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I’m Not Using GenAI. I’m Building a System Around It.

I’m Not Using GenAI. I’m Building a System Around It.

A few nights ago, I was hunched over my desk — again — buried in my terminal, switching between VSCode tabs and framework validation logs. My daughter finally broke the silence. “What are you doing? Like, why are you always working in that thing?” I looked over, half-tired, half-exhausted, and asked, “Do

Not Just Fast, But Together

Not Just Fast, But Together

If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together

Is Resilience a Systems Problem?

Is Resilience a Systems Problem?

In my last post, I wrote about the shift from shutdown to speedrun — how we’ve had to adapt, over and over again, just to keep moving. First to survive the pandemic. Now to keep up with AI.

From Shutdown to Speedrun

From Shutdown to Speedrun

The Cost of Surviving the Age of Constant Upgrades

The Calculator Effect

The Calculator Effect

I started checking the calculator even when I already knew the answer. Not because I needed it—because I didn’t trust myself. That’s the part that stuck with me. Not the math. The muscle I stopped using.

Is ChatGPT Doing My Thinking for Me?

Is ChatGPT Doing My Thinking for Me?

This thing can write a clean draft faster than I can finish my coffee. But then I read it back and think—did *I* even say that? Or did I just agree with it because it sounded smart? That’s the trap.

Muscle Memory and Mental Atrophy

Muscle Memory and Mental Atrophy

It starts small. A pause before spelling rhythm. Letting the GPS run when you already know the way. That pause? It used to be fluency. Now it’s drift.