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Thoughts on software, productivity, and the slow work of figuring out how to live well.
Headway Connection Kit for Couples Review: Is It Worth It?
A practical review of the Headway Connection Kit for Couples, including what is inside, who it suits, how it compares with other conversation games, and whether the full kit is worth buying.
We Spend Too Much Time Managing Work Instead of Doing It
Most knowledge workers feel busy all day but struggle to name what they made. Here’s why work became so much management, and how to protect focus.
Nova Scotia needs a yes-if culture
A constructive approach to Nova Scotia housing, resource, and energy projects: not no by default, not approve by default, but yes with clear conditions.
Nova Scotia's resource debate is really about trust
Nova Scotia has real resource opportunities, but each project should be judged by evidence, local upside, environmental risk, and whether the public is being asked to trust too much.
What should come first: the economy or the environment?
A practical way to think about economy-versus-environment tradeoffs: affordability, local capacity, development upside, and environmental risk.
Can guided journaling improve productivity and self-awareness?
A practical look at the Headway Journaling Starter Kit, where guided journaling helps, where it falls short, and who it is best for.
What's actually true about AI data centers?
AI data centers use real electricity and water, but the useful debate depends on location, cooling, grid impact, waste heat, and who benefits.
Why aren't we 3D printing more boats?
Boats are expensive because boatbuilding is slow, manual, and tooling-heavy. Large-format 3D printing may help first with molds and prototypes.
Sauna Is Getting Harder to Ignore
The strongest sauna evidence points to frequent Finnish-style sauna use, but humidity, core temperature, timing, and fertility caveats all change the practical dose.
AI-native pods are the startup advantage inside companies
Brian Armstrong's Coinbase memo points to a bigger shift in org design: small AI-native pods that move with startup speed inside larger companies.
People Are Vibe-Coding Their Own Productivity Games
AI coding tools are making personalized productivity software cheap enough to build for one person's brain. That may extend the long tail of niche software.
Digital Gravity: How Small Founders Build Inescapable Brands with AI
Digital gravity is how small founders create enough useful surface area that buyers, mentions, links, and inbound leads start orbiting them.