addTaskManager – The Pivot
addTaskManager pivot from complex to simple. Original vision missed market. The turn—radical simplification toward core GTD principles
Building addTaskManager, the best iOS productivity app for ADHD minds
addTaskManager pivot from complex to simple. Original vision missed market. The turn—radical simplification toward core GTD principles
Pujas are Hindu rituals. Software patching fixes bugs. Both work through systematic attention to small problems before they cascade
Buddhism for programmers series launch. Translating ancient wisdom into developer language. Version control for consciousness
Decade of blogging lessons—consistency beats quality, audience builds slowly, authenticity attracts, monetization is hard, writing clarifies thinking
Spain remote work realities—visa requirements, tax implications, cost of living, connectivity quality. Paradise with paperwork
AI disrupts recommendations, hiring, surveillance, content creation, transportation, medicine, finance, relationships, warfare, employment. Every domain affected
Modern knights fight supermarket queues instead of dragons. Heroism adapts to context. Same courage, different battles
One year in Spain—language struggles, cultural adaptation, bureaucracy nightmares, community building. Immigration reality versus expectation
AI blog generation experiment—GPT-2 trained on blog corpus. Results mixed—coherent sentences, hollow content. Tools augment, not replace
Slowing down improves life through deeper relationships, better decisions, reduced stress, increased awareness, enhanced appreciation. Speed creates blur
Facts are verifiable. News is selected facts. Opinions are interpretations. Most people confuse all three—the blur creates information chaos
Fiction writing challenges different muscles than blogging. Creating worlds versus documenting reality. New book project begins
Happy tourist bias—seeing destinations through vacation lens. Everything looks better temporarily. The bias actually improves life—perspective matters more than permanence
DNA storage for blockchain—biological hard drives storing immutable data. Science fiction becoming science fact. The implications are disturbing and inevitable
There is no intrinsic value of anything. The value that we attach to things, situations, beings or processes is all subjective.
Everyone performs roles. Social media amplified performance until authenticity became rarest commodity. We're all actors pretending we're not
Interaction exists on spectrum from transactional to transformational. Most stay transactional. Deep connection requires moving along continuum intentionally
Coffee shop work optimization—headphones, portable charger, off-peak hours, small purchases, bathroom proximity. Remote work manual for cafes
Money measures perceived value, distributes rewards, enforces punishments. The formula works until consensus breaks—then currency collapses
Money is collective hallucination. Paper has no value—only shared belief does. The illusion works until enough people stop believing