AI, Engineering & Product Essays

Founder Mode or Manager Mode? I think neither.

My "hot take" on the founder mode or manager mode debate.

A Step-By-Step Guide in How to Fail At Casting Your Vision

Learn These AI Tricks To Build Apps From Scratch Fast

Humanizing Our Future Fluency

How An AI Collaborator Can Amplify Your Abilities

Discover the advantages of an AI collaborator and ways AI can help you accelerate making your ideas better.

What I Write and Talk About: Intersections of Innovation

A breakdown of the topics I cover on my blog and how I've broken them down.

Future Fluency: 10 Skills & Mindsets For Pulling The Future Into The Present

Discover the key traits of future fluent individuals who thrive in our rapidly changing world. Learn how adaptability, continuous learning, technology curiosity, and cross-disciplinary thinking are shaping the creators of tomorrow.

How Quadrant Charts Can Revolutionize Your Thinking

Divide and conquer confusion by mastering quadrant charts for instant clarity.

Setting up Rapid Logging for Obsidian on iOS and MacOS

Technical guide to implementing rapid logging with Raycast, iOS Shortcuts, and Obsidian.

44 Whacky Check-In Questions for Your Next Meeting

44 whacky check-in questions for your next meeting

Rust Error for mach-o section specifier requires a segment and section separated by comma

How to fix a Rust embed error "LLVM ERROR: Global variable '__INTERRUPTS' has an invalid section specifier '.vector_table.interrupts': mach-o section specifier requires a segment and section separated by a comma.error: could not compile `rp2040-pac` (lib)

Obsidian Properties: Edit YAML Frontmatter as Structured Fields

Obsidian Properties lets you view and edit YAML frontmatter as structured fields — here is how it works, why it matters for Dataview, and how to use it in your publishing and filtering workflows.

Navigating JSON Schema: An Easy and Friendly Exploration

A guide for curious coders and seasoned developers on the meaning, significance and importance of JSON Schema.

How I'm Using MidJourney and ChatGPT

How I'm using some AI tools for experimentation.

What Is An Algorithm?

Learn the basics of what an algorithm is with a simple, everyday example.

What is a SheBang (HashBang) In A Script File

Learn the power and versatility of shebangs, and learn how they dictate the interpreter to execute your code.

Why I Write What I Learn Down

The benefits of writing things down.

Understanding Structured, Non-Structured, and Semi-Structured Data

Learn about structured data and why it's useful

How to Secure a GitHub Action with GitHub Environment Secrets

How to secure a GitHub Action with environment secrets.

Metadata Menu

Learn about the Obsidian Plugin: Metadata Menu