Psychologist by training, engineering manager by day, lecturer on the side. I look at work through the lens of psychology: why plans slip, why teams stall, how we learn. In between: the tools I think with and the odd comic.
Psychology
I asked my AI what it notices about me that I may not see, and told it to skip the flattery. Much of the picture resonated. The more interesting part is what was missing from it, and why I want it to stay missing.
AI
I asked for a workflow that writes my blog posts automatically. What I got stops halfway and waits for me. That stop is not quality control. It is the only place where I can see what the AI was never told.
AI
Teams stay formally responsible for output they can no longer fully verify. That is the accountability gap, and plugging AI into old processes will not close it.
Tools
I didn't just want to read comics, I wanted to see them: what I own, what moved me, and why. How I built a visual comic library with Obsidian Bases, from scratchpad note to quick review with cover.
Tools
With iPadOS 26, Apple made the biggest leap for the iPad in years. A long-time iPad enthusiast looks back at what hooked him on the 'third category device' and why this release feels so significant.
Metrics
Measuring individuals in a team that owns its work collectively sounds like a contradiction. Five developer metrics, what they can tell you, and why none of them means anything without context.
Psychology
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance: when an estimate collides with a wish, stakeholders and teams go through the same stages as in grief. Naming them is the first step out.
Leadership
We talk to people when they join and when they leave. The long stretch in between is where motivation is won or lost. A structured check-in template that keeps the conversation goal-oriented and human.
Learning
When change is the only constant, learning quickly and deciding well become essential. Behind the Slides of my business psychology lecture: how learning processes and decision strategies help us adapt.
Learning
Visual, auditory, kinesthetic? The idea of learning styles is attractive and widespread, and it may be holding you back. Why the belief hinders learning, and what to do instead.
Psychology
How does psychology shape what we do at work every day? The manuscript behind my Business Psychology lecture, opened up for colleagues and anyone curious about the human side of organizations.
Facilitation
Slides as dense as an encyclopedia page? David Phillips' TEDx talk shows how to do better: one message per slide, and contrast and size that guide the eye instead of tiring it.