Filtros Invisibles
No hay nada más verdadero y puro que lo que piensas. Lo que haces es un resultado filtrado, basado en nuestros miedos y deseo de lograr algo. Entonces, ¿todos mentimos? ¿Somos falsos siempre?
Field Notes
Essays, reviews, and other writing outside the series.
I Stopped Trusting Big Tech
The tools we use every day aren't free. We pay with our data, our attention, and our trust. Here's what I use instead.
All I Want Is Tomorrow
Most of us just want to live a life with opportunities to grow, learn, work, have a family, and enjoy as much as possible our short lives on this beautiful planet. All we want is tomorrow.
I Don't Want an AI That Agrees With Me
I asked an AI for side project ideas. Instead of answering, it asked why I assumed the project had to be software at all. That friction was useful.
The Productivity Trap I Keep Falling Into
I bought Visual Studio 6.0 in a box while working as a LAN engineer. A year later, I was a programmer in Texas. Reading didn't get me there. Tinkering did. Yet I still fall into the productivity trap—organizing instead of doing.
La trampa de la productividad
La productividad se ha convertido en una religión moderna, y como todas las religiones, tiene sus trampas. Es muy fácil pensar que ser productivo significa estar haciendo algo para adelantar el trabajo o un proyecto, y en lugar de disfrutar el momento, nos dedicamos a 'ser productivos
The Long Middle
In a world where beginnings are frictionless and exits carry no cost, staying demands a kind of commitment that no longer feels supported by default.
The View from Daily Provisions, and Other NYC Musings
Three weeks in New York, a good café, and black coffee by the window. My wife works across from me, focused and beautiful. Outside, the city moves fast. Inside, it’s loud investment advice, thoughts of bookstores, and a quiet plan to maybe open one someday.
Does Social Media Actually Make Us Better Readers?
Inspired by a recent piece in The New Yorker, here’s why reading posts isn’t the same as reading books.
The Cost of Stability: 11 Years After the IPO
Change is inevitable, and it often causes discomfort. While I welcome certain changes—like the transition from winter to spring—
Chatarra Digital y Soledad Real: Cómo la IA nos aísla en una marea de contenido sin valor.
No sé qué me da más temor: la falsa información sobre la capacidad actual de los sistemas de inteligencia artificial
Le Beurre Bordier and the Joy of Watching Paris Go By
Four Days in London: A Quick, Rainy Delight Our days in London were well spent. We did a lot and
London in Four Days: Culture, Cinema, and a City That Keeps Surprising
While I’ve always loved the rich diversity that only big cities can offer, our recent trip to London and
Sick Days and Slow Stories
The common cold is annoying, and if I weren’t trying to avoid sounding hyperbolic or cynical, I’d say
Una pausa, un libro, y media hora más cada día
Gracias a la gran cantidad de tiempo extra que he encontrado en mis mañanas, la cantidad de lectura que me
Books Over Phones
What a difference it makes to reduce smartphone and social media use. It’s been a couple of weeks since
AI as a Learning Partner, Not Just an Automator
I have been using GitHub Copilot, mainly with GPT-5 and VS Code. It works well, but I think Cursor.ai
Letters That Last: Why I Bought a Typewriter.
A New (Old) Tool I bought a typewriter. It’s a bright red Hermes Baby with a Spanish key layout
Breaking the Scroll: Two Weeks, Two Books
Two weeks, two books. All it took was leaving my phone charging across the room. Instead of scrolling first thing
Memento mori en la era de las distracciones
Tu tiempo es finito, pero tu feed es infinito
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