Journal

Reflections

Reflections, notes, and working thoughts from the edges of product, behaviour, humour, ritual, running, and digital life.

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PerceptionMarch 26, 20266 min read

Before the Page Cuts Off

What Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá's Daytripper reveals about the moments that matter before the story ends.

EmotionMarch 17, 20265 min read

A System Beneath the Moment

Why emotional experience is not a simple reaction to the present, but the output of a layered system most people never examine.

PerceptionMarch 11, 20266 min read

The Absurd and the Refusal to Escape

Camus, Sisyphus, and the temptation to escape uncertainty through comforting explanations.

PerceptionMarch 10, 20266 min read

The Two Halves of the Self

David Mazzucchelli and the tension between intellect and emotional life.

AttentionMarch 10, 20266 min read

The Labyrinth of Entertainment

David Foster Wallace and the modern maze of algorithmic entertainment.

Urban MindMarch 10, 20266 min read

The Modern Disquiet

Fernando Pessoa and the quiet interior life of the modern city.

Urban MindMarch 10, 20266 min read

The Proustian Moment

How small sensory moments unlock forgotten emotional worlds.

AttentionMarch 11, 20266 min read

The Wrong Turn of Thought

Bohm, Krishnamurti, and the way continuous thinking turns the mind into its own machinery.

MemoryMarch 11, 20265 min read

The Mechanical Life

Tagore, habit, and the quiet loss of living attention inside efficient modern routines.

PerceptionMarch 11, 20265 min read

Strength in the Midst of Noise

Vivekananda and the kind of steadiness that becomes harder to keep in distracted environments.

Urban Mind2026-03-106 min

The Underground Man and the Urban Mind

Notes on Dostoevsky, hyper-consciousness, and emotional regulation in modern cities.

Wellness2026-02-215 min

Running and Emotional States

Why movement can change the feel of thought, and why the body often understands mood before language does.

AI2026-02-075 min

Designing Reflective AI

What changes when AI is designed to accompany reflection instead of racing to an answer.

Emotion2026-01-194 min

Humour as Emotional Regulation

Why humour can interrupt spirals, reset social tension, and make experience easier to metabolize.

Ritual2026-01-124 min

Why Small Rituals Beat Big Resolutions

Why small rituals tend to shape behavior more reliably than grand declarations.