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Essays on AI, automation, and building a life you love. Published on Substack.

June 1, 2026

The danger of being Average

Story 1-1 The beginning

May 25, 2026

What a 20-Year-Old With Five Companies Taught Me About Being Human

Neil Builds Worlds Because He Had None

May 4, 2026

The Engineer Who Builds Neural Networks by Hand — And Why That Still Matters

From Rachmaninoff to Neuromorphic Chips: The "From Scratch" Philosophy of William Norden

April 15, 2026

The Zentrepreneur Who Testified Against Tesla's Solar Roof

Toby Corey co-founded USWeb ($3B valuation), ran sales at Tesla Energy (managing a $100M turnaround), and testified under oath that Solar Roof tiles were non-functional.

April 15, 2026

The Man Who Testified Against His Own Company

And Then Built a Philosophy

April 3, 2026

She Didn't Build a Rocket. She Built the Traffic Light.

the Kessler Effect

March 31, 2026

The Quarter Started. I'm Already Drowning.

Let me be honest about something.

March 29, 2026

The High-Agency Architect:

Andrey Marey on Discipline, AI, and the One Thing He'll Never Automate

March 21, 2026

The Golden Decade: 8 Things to Do Between 25 to 35 Seriously Level Up

Knowing is one thing. Actually changing is another.

March 15, 2026

The Luxury of Slowing Down

I counted once. In a single week, there were eleven new AI model announcements. Eleven. And that wasn’t even a big week.

March 5, 2026

The Weight of "My Business"

On fear, comfort zones, and the quiet courage it takes to build something when no one — not even you — is fully convinced yet.

February 25, 2026

The Y-Combinator Effect

How a High-Stakes Environment Shapes Success

February 24, 2026

Privacy VS. Productivity

The best MCP for your work

February 16, 2026

The Art of Being Human

AI flourishes, but Human matters

February 9, 2026

From Varsity Wrestling to Winning at Nvidia: The Art of Being "Cooked"

The Sim-to-Real Gap: Why Your Robots Are Lying to You

January 29, 2026

Still Human? The Bioengineer Building the Technology of Tomorrow 🛠️

Michael Yoshimura is building things that didn't exist yesterday.

January 24, 2026

The Study Tool That Actually Changed How I Learn in 2026

(No, Seriously)

January 17, 2026

The AI Trifecta:

Three Stories That Defined Tech This Week

January 11, 2026

Eating My Way Through New York & Boston

(On a Student Budget)

December 27, 2025

Carrying Everything Underground

A quiet moment in the subway that revealed the weight of survival

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