Writing

Notes & ideas

Working through AI in regulated industries, engineering leadership, and the lessons that don’t fit on a résumé.

  • Is AI good or bad for learning?

    It’s such an interesting question, because the answer is both. We’re seeing some really interesting studies right now (I’m sure a lot of you have already come across them) showing that people who studied with ChatGPT remembered far less than people who didn’t. (See link below) The simple version: when we hand our thinking over…

  • Is My Second Brain Actually Helping? Time to Benchmark. 🧠

    In part one I built a local second brain and said it made working with my AI faster and cheaper. Here’s the uncomfortable thing: I didn’t actually know that. It felt faster. That’s a vibe, not a number. So before I keep telling people this works, I wanted to prove it to myself. This post…

  • I Built a Local Second Brain. Now My AI Never Forgets. 🧠

    Every time I opened a new Claude Code session, it started completely blank. No memory of the decisions we made yesterday, no context on the project, just a fresh slate. So I’d re-explain everything. Again. And every time I did that, I was burning time and burning tokens to get back to where we already…

  • Modern Writing and Changing Platforms

    I’ve never been a great writer. I’ve struggled with it ever since I was a kid. English wasn’t my first language, and I learned mostly by looking at pictures and talking to people. When I speak, though, I’ve always been verbose and eloquent, and that’s allowed me to build a strong career. My communication skills…