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Mike "Veezy" van Zandwijk on Tech, Business & Life at Large
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When the Machine Is Easy and the Human Is Not

What chess taught me about AI, ego and human unpredictability, from building my PMOS with Copilot to losing badly against human players.

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in โ™Ÿ๏ธChess, โœจ AI, ๐Ÿ“” Journail, ๐Ÿค” Critical Thinking | September 28, 2026 | Comment

Wolves, Secrets, and the Art of Social Deduction

After a long break from journaling, Mike returns with thoughts on privacy, life, workโ€”and why Dutch TV show Wolven makes social deduction games irresistible.

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in ๐ŸŒ€ Philosophy, ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Family, ๐Ÿ“” Journail, ๐Ÿชฝ Trust | August 30, 2026 | Comment

The Firm Theory of the Collective

Explore AIโ€™s impact on the future of work, division of labor, and the theory of the firmโ€”through three trajectories toward a new collective model.

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in โš™๏ธ Tech, โœจ AI, ๐ŸŒ€ Philosophy, ๐Ÿค” Critical Thinking, ๐Ÿงญ Leadership, ๐Ÿงพ Essays | June 5, 2026 | Comment

Fever Dreams and Fault Lines

After six weeks of silence, a reflection on illness, AI doubts, geopolitics, immigration, and the paradox that humanity is both deeply divided and fundamentally alike.

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in โœจ AI, ๐Ÿ“” Journail, ๐Ÿช– Geopolitics | March 31, 2026 | Comment

The Two Rings: One Is Honor. One Is Evil. Jail Them.

One ring trains strength and honor. The other hides abuse and power corruption. Protect children. Prosecute evil.

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in ๐Ÿ“” Journail, ๐Ÿค” Critical Thinking, ๐Ÿงญ Leadership | February 16, 2026 | Comment

The Mind That Walked Before the Body

A true, tender story about a seven-year-old who wished herself into her parentsโ€™ bedโ€”revealing something profound about intention, dreams, and the power of the human mind.

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in ๐ŸŒ€ Philosophy, ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Family, ๐Ÿ“” Journail | February 10, 2026 | Comment

The By-Wire World: Interfaces All the Way Down

A reflective essay on how modern technology shifts control from direct action to interpreted intentโ€”from by-wire systems and MIDI to the human brain as a possible interface itself.

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in ๐ŸŒ€ Philosophy, ๐Ÿงพ Essays | January 25, 2026 | Comment

Mike on Meta’s Metaverse

Trust and the Metaverse That Was Never Meant to Be VR
in ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ Metaverse, ๐Ÿงพ Essays | January 23, 2026 | Comment

The Early Aftermath: Changed Roles While Living the Book

It has been three days โ€” not even three full days โ€” since I shared the private preview of Part One and Part Two of my upcoming book.

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in โœ๏ธ Writing, ๐Ÿ“– Books, ๐Ÿ“š Publishing, ๐Ÿ“ Blog | January 22, 2026 | Comment

This Book Was the Plan, the Aftermath Is the Lesson

On groundwork, campaigns, and writing a book that studies itself Yesterday, I did something simple; and in a quiet way, irreversible.

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in โœ๏ธ Writing, โ‡๏ธ SPARK, โœจ AI, ๐Ÿ“ Blog | January 20, 2026 | Comment

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  • When the Machine Is Easy and the Human Is NotSeptember 28, 2026
  • Wolves, Secrets, and the Art of Social DeductionAugust 30, 2026
  • The Firm Theory of the CollectiveJune 5, 2026
  • Fever Dreams and Fault LinesMarch 31, 2026
  • The Two Rings: One Is Honor. One Is Evil. Jail Them.February 16, 2026
  • The Mind That Walked Before the BodyFebruary 10, 2026
  • The By-Wire World: Interfaces All the Way DownJanuary 25, 2026
  • Mike on Meta’s MetaverseJanuary 23, 2026

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  1. Borrowed Silence: On Space and Working Between Voices
  2. When the Future Forgets What Was Real
  3. Appstraction: When Your Thumb Thinks Fastest
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