scary. You want to have access to it in your life, but also to keep it at arms length, lest it consumes you.


  • October 31, 2022

    Two Types of Failure : Bitter Lessons from General Magic

    I’m not a religious person but I had a next to spiritual experience the other day.


  • September 23, 2022

    The Writing Habit

    When pivotal events occur in life, you often fail to notice them at the time. When it comes to writing, there has been two such occasions for me.


  • September 15, 2022

    Introducing Straddle, a Framework For Validating Startup Ideas

    A good framework paves a way for the mind, making it easier to grasp a reality which will always remain chaotic in its essence.


  • April 18, 2022

    My Cup of Tea : A Reflection on Craft

    Every move the bar man man makes while preparing my tea is perfectly measured, it’s like watching a Tai-Chi master.


  • November 15, 2020

    Creative Doesn’t Mean Nice : Striking the Balance in Company Culture

    Culture can be a company’s most valuable asset, but creative a good one is hard.

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