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Needless Division of Work for Complete Humans in the AI Era

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

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in ✍️ Blog, ✨ AI, 👔 Management, 📃 Articles, 🤔 Critical Thinking | November 24, 2025 | Comment

The Polarity Game: Between Screens, Scores and Stillness

A reflective essay on digital balance—how the law of polarity helps us navigate between screens and stillness, distraction and focus, competition and connection in a hyperconnected world.

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in 📃 Articles | November 8, 2025 | Comment

What LinkedIn Games Teach Us About Connection

A reflective take on LinkedIn’s hidden competition—how small daily games reveal deeper truths about connection, recognition, and being human online.

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in 📃 Articles | November 1, 2025 | Comment

Soul Camera: When the Orb Looks Back

What if Sam Altman’s Orb is the real “Soul Camera”? A reflection on AI, identity, and the fine line between fiction and prophecy.

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in ⚙️ Tech, ✨ AI, 💾 Data, 📃 Articles, 🔏 Privacy, 🪽 Trust | October 22, 2025 | Comment

DJing the Future: How ‘Stems’ Shows What’s Next for AI

What DJ software reveals about AI’s future: it’s already everywhere, just not called AI anymore. The “stems” feature shows how intelligence blends into tools. Quietly and completely.

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in ✨ AI, 📃 Articles | October 13, 2025 | Comment

The Census and the Bullet Holes: What Data Doesn’t Show

From Sumerian clay tablets to WWII bullet holes—discover how what’s missing in your data might matter more than what’s visible. Welcome to Data Month on Mike’s Mind.

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in 💾 Data, 📃 Articles | June 3, 2025 | Comment

Context Is the Killer App

What if AI could finally understand your life across apps, screens, and senses? Dive into the real promise—and peril—of contextual intelligence.

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in ⚙️ Tech, ✨ AI, 📃 Articles, 🔏 Privacy | May 21, 2025 | Comment

The First American Pope: Not a Blink, but a Bold Indication

On May 8, 2025, the Vatican elected Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV—the first American pope. A bold signal in a world of blinkers, wedges, and shifting powers.

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in 📃 Articles, 🪖 Geopolitics | May 9, 2025 | Comment

A Storytelling Manifesto for the Corporate World

Rethink corporate storytelling with insights from TED Talks, TV shows, and The Matrix. Discover why time, structure, and storytelling matter more than slides.

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in 🎤 Presenting, 📃 Articles | May 8, 2025 | Comment

The Headset Beyond the Game of Life: Why Space-Time Is Just the Loading Screen

Space-time isn’t fundamental. According to Donald Hoffman and the math behind quantum reality, we’re in a headset—just pixels on a screen. Here’s what that means.

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in 📃 Articles | April 25, 2025 | Comment

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