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Escaping groupthink: Think differently

“So much of what we think we know is based on what we have been told” —Pursuit of wonder

Jul 12, 2022

Escaping groupthink: Think differently

Jul 12, 2022

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Trust, perspective, and subjectivity from Schrödinger’s experiment

“Why am I in the box? I bet my hooman will soon let me out? Oh! what’s this thing beside me?” said Schrödinger’s cat after waiting for a…

May 1, 2022

Trust, perspective, and subjectivity from Schrödinger’s experiment

May 1, 2022

Baseline: Dopamine Misunderstanding

We’ve been sold a bad story about dopamine. A simple, clean, and profoundly wrong story. We’re told it’s the “pleasure molecule,” the…

Sep 7

Baseline: Dopamine Misunderstanding

Sep 7

We are frauds that scammed ourselves

Reopportunity is not a second chance. It’s the first honest one.

Aug 21

We are frauds that scammed ourselves

Aug 21

Feedback loops: Inability to suspense

Suspense is the engine of engagement. It’s the gap between what we know and what we want to know, and that tension is what pulls us…

Aug 12

Feedback loops: Inability to suspense

Aug 12

Solution Enablers

A couple of months ago, I had an issue with a service I use for work. After looking at the problem for maybe five minutes, I decided the…

Aug 5

Solution Enablers

Aug 5

Blackboxism

Starting with definitions, what’s a black box? It’s a system or process whose internal workings are not known or not considered; only the…

Aug 4

Blackboxism

Aug 4

Justifiable laziness

Not much introduction is needed for that cliché, last-minute burst of energy that comes from procrastination.

Aug 2

Justifiable laziness

Aug 2

The Proprietary Wheel and The General Chasis

I’ve had this conversation more than a few times. I’ll be talking to someone on a tech team, and they’ll mention a custom tool they’re…

Jul 3

The Proprietary Wheel and The General Chasis

Jul 3

Human Efficency

I often find myself watching someone like Lionel Messi play, and it’s fascinating. It’s not just the incredible skill, but the way he…

May 20

Lionel Messi

May 20

Ahmed Arigbabu

Ahmed Arigbabu

Developer and user experience designer with a keen interest in cognitive and behavioral sciences, philosophy, and how things work. https://www.wonu.design

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