Why Small Joys Deserve More of Our Attention
Lifestyle
Late in the afternoon I noticed the light through a glass of water. It made small rainbows on the table. I looked at them for maybe thirty seconds before going ...
observations from near and far
Lifestyle
Late in the afternoon I noticed the light through a glass of water. It made small rainbows on the table. I looked at them for maybe thirty seconds before going ...
Business
Over the past decade, the way consumers pay for digital services has undergone a fundamental transformation. Subscription models have moved from being a niche o...
Platform Economics
We develop a framework for analyzing platform trust as an economic asset with measurable contributions to transaction volume, unit economics, and competitive po...
Culture
Over the past year working from cafés in a dozen cities across three continents, I have developed an informal anthropology of café working culture. The unwritte...
Platform Strategy
The platform landscape is consolidating into bundled offerings across virtually every digital services category. Standalone products that were once viable are i...
Software
We spent four weeks with six productivity apps that have gained significant traction among remote teams in 2026. Our testing involved real workflows — project m...
Policy & Regulation
The rapid expansion of digital entertainment has outpaced regulatory frameworks in most jurisdictions. Governments worldwide are grappling with how to balance c...
AI Tools
We evaluated AI writing tools across five task categories — technical documentation, marketing copy, long-form editing, translation, and summarization — using s...
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