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You're Getting Better at the Wrong Thing
After 25 years, I'm convinced the craft problem and the character problem are the same problem.
May 24
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Michael Lawrence
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The One Feature Built Different
A stable system, a decade of experience, and one decision to be interesting.
Jul 5
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Michael Lawrence
The Compiler Doesn't Care What You Think
The oldest idea in Stoicism is running in your CI pipeline.
Jun 28
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Michael Lawrence
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The Two-Second Decision
AI isn't the villain. The order is everything.
Jun 21
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Michael Lawrence
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Most of Your Life Is the Boring Work
The Emptiest Days Are the Ones That Felt Full
Jun 14
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Michael Lawrence
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The Fraud Was the Confidence
The doubt you feel now is the most accurate read of the work you've ever had.
Jun 7
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Michael Lawrence
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The Discipline of Doing Nothing
Rest and avoidance feel exactly the same. Telling them apart is the discipline.
May 31
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Michael Lawrence
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Humans Are Bottlenecks. That's the Point.
Friction isn't the enemy of quality. It's how quality happens.
May 17
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Michael Lawrence
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We Broke Software
How we learned to ship shit and call it delivery
May 3
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Michael Lawrence
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I've Used AI. That's Why I'm Not Excited About This.
What happens when the demo ends and the real codebase begins.
Apr 26
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Michael Lawrence
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I Built a Real iOS App with AI. Here's the Honest Truth
The Good, The Bad, and The Code I Had to Write Myself
Apr 19
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Michael Lawrence
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Stop Letting Fear Disguise Itself As The Smart Choice
Before you stay or leave, run your decision through this — it'll tell you everything
Apr 13
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Michael Lawrence
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