SEAN SYLVIA’s Hatched Ideas

The Hidden Economics of Attention: Why Essentialism Works Best in a Digital World Built for Distraction

The Hidden Economics of Attention: Why Essentialism Works Best in a Digital World Built for Distraction

Jun 4, 2026

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The Hidden Business Model of Friction: Why Sludge Is Not a Bug, but a Rationing System

The Hidden Business Model of Friction: Why Sludge Is Not a Bug, but a Rationing System

Jun 3, 2026

The Real Bottleneck in AI Is Not Intelligence, It Is Calibration

The Real Bottleneck in AI Is Not Intelligence, It Is Calibration

Jun 2, 2026

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The Real AI Arms Race Is Not Intelligence, It Is Trust at Scale

The Real AI Arms Race Is Not Intelligence, It Is Trust at Scale

Jun 1, 2026

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Why the Most Ambitious Goals Win When They Refuse to Stay Local

Why the Most Ambitious Goals Win When They Refuse to Stay Local

May 31, 2026

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Why Better Predictions Depend on Better Ways to Disagree

Why Better Predictions Depend on Better Ways to Disagree

May 30, 2026

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Why Better Diagnosis Requires Less Trust in the Diagnosis

Why Better Diagnosis Requires Less Trust in the Diagnosis

May 29, 2026

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The New Career Moat Is Not Time, It Is Access to Unclaimed Bandwidth

The New Career Moat Is Not Time, It Is Access to Unclaimed Bandwidth

May 28, 2026

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The Hidden Value of Building a Model Instead of Trusting the Moment

The Hidden Value of Building a Model Instead of Trusting the Moment

May 27, 2026

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The Real Battle for Attention Is Not Entertainment Versus Utility, but Extraction Versus Care

The Real Battle for Attention Is Not Entertainment Versus Utility, but Extraction Versus Care

May 26, 2026

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The Hidden Market Behind Every Feed: Why Algorithms, Not People, Are the Real Product

The Hidden Market Behind Every Feed: Why Algorithms, Not People, Are the Real Product

May 24, 2026

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Why Medicine Needs a Knowledge Graph, Not Just a Better Doctor

Why Medicine Needs a Knowledge Graph, Not Just a Better Doctor

May 23, 2026

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Why Gratitude Works Better When It Passes the Test of Usefulness

Why Gratitude Works Better When It Passes the Test of Usefulness

May 22, 2026

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Why the Best Remote Teams and the Best AI Strategies Both Run on Curiosity

Why the Best Remote Teams and the Best AI Strategies Both Run on Curiosity

May 21, 2026

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The Hourglass Rule: How to Make Complex Work Memorable Before the Details Begin

The Hourglass Rule: How to Make Complex Work Memorable Before the Details Begin

May 20, 2026

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Why Data Stops Being a Normal Input Once It Starts Changing Behavior

Why Data Stops Being a Normal Input Once It Starts Changing Behavior

May 19, 2026

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The Hidden Job of Social Systems: Matching People Without Letting People Break the Match

The Hidden Job of Social Systems: Matching People Without Letting People Break the Match

May 18, 2026

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Why Better Systems Fail When They Assume Better People

Why Better Systems Fail When They Assume Better People

May 17, 2026

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The Real AI Revolution Is Not Automation, It Is Better Questions

The Real AI Revolution Is Not Automation, It Is Better Questions

May 16, 2026

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Why AI in Medicine Fails When It Chooses the Wrong Patient First

Why AI in Medicine Fails When It Chooses the Wrong Patient First

May 15, 2026

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Why Digital Health Needs a Truth Mechanism, Not More Hype

Why Digital Health Needs a Truth Mechanism, Not More Hype

May 14, 2026

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The Real Product Is Not the Workflow, It Is the First Small Win

The Real Product Is Not the Workflow, It Is the First Small Win

May 13, 2026

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Why Health Care Still Fails at the Moment of Truth

Why Health Care Still Fails at the Moment of Truth

May 12, 2026

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Why Strong Systems Need Weak Notes

Why Strong Systems Need Weak Notes

May 11, 2026

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90%

The Real Job of a Market Is to Turn Uncertainty Into a Price

The Real Job of a Market Is to Turn Uncertainty Into a Price

May 10, 2026

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Why Better Systems Fail Without Causal Thinking

Why Better Systems Fail Without Causal Thinking

May 9, 2026

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The Real Leapfrog Is Not Technological, It Is Institutional

The Real Leapfrog Is Not Technological, It Is Institutional

May 8, 2026

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The Real Test of AI Is Not Intelligence, It Is Care Design

The Real Test of AI Is Not Intelligence, It Is Care Design

May 7, 2026

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Why Digital Health Fails When It Tries to Skip the Middle Layer

Why Digital Health Fails When It Tries to Skip the Middle Layer

May 6, 2026

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The Hidden Economics of Shared Information: Why Good Systems Fail When They Stop at the Border