By viewing rest as only a means to recharge ourselves for work, we undermine its role in living a deep life. Rest is valuable in and of itself.

When defining corporate cultures, too much emphasis goes to the values poster or the employer value proposition. Attractive, credible cultures however, ground their messaging in strong corporate theories.

Cybernetic collaboration with AI is making us conflate speed and productivity. There’s no alternative to deep focus, even if AI promises to create outputs at “warp speed.” In 2026, leaders will serve their teams best by creating a work environment conducive to deep work.

In the last few years, I’ve made minor tweaks to my life, to live a deeper life. A couple of months back, when my dad passed away, I reflected on the compounding benefits of these changes and how they’ve helped me savour life just a wee bit more.

AI is a now a significant contributor to the broader trend of enshittification. The market is full of AI-powered products, features and code that are costlier to use and run and often counter productive for the end users.