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Move Slow and Fix Things
AI promises speed, but organisations mistake output for progress. Slow down, fix the basics, and escape the Apathy Arch before your best people check out.
The obvious value of stating the obvious
From MSISDN jargon at Vodacom to AI hype today: why stating the obvious is a superpower when everyone else stays quiet.
Be the change you want to see in young men
From a noisy cinema to Louis Theroux’s Manosphere: male role models, algorithms, and choosing to model respect in public instead of only whispering from your seat.
This is How I Do Therapy
I've been going to therapy for over ten years now. I resisted therapy aggressively when I was in my 20s — here's how I frame it as mental coaching and what I do each month.
The gap between what AI promises and what it delivers is exactly the size of your experience.
I rebuilt my entire personal website from scratch using AI tools — for under $250. Here's what it took, why it worked, and exactly why you probably shouldn't try it.
What It Was Like Building nicharalambous.com — From the AI's Side
An AI's perspective on building a personal site that actually converts — the stack, the content engine, the launch layer, and what it felt like from the other side.
Burnout Took My Ability to Memorise
One of the more unexpected consequences of severe burnout has been what it's done to my memory.
I Deleted Social Media Because I
I recently decided to stop using X. com.
The Idea Destroyer
If I received a brick every time someone pitched me an app, product or business idea I’d be able to build a large chunk of the Great Wall of China.
The Brutality Of Burnout
Burnout is fucking intense, people.
South Africas Greatest Export
Earlier this year I noticed a few people in my network talking about and then joining a new community called The Lekker Network.
Your Age Is Showing
When I was 20 I thought I knew everything. When I started my first venture-backed business a few years later I was certain that I was the only person who knew everything.
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