spelden
The machines can have the busywork. Keep the thinking.
Essays and tools for thinking clearly, writing clearly, and staying the author of your own mind while the tools get smarter.
I write spelden, a weekly newsletter about what AI might quietly cost us, and what it takes to keep the parts of ourselves that do the actual thinking. I’ve spent much of my life at the intersection of technology, learning, and thinking deeply about what we gain and lose as our tools become more powerful. This space is where I slow that thinking down.
I write about AI not as hype or threat, but as a mirror that reflects how we learn, decide, and make meaning. If you’re someone who wants to think more clearly in an age of automation, to learn without outsourcing your mind, or to explore technology with both optimism and restraint, you’re welcome here.
I’m starting this space to curate tools and ideas to help us preserve our intelligence and creativity in a world dominated by AI content and convenience. You’ll also find me on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, saying the same things.
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Keep Thinking: A Field Guide
Twelve practices for preserving your own intelligence in the age of AI: the recognition trap, the explanation test, and write-before-you-prompt.
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27 checks to run before you hit send: structure, sentences, words, tone, and the final pass that cuts the 10% that's always there.
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A 30-day program to rebuild deep thinking: one exercise a day across four weeks of attention, understanding, writing to think, and making. Weekly review pages included.
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