Start Here
Welcome. If you are here, you are probably interested in one or more of three things: how artificial intelligence is changing what it means to be human, why ambitious people so often struggle with rest and satisfaction, and how small technical tools can remove friction from everyday life.
This page is a quick orientation to the blog, the main themes I write about, and a few good starting points if you are new here.
1. AI, Meaning, and Taste
These essays explore what happens when generation becomes free — when anyone can create anything with a prompt — and what remains uniquely human: taste, judgment, agency, and meaning.
- Everyone Can Code Everything Now. So, Why Does Almost All of It Feel Wrong? — on why taste and judgment are the real moat in an age of infinite generation.
- The Quiet Erosion: How AI Is Rewriting Human Agency Without Asking Permission — on how convenience slowly trains us to stop choosing.
- The Outsourced Self: When Meaning Becomes a Machine’s Job — on the temptation to let systems do the work of deciding what matters.
2. Psychology of Ambition, Rest, and Growth
This cluster looks at the inner life of high achievers: why it is hard to switch off, how growth culture hijacked happiness, and what it really means to start something new.
- Why High Achievers Can’t Switch Off (And What to Do About It) — the neuroscience and psychology behind the “always-on” brain.
- Addicted to Progress: How Growth Culture Hijacked Happiness — on the difference between a life organised around growth and a life that is actually good.
- Where It All Begins: The Psychology of Starting Something New — on why beginnings feel so hard and what actually gets us to move.
3. Tools, Automation, and Small Fixes
Every so often, I build and write about small technical tools that remove friction from daily life — from streaming choices to publishing workflows.
- Tired of Clicking Around to Check IMDB Ratings While Streaming? Here’s the Fix — a Chrome extension that puts IMDB ratings directly on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and Hotstar thumbnails.
- How to Automatically Publish Articles to Your Blog Using the Cloud WordPress MCP — on wiring AI assistants directly into your WordPress publishing flow.
If You Are New Here
If you want a single place to start, read these three in order:
- Where It All Begins: The Psychology of Starting Something New
- Addicted to Progress: How Growth Culture Hijacked Happiness
- Everyone Can Code Everything Now. So, Why Does Almost All of It Feel Wrong?
They will give you a good sense of what this site is about: the psychology beneath ambition, the ways AI is reshaping our inner and outer lives, and how to build a life that is effective without being hollow.
About Me
For a fuller bio, see the author notes at the end of most posts. The short version: I work at the intersection of strategy, education, and social impact, and write to make sense of the tensions between ambition, meaning, and technology.
Start Here: How to Read This Blog
Start here if you want a map instead of a feed. The blog is organized around AI and meaning, psychology of ambition, organizational behavior, and practical tools that remove friction from daily work.
The best way to use it is to follow the question that is already alive for you. If you are thinking about AI, begin with the essays on agency, taste, and communication. If you are thinking about work, begin with leadership, loyalty, and hidden performance systems.
Start here when you want the shortest route into the archive. The most useful path is usually the one that matches the question you are already carrying.
Start Here: Related Reading
Start here with the essays that match your current question. For AI and meaning, read The Quiet Erosion. For ambition and rest, read Why High Achievers Can’t Switch Off.
Start With One Question
Start with the question that brought you here. If the question is about AI, begin with agency and taste. If the question is about ambition, begin with rest and progress. If the question is about work, begin with leadership and systems.
Start small, follow one thread, and let the archive become useful gradually.