Laurence Peter proposed his principle in 1969 as satire. Fifty-six years later, most organisations are still running on the exact system he was mocking. The Peter Principle: “In a hierarchy, …
What I Got Wrong (And Still Get Wrong)
The most useful version of this post is the honest one. Here is what went wrong, roughly in the order it happened. I Built Structure Before I Had Habits The first time I tried something like this I …
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What I Actually Built (And The Skills It Demanded)
Cerebro is not a note-taking app. It is a structured vault of everything that matters to how I work: daily notes, profiles for every person I work closely with, project histories, decision logs, and a …
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The Engineering Management Route in 2026: My Honest P.O.V.
Someone on my team asked me recently whether they should move into engineering management. Strong senior IC — technically excellent, good communicator, starting to feel the ceiling. Three years ago …
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The Malthusian Effect of AI
Malthus was wrong. He predicted that population growth would outpace food production, leading to inevitable societal collapse. Technology proved him spectacularly wrong — agricultural productivity …
The Age of the Renaissance Professional
For all of my career, depth has been the signal. The person who had gone deepest in their domain — who had spent years becoming genuinely expert — was the most valuable person in the room. Promotions, …
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