AI

For the early adopterorthe politely sceptical

2026

  1. Oct 131 min read

    The Slop Dictionary

    Shopify's CEO named it the slop grenade. Five more names for the ways unchecked AI output quietly makes work noisier for everyone around you.

  2. Sep 291 min read

    Head Space

    I put off writing seven emails for two weeks. Not for lack of time but lack of head space. AI agents add output to review. They don't add capacity to think.

  3. Aug 181 min read

    Pre-AI Thinking

    Friends tell me they need a course before using AI. The course is the search box. AI can teach you anything, including how to use it. Just ask it.

  4. May 262 min read

    When The Pool Gets Crowded

    At 16 I won the swimming age title without being the fastest. Being good at lots of things beats specialising when AI makes everyone an expert.

2025

  1. Oct 141 min read

    FreeGPT

    Free ChatGPT gives you ten premium messages every five hours. That limit is a small invitation to draft something. The gift isn't the messages, it's the rhythm.

  2. Aug 192 min read

    The Human Stamp of Approval

    We'll take a book tip from a stranger but hesitate when ChatGPT suggests it. Content loses value when it loses its human fingerprints.

  3. Mar 42 min read

    The Em Dash Witch Hunt

    The AI police are hunting em dashes, a mark humans have used for centuries. Writers now strip them out to avoid suspicion. Now we must prove we're human.