Design

Luxury on a budget

When we finally move to our next home, we have a chance to start all over with a minimalistic design and get rid of clutter

Art

Ghibli ASMR videos

A four-step process showing how to use Google Whisk, etc. to create beautiful Ghibli-style animations.

Investing

Faceless finance channels

YouTube content creators are copying each other left and right, and faceless finance channels seem to be the most lucrative genre

Art

Didn't I tell you?

A haunting song that I played on repeat a few times and was inspired by

AI-art

AI Art

A trio of daily art challenges I took part in this past week.

Design

Sesame Street & Parklets

Sidewalk ballet The YouTube algorithm showed me this video about the design of Sesame Street's set. This explores how the show's set reflects the urban planning principles of Jane Jacobs, urban activist known for her book on the death and life of Great American cities. According

AI-art

Rust Angel

A country music video about a rusted angel outside an abandoned steel mill in the Rust Belt of America.

News

004 Newsletter - Jan 31, 2026

Random reflections from the last week of January, 2026

Google Gemini

3 Gemini / NotebookLM tips

Chrome introduces Gemini, while NotebookLM can be used for SaaS to create structured data tables and interactive dashboards

BS

The Magic of UX Design

UX design is managing the intersection of business, people, and technology.

AI-art

Creating a TikTok Dance Video

With openart, it's a breeze to create any character you want doing a viral TikTok dance.

Book Reviews

Deep Work

Create a ritual to enter a state of deep focus. During that time, build a wall to block all distractions. To wind down at the end of the day, have a shutdown ritual.

reflections

Stop Hiring Humans: Is the Global Order Collapsing ?

Konstantin Kisin says the post-WWII global rulebook is toast, and a chaotic new era of nuclear "insurance policies" has taken its place. Combine that with AI billboards literally telling companies to "Stop hiring humans," and it’s clear why everyone feels like the future is being stolen.

Analytics

Blueprint for clarity

Ideas to create better reports for your clients in a more efficient and timely manner

Book Reviews

Two books I read this week

"the true power of a book is its ability to reach into our hearts and change us in a permanent way" but neither book I read had this impact on me

Investing

From Suez to the Supermarket: A Story of Currency Collapse?

Instead of keeping all your savings in dollars, it could be prudent to diversify at this time due to the diminished purchasing power.

News

003 Newsletter - Jan 24, 2026

A smorgasbord of articles on Notebook LM, Demis Hasabis, Better AI prompting, Six Stoic secrets, the laziness tax, photo editing using AI, and buying copper.

Investing

I bought some copper.

Google Gemini suggested that copper is the hot new commodity in 2026 because gold and silver have already increased so much in price.

AI-art

"Mr. Photoshop" uses AI for restoring photos

The Photoshop Guru teaches doing 90-95% of a photo restoration in under a minute using AI!

News

Move 37 / Fold Everything

A history about Demis Hassabis, a true polymath, who leads Google Gemini

Investing

The "Laziness Tax": Why Small Comforts Come with Massive Price Tags

Paying for convenience via delivery and apps that reduce friction in buying can massively cost you in the long run.

reflections

Six Stoic Secrets

Some techniques from the Stoics to use in conversation with others.

AI-art

Manage Your 4-Person AI Creative Team

This post was inspired by a 42 Courses newsletter that resonated with me. To get work that actually resonates, we need to stop treating AI like a search engine and start treating it like a four-person creative team. By layering timeless storytelling constructs—frameworks that tap into how humans are

AI-art

4 Powerful NotebookLM Features You're Overlooking

The post mentions advanced capabilities like the Studio panel for generating podcasts, infographics, and slide decks, as well as integrating notebooks with Gemini Gems to create specialized AI assistants

News

002 Newsletter - Jan 18, 2026

A very productive week both at work and at home. I started reading about possible second home in Florida and explored more music.