Philosophy
The core beliefs and methods behind how I decide, design and live
Core values
“Build clear order in a noisy world.”
Single source of truth
Every system rule and personal belief is stored in exactly one place.
Judgment first
Knowing what is right matters far more than executing fast in the age of AI.
Iterate relentlessly
Plan → Do → Check → Act: small steps, fast loops, physical feedback.
Thinking principles
Occam’s razor
Do not multiply entities without need. Cut redundant design.
First principles
Strip away appearances; reason from physical reality and base facts.
MECE grouping
Mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive — the method behind my taxonomies.
Systems thinking
Focus on the feedback loops between parts, not the parts alone.
PDCA loop
Keep tracing the feedback loop; approach perfection through iteration.
Priority of judgment
- Taste & judgmentKnowing what is right, and setting the standard at the top
- IntentSetting the direction and choosing the technical route
- Trust & accountabilityA human signs off on the output and owns the downside
- CollaborationResonance between people and the many nodes of a system
Decision patterns
| Dimension | Preference |
|---|---|
| Tooling | CLI > GUI; local physical compute > cloud API |
| Architecture | Data sovereignty, sandboxed physical isolation first |
| Working with AI | Get the most out of existing models > stacking new test tools blindly |
How I think
Strengths
- Highly sensitive to where technology is heading
- Can design and reason about macro-level system architecture
- Obsessive about motion design and visual craft
- Allergic to hand-waving; cares about what actually ships
Limits
- Route noise from the explosion of AI-native tools
- Time and attention drained by assets spread across platforms