I want to tell you about a pattern I have noticed — in the people around me, and at certain moments, in myself. It goes like this: someone is young, curious, capable. They work hard to build expertise in something. Over years, they become genuinely good — respected, reliable, the person others turn to with questions. And...
There is a version of this story I was supposed to tell. In that version, I have a clear vision. I know exactly what I want. I can picture my future self with precision, and that image pulls me forward. I wake up energised, motivated by possibility, driven by a dream. That is not how some of the most important chapters of my life...
A few years ago, someone asked me what I thought about AI. I gave the kind of answer most professionals give when they haven’t really thought about something: vague, mildly optimistic, and carefully non-committal. I knew the word. I had read a few headlines. I had a general sense that something significant was happening somewhere, involving people who understood things I didn’t. I...
There is a moment in language learning that nobody warns you about. You have been studying for months. You can read reasonably well. You understand the grammar. You know a respectable number of words. And then someone speaks to you in that language at normal speed, with real pronunciation, about a real subject — and you understand almost...
The heat is the first thing you notice. Not the kind of heat you feel on a summer afternoon — pleasant, lazy, something you can lean into. This is different. This is the heat of molten glass. It radiates from the machines in waves, presses against your skin, and settles into your clothes. You learn to...