JOURNAL — PARIS, FR
Writing
Notes from building in public — essays on what interests me, on speaking & work, a section through my lens, and short takes on new tech.
Things that interest me
- May 2026THINGS THAT INTEREST ME
Five things I read when I didn't know what to do with my life
Five pieces that didn't answer the question — they gave me a vocabulary for it. Graham on prestige, Sivers on no, Urban's yearning octopus, Brooks, Andreessen.
- May 2026THINGS THAT INTEREST ME
Kumpo: the spirit that arrives
A masquerade in Casamance, read past the viral clips. On a technology of belonging — one made of palm fronds and awe rather than code — and why it's under the same pressure as everything else.
On speaking & work
- April 2026ON SPEAKING & WORK
A better answer to "Where do you see yourself in five years?"
The question is broken — and the interviewer usually can't answer it about themselves either. A framing from communication coach Satish Torani, and why 'adaptable' is the only honest specialization left.
- April 2026ON SPEAKING & WORK
What I actually think about "The Secret"
The law of attraction is false as physics. But strip the mysticism and there's a real, boring mechanism underneath — your reticular activating system, aligned behavior, and tolerance for the work. Clarity changes what you do.