Intersectional Thinking

The Philosopher's Invitation

the paradoxical antidote to our AI woes

May 1 • 

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April 2025

MENTA on air

It's 5:18am and I can't sleep...

Apr 13 • 

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The sentimentalist's perfection

beauty and perfection when there's nothing left to take away

Apr 7 • 

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June 2024

we need more real prefectionists

the intersection of Heidegger's care, Japanese kodawari, and my new found existential crisis

Jun 3, 2024 • 

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May 2024

Conversations are the ultimate intersection

Conversations are the ultimate intersection.It's where the rubber meets the road. Where we leave the safety of our own mind and force ourselves to make…

May 23, 2024 • 

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creativity is intelligence having fun

I've denied myself the fun for way too long

May 12, 2024 • 

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February 2024

The Chinese Playbook for Bargaining

A social dance to practice math, negotiation, and sales

Feb 25, 2024 • 

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11

January 2024

Romanticizing Kodawari

What I learned from a 3 Michelin Star neighbourhood chef in Tokyo

Jan 16, 2024 • 

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July 2023

The song that is my everything

About the asymptote that is authenticity

Jul 24, 2023 • 

Vicky Zhao

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10

May 2023

Creativity as a proxy for intelligence

A word I despise: creativity...

May 8, 2023 • 

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February 2023

An original idea is like Carbon

And how Claude Monet paints air, plus some quick Systems Thinking mental models

Feb 27, 2023 • 

Vicky Zhao

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Janus and his words that contradict themselves

Original = old or new? Fine = top notch or average? Meditation = to think or not to think?

Feb 20, 2023 • 

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