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Critical thinking and curiosity in the age of AI.
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What you’ll find here: clear explanations, plus one practical way to use them. Every essay explains the mechanism behind an idea, then gives you one thing to try.
The Focused Human is about critical thinking and curiosity in the age of AI: how attention works, what AI changes, and what we still get to practice ourselves.
Begin with these
- 1 · Attention firstWhy AI Tools Leave You Exhausted (And What to Do About It)The real cost of attention, and how to get it back.
- 2 · Rest that worksThe Difference Between Rest and RecoveryWhy a day off can leave you just as tired, and what helps instead.
- 3 · Judgment in practiceWhy "Human in the Loop" FailsWhere your review actually matters.
- 4 · What to keep practicingDon't Use AI to Skip the Part Where You LearnWhich parts of the work are worth doing yourself.
Explore by topic
- Focus and distractionWhy focus slips, and how to bring it back without quitting technology.
- Tired and overthinkingWhy a quiet day can still drain you, and what actually helps you recover.
- Using AI wellTools, agents and companions, with your own judgment in charge.
- What to keep practicingWhich skills are worth keeping as AI takes on more of the work.
- Free time that's yoursHobbies, taste and rest that don't have to be useful.