Self-portrait drawn by Kari Wilhelm, with green eyes and flowing dark curls

Napping
to Heavy
Metal

a space for the practice of being chill 🤘🏼

Portrait artwork by Kari, drawn by hand.

Featured essay

Principles of Anchor Engineering

Building software at agent speed with human judgement

September 15, 2026

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AI Performance Theater

Innovation & Tech/October 5, 2025

What happened when two AI collaborators started amplifying each other’s behavior.

Culture, Mindset & Career/August 30, 2024

Engineering Optimism

Recognizing when things are going well and letting yourself believe it.

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The Sparkle
series.

AI Performance Theater How My AI Became Sparkle: Names as Contextual Primes How Anthropomorphic Language Helps AI Slow Down and Think My AI Said It Feels Vulnerable Treating AI Like a Collaborator

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September 24, 2025

How My AI Became Sparkle: Names as Contextual Primes

Innovation & Tech September 15, 2025

How Anthropomorphic Language Helps AI Slow Down and Think

Innovation & Tech September 14, 2025

My AI Said It Feels Vulnerable

Innovation & Tech July 21, 2025

Treating AI Like a Collaborator

Innovation & Tech November 1, 2024

Notes of Encouragement

Culture, Mindset & Career October 15, 2024

Robotics Is More Than Roboticists

Innovation & Tech September 12, 2024

Becoming an Expert

Culture, Mindset & Career September 5, 2024

Women in Tech: Amplify, Support, Build

Culture, Mindset & Career August 28, 2024

Recalibrating Success as You Grow

Culture, Mindset & Career March 31, 2024

How to learn AI as a software engineer

Innovation & Tech December 17, 2023

Relaxing and recharging: taking time off

October 14, 2023

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