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๐Ÿค” Critical Thinking

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Continuity 2026: Stay In Your Lane, But Look Beyond It

Reflections on Continuity 2026: culture, AI, leadership, and why better outcomes emerge when expertise connects across disciplines and perspectives.

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in โš™๏ธ Tech, Previder, Winvision, โœจ AI, ๐ŸŒ€ Philosophy, ๐Ÿ“” Journail, ๐Ÿค” Critical Thinking, ๐Ÿงญ Leadership | October 8, 2026 | Comment

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

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

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

On Family, Focus, and the Stories That Shape Us

Reflection on family meetings, focus, childhood magic, Bugonia, and UFO disclosure โ€” exploring how perception, intention, and narrative shape our reality.

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in ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Family, ๐Ÿ“” Journail, ๐Ÿค” Critical Thinking, ๐Ÿงญ Leadership | December 1, 2025 | 2 Comments

Who Is Coming?

An essay exploring evolution and downstream consciousness, tracing the leap from Neanderthals to modern humans and asking who โ€” or what โ€” is arriving next

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in ๐ŸŒ€ Philosophy, ๐Ÿค” Critical Thinking, ๐Ÿงพ Essays | November 28, 2025 | Comment

Needless Division of Work for Complete Humans in the AI Era

In the age of AI agents, we must reclaim our Renaissance rootsโ€”becoming complete humans again, capable of connection, creativity, philosophy, and synthesis beyond narrow specialization.

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in โœจ AI, ๐Ÿ‘” Management, ๐Ÿ“ƒ Articles, ๐Ÿ“ Blog, ๐Ÿค” Critical Thinking | November 24, 2025 | Comment

Appstraction

A short reflection on “appstraction” – the moment an app pulls your attention away from the very thought you picked up your phone for. A human look at habit, distraction, and digital awareness.

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in โš™๏ธ Tech, ๐Ÿ—’๏ธ Posts, ๐Ÿค” Critical Thinking, ๐Ÿคฏ Mike's Mind | November 20, 2025 | Comment

The Alchemy of 13: How Sutherland Turns Counterintuition Into Clarity

A reflection on Rory Sutherlandโ€™s Alchemy, perception, synchronicity, and data. How shifting perspective reveals clarity, creativity, and meaning in everyday decisions and modern life.

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in ๐Ÿ’พ Data, ๐Ÿ“” Journail, ๐Ÿค” Critical Thinking, ๐Ÿงญ Leadership | November 13, 2025 | Comment

The Bicarnival Mind of the 11th Man in the Mirror

On 11/11, Mike reflects on mirrors, minds, and the meaning of โ€œcrazyโ€ โ€” from Philip K. Dick to the bicameral brain, from carnival masks to consciousness itself.

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in ๐Ÿ“” Journail, ๐Ÿค” Critical Thinking | November 11, 2025 | Comment

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