Beating the Bot: Staying Human in the Age of AI Recruitment
Automation has become the new gatekeeper of opportunity. This is a story for every candidate trying to stay visible, and every recruiter trying to stay human — a behavioural field guide for beating the bot without losing your voice.
The Rise of Productivity Vibe-Coding
AI hasn’t just automated work — it’s automated the appearance of competence. When busyness becomes proof of progress, clarity becomes rebellion.
Executive Function Theory: The Architecture of Self-Regulation
Explains how executive functions enable focus, planning, and self-control — the mental framework that converts thought into action and maintains adaptive balance under pressure.
Emotional Regulation in ADHD: Feeling ≠ Failing
Emotional regulation in ADHD is the challenge of managing emotional intensity and recovery time. It reframes “overreaction” as a neurological lag, highlighting skill-building as a path to resilience and self-trust.
The Behavioural Paradox of Enforced Virtue
Corporate values were meant to unite teams — but when virtue becomes performance, language stops listening. This essay dissects how slogans replace substance, and how clarity can rebuild honest feedback loops.
Prompt Engineering Ethics
Prompt Engineering Ethics defines the moral boundaries of human–AI interaction — ensuring that intent, bias, and responsibility are consciously designed into every prompt.
Eisenhower Matrix: Urgent vs. Important
A 2×2 prioritisation grid dividing tasks by urgency and importance to guide whether to do, decide, delegate, or delete — a compass for balancing reactive work with strategic focus.
Bento Box Productivity: Do Less, Focus More
A minimalist task-management system that divides your day into three compartments — large, medium, and small — to reduce overwhelm, match energy, and focus on what truly matters.
Applause Without Alignment: The Cost of Performative Clarity
Product and UX speak the same language until performance gets in the way. When confidence replaces clarity, alignment turns into theatre — and trust becomes the first casualty.
Kaizen Feedback Cycles: Micro-adjustments | Continuous Improvement
Kaizen Feedback Cycles translate continuous improvement into an actionable rhythm of reflection — plan, do, check, adjust — replacing speed theatre with steady, evidence-led progress.