Paul's POV
A consultant in the Benelux, learning AI in public. Essays on technology and the wider world, and a journal from the road.
The AI Adoption Paradox: Why Most Employees Give Up and What Organisations Can Do About It
Most employees who try AI tools quietly abandon them within weeks. The solution isn't better technology—it's building the intermediate skills that transform AI from a curiosity into a productivity multiplier.
I Tried to Automate My Second Brain. Here's What Actually Broke.
Everyone's building a second brain. The tutorials make it look easy. Mine broke three times before I understood what was actually hard.
The Experience Gap Paradox: When AI Makes Juniors Too Capable Too Fast
AI lets juniors produce senior-level output. That sounds great—until you think about what's missing.
The Manager's New Job: From Boss to Orchestra Conductor
AI agents aren't eliminating managers—they're forcing an evolution from taskmaster to conductor. The new skill is agentic oversight.
How to Stay Valuable When AI Can Do Your Job
The answer isn't competing with AI. It's becoming essential to how AI gets better.
From Zero to Six Projects: What Two Months with AI Coding Tools Actually Taught Me
In November 2025, I had zero development experience. By January 2026, I'd started building six web applications. This is what I learned.