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From Dollhouse to LEGO Bricks: Why Patterns Bea...
Frameworks = dollhouses. Nice, but you're stuck with someone else's design. Pattern languages = LEGO bricks. Build what actually fits your context. Stop rearranging furniture and start building something that...
From Dollhouse to LEGO Bricks: Why Patterns Bea...
Frameworks = dollhouses. Nice, but you're stuck with someone else's design. Pattern languages = LEGO bricks. Build what actually fits your context. Stop rearranging furniture and start building something that...

“You are arrogant, condescending, and disrespec...
Criticism stings—but not all critiques are created equal. Meet six archetypes for giving and taking feedback, from the Peacekeeper to the Demagogue, and learn when to ignore, engage, or fight...
“You are arrogant, condescending, and disrespec...
Criticism stings—but not all critiques are created equal. Meet six archetypes for giving and taking feedback, from the Peacekeeper to the Demagogue, and learn when to ignore, engage, or fight...

AI Alignment? How About Human Alignment?
What's the point of AI alignment when we still suck at aligning humans? The real-time alignment check is like a test harness for human behavior.
AI Alignment? How About Human Alignment?
What's the point of AI alignment when we still suck at aligning humans? The real-time alignment check is like a test harness for human behavior.

Don't Panic!—The AI Job Apocalypse Is Coming (B...
Two billion years ago, a new technology emerged that killed almost everything on Earth—and created the conditions for a sprawling new ecosystem of biological innovation.
Don't Panic!—The AI Job Apocalypse Is Coming (B...
Two billion years ago, a new technology emerged that killed almost everything on Earth—and created the conditions for a sprawling new ecosystem of biological innovation.

I'm Not Quitting Substack and I Refuse to Use Grok
Change only sticks when you answer 3 questions: Why care? What’s the payoff? And how do I start? That's how to change yourself (and others).
I'm Not Quitting Substack and I Refuse to Use Grok
Change only sticks when you answer 3 questions: Why care? What’s the payoff? And how do I start? That's how to change yourself (and others).

Who Wants to Read Four Hours a Day? I Do.
How many CEOs do you know who spend their time reading and reflecting for four hours a day? It's no wonder we find little inspiration among today's senior leaders.
Who Wants to Read Four Hours a Day? I Do.
How many CEOs do you know who spend their time reading and reflecting for four hours a day? It's no wonder we find little inspiration among today's senior leaders.

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