Digital days for building and working. Analog nights for the life around it. Some writing belongs to both.
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Latest writing A dashboard should remember what you decided, help you follow through and give you something to learn from at the next review.
Read the essay Oct 2026 A dashboard should help you finish the review.
Example: reviewing overdue invoices
1 What changed? More invoices are overdue.
2 What explains it? Missed follow-up, disputed charges, or slow payment? Check the records.
3 What happens next? Choose the action and who owns it.
4 Did it help? Record what happened and check again at the next review.
AI can help gather evidence and prepare the next step. You decide what needs judgement or a personal conversation. Oct 2026
I want a conversation without a notification competing with the person in front of me. That is the analog life I want more of.
Oct 2026
An early Caretrics tool let people ask questions about their data. The harder job was helping them know where to start, and which question to ask next.
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Earlier writing A few pieces from the archive. Kept as written, with their original dates. I don’t expect every opinion to age perfectly.
Feb 2019 Earlier writing
On persistence, personal limits, and getting to know the person building the company: you.
Jan 2013 Earlier writing
What client projects taught me about trust and treating contractors as part of the team.
Sep 2011 Earlier writing
A design question I keep coming back to: how do people find their rhythm in a system?
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