Notes across startup building, AI agents, self-development, travel, social design, and urban planning — written from whatever I'm actually in the middle of.
Eudaemonia
October 29, 2026
I tried walks, a desk by the window and more fresh air for my brain fog. What helped was a therapist's homework: lie outside, do nothing, and let my thoughts finish. The research on resting brains explains why.
Social
October 8, 2026
My friends were split across six different messaging apps depending on how we met. Beeper put them in one inbox, and that changed who I actually stayed in touch with, not just how many apps I opened.
Urban Planning
October 7, 2026
A public court with open games and a loose rotation does, informally, exactly what good urban design is supposed to do on purpose.
Travel
October 4, 2026
A four-step loop for award travel: lock in a flexible booking as your safety net, then let price alerts do the waiting for you.
Eudaemonia
September 30, 2026
Delaying coffee until the adenosine flush, and going to zero rather than 'less' on processed sugar — why the all-or-nothing version is actually the easier one.
AI & Agents
September 30, 2026
Why a single do-everything AI assistant underperforms a routed fleet of narrow ones — and what the routing table actually has to get right.