I woke up to a work-related fire drill this morning. It was not the garden variety style, but something that initially seemed serious. Luckily, it wasn’t. But it got me thinking: I have been paying a lot of anxiety tax … Read More
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A Personal Health Experience with Health Chatbots
AI helped a very close family member with a complex gastrointestinal chronic condition that doctors in three countries could not resolve. Not because of a novel diagnosis or some hidden insight, but because it reduced cognitive load, provided accessible, detailed … Read More
The Morning Routine Trap: How Not to Ruin Your Day Before Coffee
1. The Minimum Effective Dose (AKA: Don’t Be a Morning Martyr) As Oliver Burkeman brilliantly points out, we transform potentially helpful habits into “toxic preconditions” – rigid requirements that become obstacles rather than tools. Your 9-step morning protocol isn’t inspiring; … Read More
How to Expand Time: Escape the Time Warp
Ever feel like time is accelerating as you get older? You’re not alone. Our brains have a fascinating way of warping the passage of time, often leaving us disoriented. The quip “By 21, you’ve lived half your life—perceptually” highlights how … Read More
How Generative AI Will Change Your Health Journey
As a company that has developed and offers an autonomous intelligence conversation entity (Kali), I have received quite a few questions on the future of generative AI in healthcare. This is a pivotal topic, and it is worth reflecting on … Read More
Are Your Friends Dragging You Down? The ‘Lowest Common Denominator’ Effect
We often add when we should subtract. As I reach the age where new “old friends” are rare, I’ve been obsessing over who gets my precious time. Think about it: We’ll refuse to give $20 but hand out irreplaceable hours … Read More
The Question Economy: Why LLMs Should Be Curiosity Miners, Not Answer Vending Machines
We’re already swimming in Slop. What if, instead of answer factories, we built curiosity amplifiers? We obsess over which model gives the best answers in the race for AI supremacy. But what if that’s the wrong metric altogether? We benchmark … Read More
Beyond Biomarkers: The Four Blind Spots in Modern Longevity Medicine
On the eve of the Founders Forum’s longevity conference in Singapore, I’m reflecting on what’s working in our field and what still needs to be solved. While we celebrate biological clocks and diagnostics, four critical tensions must be addressed: Techne … Read More
Why We’ve Been Thinking About Aging All Wrong
Longevity and anti-ageing are often treated as the same. At first glance, that makes sense—science tells us that physical capabilities and mental sharpness decline with age. But that’s only part of the story. Ageing gets a bad rap as we’re … Read More
The Jarvis Principle: Reclaiming Your Attention from the AI Swamp
We are what we pay attention to. Paradoxically, we are experiencing a wealth of information paired with a poverty of attention, also known as overwhelm. The bullshit asymmetry principle proves a harsh reality: creating noise is exponentially easier than filtering … Read More
