ESSAYS
Essays and reflections
Long-form writing on philosophy, technology, culture, faith, work, and the questions that shape a life.
Beyond the Filing Cabinet
The Economist and the Cloud Years before the productivity world became infatuated with second brains and networked note-taking platforms, an elderly Japanese economist was…
The Sunk Costs of Piety
The Words in the Sanctuary: An Encounter with the Text The rhythm of the liturgy creates a particular kind of silence, a space where…
Finding Meaning in the Triad of Syntax, Semantics, and Pragmatics
The Enclosure of Pure Rules In 1980, John Searle introduced a thought experiment that remains an enduring touchstone in the philosophy of mind. He…
Velocity, Commodity, and the Weight of Infrastructure
The Mirage of the Frontrunner Every few months, technology feeds repeat a familiar narrative of corporate stagnation. A question surfaces across social networks, observing…
The Price of Complexity
The Parlor and the Street: The Fracture in the Modern Narrative In contemporary public discourse, few shifts in perspective have been as swift or…
River Flow and Carved Stone in the Art of Thinking
The Lure of the Clean Slate The modern fascination with personal knowledge management frequently begins with an aesthetic promise. High-grade notebooks bound in linen,…
The Health We Can Afford
The Brightness of the Shelf A convenience store at midnight can look remarkably cheerful. Its lights are steady, its refrigerators are full, and its…
The Boundary of Care
A Life That Opens a Larger Question A video about the life of Elliot Page left me with a question that reached beyond the…
Before We Have to Prove Ourselves
The Child Behind the Achievement A Mainichi newspaper story about a fourth-grade girl passing Eiken Grade 1 invites an immediate response: admiration. Eiken is…
The Vanishing Application
A Card Stops, and the Tools Become Visible My credit card was temporarily restricted after the issuer identified a transaction that required verification. It…
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