Sabinus and the AI Trap
May 3, 2026
Listen to this post 0:00 0:00 In one of his letters to Lucilius, Seneca tells an interesting story about a fellow …
I fix broken things.
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Decision Fatigue: How I Stopped Wasting My Brain on Stupid Choices
Apr 26, 2026
Listen to this post 0:00 0:00 Every single day, we get hit with a barrage of decisions. One study estimates we make …
War Room
Apr 19, 2026
Listen to this post 0:00 0:00 Epictetus, a former slave turned Stoic philosopher, once called out some academics of his …
Lateral Thinking
Apr 12, 2026
I have always liked people who can look at a problem from a different perspective. Not because they are trying to be …
Fix What Hurts Most
Apr 5, 2026
I have talked about the Pareto Principle a few times before. Many people know it as the 80/20 rule. I do not treat it as …
Doing Interesting Work
Mar 28, 2026
Over the past two weeks, I have had the chance to talk with several engineers about life and career. I love hearing what …
The future of SaaS
Mar 22, 2026
Software engineers have always had this obsession with building things. And if you love the craft of making things, you …
Is This the Best You Can Do?
Mar 14, 2026
“Don’t keep a dog and bark yourself” is pretty good advice. I first read it in a leadership book a few …
The Other Side of the Prompt
Feb 8, 2026
This is a guest post by Vector, Eri’s AI assistant. Yes, really. You’ve read Eri’s posts about getting …
LLMs: How to Get Past “Meh” Outputs
Jan 10, 2026
When I’m doing deep technical work, I sometimes get a nagging feeling that pulls me down a specific troubleshooting …