- How to Work With Anyone | Deb Liu (February 2026) - Often bad situations arise due to misalignment. Seek to understand incentives, find your common ground, praise publicly, and work alongside them
- Nobody Gets Promoted for Simplicity | Terrible Software (March 2026) - “Complexity looks smart. Not because it is, but because our systems are set up to reward it.” Engineers can make simplicity more visible by talking about it when discussing trade-offs. Engineering leaders can push back on unnecessary complexity by asking whether it’s required, and by paying attention to what they choose to praise
- AI Chat… But Make It Ads | 99helpers.com - A demo of what an AI chat could look if it had every monetization model in it
- Study shows that digital treatment with Tetris gameplay can dramatically reduce trauma memories | University of Oxford (February 2026) - A study involving healthcare workers exposed to trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic found that playing Tetris (or a similar block puzzle game) drastically reduced the prevalence of intrusive memories and other PTSD-related symptoms