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LATEST ESSAYS

Cheap Intelligence, Expensive Trust

AI is making good output easier to produce. That does not make people less valuable. It changes what people are valued for.

Mar 26, 2026

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8 min read

The Safest Jobs No Longer Look the Same

AI is squeezing digital work just as instability raises the value of essential human work

Mar 19, 2026

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6 min read

What Still Holds

When the world gets tense, you stop caring about what looks smooth and start noticing what is actually strong.

Mar 12, 2026

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5 min read

Stability is a Prerequisite for Work

A short note from Dubai

Mar 5, 2026

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5 min read

AI is the new scapegoat

The new corporate move is moral outsourcing

Feb 26, 2026

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6 min read

Growth Without Jobs Isn’t a Paradox

The work economy is splitting in two: strong headlines above, tight doors below

Feb 19, 2026

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9 min read

All Decisions are Tradeoffs

Why leadership is really resource allocation

Feb 12, 2026

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7 min read

The Purple Squirrel Problem

A hiring myth about control, and the quiet costs you do not track

Feb 5, 2026

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8 min read

Layoffs and Second Order Effects

What changes after the headcount number changes

Jan 29, 2026

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8 min read

The Business Card Treadmill

Networking events and the addiction to looking busy

Jan 22, 2026

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8 min read

I write essays on work, life, and decision-making that aim to stay useful long after they’re written. If this resonates, you’ll probably enjoy what comes next.

LATEST ESSAYS

Cheap Intelligence, Expensive Trust

The Safest Jobs No Longer Look the Same

What Still Holds

Stability is a Prerequisite for Work

AI is the new scapegoat

Growth Without Jobs Isn’t a Paradox

All Decisions are Tradeoffs

The Purple Squirrel Problem

Layoffs and Second Order Effects

The Business Card Treadmill

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