Choosing Felt Like Dying

Why the multi-passionate stage has to end before the work gets real

Mar 9 • Hank

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Evidence of Contact

I started Muay Thai classes a few days ago.

Mar 9 • Hank

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The Competence Floor

What happens when we optimize away the conditions that make tools usable

Mar 6 • Hank

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February 2026

Vibe Coding Field Report

Studio KILN started the way a lot of real projects start, with a clear taste for what the thing should feel like, and almost no certainty about how to…

Feb 23 • Hank

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To My Mother

For her birthday.

Feb 16 • Hank

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What Building Actually Looks Like

6:10am, the alarm goes off, the house is dark, and my brain is already doing that annoying thing where it tells me that I don’t really have to get up…

Feb 12 • Hank

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Life Without Friction

How ease erodes ownership, memory, and gratitude

Feb 7 • Hank

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How I write research papers without getting stuck

(Free guide inside)

Feb 5 • Hank

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January 2026

Built to Count

Why modern work can't feel good

Jan 16 • Hank

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The Iron Cage

How efficiency became a god

Jan 12 • Hank

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August 2025

AI won't end creativity

my thoughts on AI after working with it every day

Aug 5, 2025 • Hank

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March 2025

Live like it matters

(A letter to myself)

Mar 29, 2025 • Hank

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