Even Lifting
I was somewhat dissipated on a Friday afternoon, pottering around, waiting for my Aeropress to drain, when Pavlina called. Friday is when I catch up….
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Have You Ever Danced with the Devil in the Moonlight?
Have you ever danced with the devil in the moonlight? It’s one of the most profound lines ever delivered in a Batman film-Jack Nicholson’s Joker…
The AI Dividend of Labor and UBA: The Future of Work Is Not Work, But a Productivity Balance
You will find the full paper including the mathematical appendix at this link I wrote this piece because I kept having the same conversation with…
Conversation with Petya Stoycheva Krivitski
Petya Stoycheva Krivitski: “Seeking help is like reaching out your hand toward yourself.” A conversation between Kalina Jankova and psychologist and hypnotherapist Petya Stoycheva Krivitski…
The Algorithmic Donkey: How Digital Paralysis Replaced Democracy
The Algorithmic Donkey: How Digital Paralysis Replaced Democracy It’s 2 AM. You’re in bed, thumb hovering between two Netflix shows. You’ve been here before-last night,…
Conversation with Stella Petkova: AWWWARDS Juror on Design, Discipline, and Finding Balance
It’s the last days of October, a day before a major event, and with all the stress swirling around me, I’ve decided—on top of everything—to…
The false star: An Atlas loop
As a lifelong admirer of both William Blake and Douglas Adams, I found the real-world conversation surrounding the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS to be a perfect,…
The Physics of Freedom – What Rises When Everything Shakes
Imagine you have a jar filled with nuts of different sizes. Walnuts, almonds, pistachios, all mixed together. Now shake it. Shake it hard. What happens?…
What Steve Jobs’ Creative Director Taught Me About Building Bulgaria’s Creative Future
Ten years ago in Bogotá, I shared a stage with Ken Segall at a marketing conference. Ken is the man who named the iMac and…
The Forest You Carry
It started as a mistake. The kind that rewrites you. Five friends, one tired taxi driver, a road that turned from asphalt to dirt without…
The Pattern Blindness
I spent two years writing a book about acceleration. As a futurist, I thought it was time to put my thoughts on paper, but here’s…
The Next Bulgaria – A personal reflection on the future that should be.
On a winter morning in Sofia the station smells like coffee and brake dust. The departures board flips with that little clatter you feel more…