A prompt is a constraint, not a command
Reframing prompting as setting the boundaries of a search space rather than issuing instructions. Still testing where this breaks.
May 2026Working notes.
Unfinished thoughts, experiments and observations from the field, a digital garden of ideas in construction. Less polished than the essays, more alive.
On Meadows' leverage points
The most powerful interventions are the ones we resist most, paradigms, not parameters. Returning to this constantly.
May 2026Meetings as feedback delays
Most "communication problems" at work are really delays in a feedback loop. Worth a longer essay.
Apr 2026Does writing by hand change the thought?
Collecting evidence on motor encoding and memory. Suspicion: the friction is the point.
Apr 2026Attention residue is underrated
The cost of task-switching isn't the switch, it's the part of your mind still on the last thing.
Mar 2026Compliance ↔ systems thinking
A control framework is just a model of how an organization believes it works. Mismatch = risk.
Mar 2026Energy is the real budget
Time management assumes hours are interchangeable. They aren't. Designing around energy, not calendars.
Feb 2026The judgment layer doesn't scale, yet
Everything around the decision can be automated. The decision itself is where the human stays.
Feb 2026Slow thinking is expensive on purpose
Kahneman's System 2 as a metabolic cost, not a flaw. We're built to conserve.
Jan 2026