Words as Math: The Shape of Meaning

Type "king - man + woman" into an AI and you get "queen." This isn't magic—it's math. When AI turns language into numbers, meaning isn't in definitions but in patterns. Could this be how meaning really works in our minds too—not as dictionary entries, but as a map of connections?

Assisted Reflection: Mind Mirrors and Digital Echoes

Ever trapped in the ruthless spiral of your own mind, thoughts circling like vultures? AI doesn't just listen—it fractures these mental loops with merciless precision. Your scattered thoughts return weaponized against your own confusion, transformed from internal hurricane to navigable stars.

Why Can't We Find Addresses With The Radio On?

That instinctive reach for the volume knob when searching for an address? Your brain's running out of RAM. Closing unnecessary tabs—music processing down, visual navigation up—cognitive efficiency in silent action.

How (LLM) AI Sees Language Through Token-Colored Glasses

Ever wonder why AI misunderstands simple concepts yet writes perfect poetry? It never sees words—just statistical puzzle pieces called tokens. Your "cat" becomes numerical patterns with no inherent catness. What happens when thinking is built on language fragments?

Brain Training Wheels: How Morning Routines Prevent Daily Wobbles

Ever wonder why skipping your morning routine makes your whole day feel like riding a bike in traffic without training wheels? Your prefrontal cortex is trying to tell you something interesting about structure and freedom...

The Social Skin of Everyday Objects

Ever felt weirdly naked without your hat? Picture your brain drawing invisible walls: private-you inside, public-you outside, hat as the doorway between worlds. That strange 'missing' sensation reveals how ordinary objects become powerful psychological border guards.

The Conversational Advantage (To LLM Prompting)

Is AI actually smarter when we stop treating it like a computer? When we just talk—messy, tangential, and human—AI systems access neural pathways they can't reach through rigid commands. Natural conversation might unlocks creative connections that structured prompts can't.

The Protective Wonder Effect

Ever noticed how chasing random knowledge blocks out everything else? It's not coincidence—your brain might just be building a dopamine force field against anxiety. That rabbit hole of "useless facts" could be your mind's most ingenious self-protection system.

Why Time Sometimes Zooms and Sometimes Crawls

Time isn't a constant stream but a malleable experience shaped by your attention. The same 30 minutes can vanish in focused work or stretch endlessly at a red light—all because your brain processes time differently depending on where you focus.

Beyond Shiny Objects: When Technology Finally Matters (to me)

I spent years watching people worship at the altar of shiny gadgets, puzzled by their devotion. Then AI showed up – not as another toy, but as a mirror reflecting my thoughts in ways I'd never seen before. The magic wasn't in what it did, but in how it transformed my thinking itself.

Why Do We Want Familiar Morning Music?

Why do we seek "comfort food for the ears" during especially in early morning? It has to do with sleep inertia and activating motor regions instead of demanding analytical processing.

Detail Work: The Conveyor Belt and Hero's Journey

Technical details without narrative structure become overwhelming—like chocolates on a runaway conveyor belt. By framing implementation challenges as episodes in a Hero's Journey, complex skills become meaningful chapters in an ongoing story rather than disconnected tasks.