
curiosity-series2026-01-29
Why Competent People Still Struggle in Interviews
Interviews don’t test competence alone; they test whether you can access and present it under pressure, inside a format the brain isn’t trained for.

Interviews don’t test competence alone; they test whether you can access and present it under pressure, inside a format the brain isn’t trained for.

Stranger Things introduced a lot of us to exotic matter and the physics behind Hawkins. But how much of it is real?

A quiet YouTube video, a familiar voice stepping back, and why it didn’t feel like an ending at all.

A mathematically beautiful coincidence, an almost impossible puzzle, and why it reminded me why I fell in love with tech.