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Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 6 posts
Mistakes Are Better Than Fake Success
Fake success, where you copy an answer or pass by luck, stops your growth. Honest mistakes, by contrast, are the most accurate learning signal. This essay covers the real learning that mistakes provide, psychological saf
2026-06-19 · 44 min read #learning#failure#psychological-safety#growth#self-improvementThe Comfort of Admitting Mistakes — Psychological Safety Drives Performance
This essay examines why admitting mistakes is so hard, and how a blame-free culture produces higher performance. It covers Edmondson research on psychological safety, blameless postmortems, leader vulnerability, and anti
2026-06-16 · 16 min read #psychological-safety#mistakes#team-culture#leadership#blamelessA Team Built on Trust — How to Build Trust
A look at the relationship between trust and performance, with the components of trust — competence, consistency, and benevolence — spelled out concretely. It covers keeping promises, showing vulnerability, psychological
2026-06-16 · 11 min read #trust#teamwork#psychological-safety#leadership#remote-workThe Mindset That Cultivates Creativity — Connect, Use Constraints, Make a Lot
Stripping away the genius myth around creativity and laying out the concrete principles that actually build it: combinatorial creativity, the paradox of constraints, the principle that quantity breeds quality, diversifyi
2026-06-16 · 20 min read #creativity#mindset#innovation#craftsmanship#teamSaying I Do Not Know — The Power of Intellectual Honesty
Admitting what you do not know is not a weakness but the fastest way to build trust. From the real cost of bluffing, to the craft of saying "let me check and get back to you", to the habit of separating facts from guesse
2026-06-16 · 18 min read #mindset#intellectual-honesty#trust#communication#careerPsychological Safety and Conflict Resolution in Engineering Teams
A guide to building psychological safety and effective conflict resolution in engineering teams, covering trust building, healthy debate, and team dynamics.
2026-03-15 · 27 min read #culture#psychological-safety#conflict-resolution#feedback#team-dynamics