Writing
Notes
Short, irregular writing on systems engineering, AI tooling, and whatever else is rattling around. Mostly written so future-me has a map. RSS
·2 min read
The problem behind the task
A small task can be a window into a bigger problem.
- #engineering
- #systems-thinking
- #ai
·2 min read
Sirens, and the islands worth stopping for
Christopher Nolan's Odyssey movie and a mythology podcast pulled me into Homer, Deep Work named my distraction problem — and a Prime Video obsession reminded me that not every detour is a trap.
- #reading
- #focus
- #family
·3 min read
A summer reset — soccer, fiction, and guarding my evenings
What the World Cup underdogs remind me about effort, why I'm reading fiction again, and the case for protecting empty evenings — plus my own take on ruthless prioritization.
- #life
- #reflection
- #focus
·3 min read
A handful of things I picked up this week
Naval on selling what you believe in, the 4 Cs that will outlast AI, India's thorium reserves, learning AI by using it, and the Wealth Ladder mental model.
- #ai
- #career
- #learning
·3 min read
How I built this website (mostly by vibe-coding it)
A static Next.js site, a public library RSS feed, a Spotify scraper, and a daily cron. No backend, no database, ~$10/year all-in.
- #meta
- #engineering
- #web