Working Theory · № 1–52 · roughly two a week since Jan 2026

One theory at a time.

A numbered essay series on AI, engineering, systems thinking and leadership — serialised on LinkedIn, but this library is where every theory lives in full.

July 2026

№ 52When You Stop Seeing The Gate1 min

№ 51Four-Dimensional Optimization Problem2 min

№ 50Testing The Test1 min

№ 49bAI Is Fast. Reality Isn’t1 min

№ 49From Screenshot to Software1 min

№ 48bFrom Software Engineering to Knowledge Engineering1 min

June 2026

№ 48A Third Option1 min

№ 47The Most Expensive Zero1 min

№ 46HTML Is The New English1 min

№ 45Build The Tool First?1 min

May 2026

№ 44AI Playbook (Part 4: Set Hard Boundaries)AI Playbook1 min

№ 43AI Playbook (Part 3: Replay & Learn)AI Playbook1 min

№ 42AI Playbook (Part 2: Search Before Thinking)AI Playbook1 min

№ 41AI Playbook (Part 1: Cross-Check Agents)AI Playbook1 min

№ 40Reinventing Wheels Gets Easier1 min

№ 39Silicon Brain (Part 4: Leadership Leverage)Silicon Brain1 min

№ 38Silicon Brain (Part 3: Information Is Cheap, Attention Is Not)Silicon Brain1 min

№ 37Silicon Brain (Part 2: Upgrading Your Silicon Brain)Silicon Brain1 min

№ 36Silicon Brain (Part 1: The Right Size of Problem)Silicon Brain1 min

№ 35When The World Speeds Up, Old Limits Break1 min

№ 34The Octopus Manager (Part 3: Judgment Over Execution)The Octopus Manager1 min

№ 33The Octopus Manager (Part 2: External Working Memory)The Octopus Manager2 min

№ 32The Octopus Manager — Part 1: Seeing the SystemThe Octopus Manager2 min

№ 31Meta Learning1 min

№ 30Learning Chunk Size1 min

№ 29Learning Depth1 min

№ 28Dissolving Interfaces1 min

№ 26Open Systems Win1 min

№ 25The Human Signal Premium1 min

№ 23The Action–Outlook Matrix1 min

April 2026

№ 22The Trust Dividend1 min

№ 21The Relationship Bank1 min

№ 20The Fitness Bank1 min

№ 19The Thinking Multiplier1 min

№ 18The Attention Budget1 min

№ 17The Domain Size Theory1 min

№ 16The Recovery Budget1 min

№ 15The First Anchor Wins1 min

№ 14The Last Thing Gets the Weight1 min

№ 13The Urgency Illusion1 min

№ 12The Reserved Room Theory1 min

№ 11The Idea Incubator Theory2 min

№ 10Meaning Over Origin1 min

№ 9The Room Tension Theory1 min

№ 8Desk Theory — RotationDesk Theory1 min

№ 7Juggling Ball Theory1 min

March 2026

№ 6Decision Timing Theory1 min

№ 5Desk TheoryDesk Theory2 min

№ 4Human-First1 min

February 2026

№ 3The 80% Happiness Rule1 min

№ 2Leadership communication is like adjusting a speaker's volume1 min

January 2026

№ 1One change in how software teams work1 min