Questions about meaning, uncertainty, digital life, and philosophical traditions without pretending to have final answers.
Somewhere along the way, the story of Cook Ding became a productivity meme. A butcher carves an ox for a ruler, his knife moves like a dance, and after nineteen years the blade still looks brand-new. The story gets quoted as a parable of effortless mastery: f…
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The word usually arrives as an accusation. When someone is called a cynic in ordinary English, the charge is that everybody is only interes…
There is a strange badge of honor in being always reachable. We reply to messages at midnight, check emails during lunch, and carry our pho…
Years ago, forgetting happened quietly. An awkward sentence faded from a friend's memory, an old photo stayed inside a drawer, and a bad de…
Convenience rarely looks dangerous. It appears as a button that saves three steps, an app that remembers our choice, or a subscription that…
Digital Ownership — Why It's Not Enough to Store Personal Files in the CloudThere is a sense of relief when an important file has moved to …
A while back, I spent a Saturday night moving all my notes from one note-taking app to another. The reason is classic: there is a new featu…
Some time ago I just opened an old folder in cloud storage for fun. There are photos from 2014, blog notes that have never been published, …
White Space in the Age of AI — Why Not Everything Needs to be Answered ImmediatelyLately I often notice a small habit: when I have a questi…
Caring for Digital Tools — Why Not Everything Should Be Replaced When New One Is NewThere were times when the laptop I was using felt slow,…
