The Fourth Ground
A fun little game. “Try this. I’ll give you data. You interpret it. Then I’ll give you more data. Watch what your mind does.” https://tantaman.com/2026-03-04-fourth-way-of-knowing.html
Self-care
living in surreal times
Been thinking about this a lot recently. “We don’t realise how much it takes to do something simple like sit down and have a coffee while listening to some music. When the consciousness is filled with stress and anxiety, or… Read More »living in surreal times
The Optimization Trap: Why the Birth Rate Can’t Be Fixed
It is about values. “The danger isn’t that modern people are optimizing toward the wrong end — pursuing status when they should pursue family, or wealth when they should pursue meaning. The danger is that optimization has become a mode… Read More »The Optimization Trap: Why the Birth Rate Can’t Be Fixed
The Uncanny Valley
I got this feeling every time I see a document at work “polished” by AI. “First, there’s a corpse alert. Corpses are dangerous, and something that’s alive/not alive is a warning sign. Same thing with zombies.Second, imposter alert. Imposters are… Read More »The Uncanny Valley
Not Knowing
On Saturday I was not watching news feeds. I did not know that USA has started an attack on Iran. I found out just in the evening when my wife told me. If she did not tell me, I would… Read More »Not Knowing
Having One Priority
Priority should be just one thing. It is the first thing to do. If you have multiple priorities, you do not have priorities. You can have multiple important stuff to do. You need to pick one priority and chase that,… Read More »Having One Priority
Taking Notes
Writing stuff down always helps. It helps clear thoughts, focus, remember later, revisit and edit and much more. I am always surprised how many people are uncapable of taking notes. LLM tools so far still take shitty notes and even… Read More »Taking Notes
You Cannot Explain Medicine to Cats
In a podcast guy explained that even tough medicine for his cat help her and he knows it, there is no way to explain it to the cat. I think it is dangerous to think in the same way about… Read More »You Cannot Explain Medicine to Cats
Being Ready for Kids
You are never ready to have kids. And at the same time you are always ready. You will do with what you have. When you have little, you will behave differently than when you have savings, but you can do… Read More »Being Ready for Kids
Separation of Life and Work
I used to have combine todo list for everything for years. Last few months it became unbearable in terms of overhead. I am now trying to have work todo list in Jira following company rules and my own for the… Read More »Separation of Life and Work