Everything’s Fine, Thanks for Asking

Imagine this:

Oct 3 • 

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September 2025

When the Pebble Gets Smoothed

Sanding down the rough edges of ineptitude

Sep 29 • 

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Ctrl Alt Deleaf: why joy at work is serious business

Joy at work isn’t fluff.

Sep 19 • 

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Better to Play and Lose

Friendship isn’t sustained by WhatsApp guilt or Outlook reminders – it grows through the small, awkward rituals of showing up.

Sep 15 • 

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Sk8er Office Boi

September brings sharpened pencils, coffee queues, and a decision: I’m not hiding anymore.

Sep 7 • 

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August 2025

In praise of friction: why life needs its rough edges

We’ve been sold the dream of a frictionless life — food at a tap, TV without pause, dopamine on demand. But convenience is leaving us cold. The truth is…

Aug 30 • 

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BREAKING: Philosophers Worldwide Down Tools, Demand Nothing in Particular

Dateline: Everywhere and Nowhere, Simultaneously

Aug 15 • 

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A Hopeful History, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves

If you want to see the best of people, start by assuming it’s there.

Aug 9 • 

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Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There

How a week with an anxious horse reminded me that presence beats problem-solving.

Aug 1 • 

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July 2025

Why I'm done saying "I have ADHD"

A few weeks ago, we talked about labels.

Jul 25 • 

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Why Would an Intelligent AI Want to Clean Your Floor?

Or: How Raising a Teenager Taught Me More About Consciousness Than Any Tech Conference Ever Could

Jul 18 • 

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We Need to Talk About Labels

Stations on the way to something better.

Jul 12 • 

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