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Decoded Signals
I'm a systems engineer, husband, and father who builds things on the side and thinks out loud about what the building teaches me. Each episode takes a stretch of real work, the stalls, the changed minds, the decisions I'm still unsure about, and tries to make sense of it for anyone building a business, a body of work, a career, or a family. AI shows up because I use it every day, but this isn't an AI show, and it isn't advice on how to live. It's what I noticed and what I'd carry with me…
Episodes
- Decoded Signals
What a Room Experiment Taught Me, and Where I'm Using It Now
This week I built an experiment to see if a room could feel like the family had just stepped out. Before that, I'd cut about half my tools, and I was worried…
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School Wasn't Built for This. What Do We Keep?
This week I worked through what school could look like now that AI is part of the world kids are walking into. I started with the early years and middle…
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What Changed When I Stopped Needing It to Win
This week I look at what changed once I stopped expecting a side project to pay off. The tools got better, I asked less of them, and a lot of what I do now…
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From Producing to Experimenting
A year into building a story world, I hadn't made a single sale to someone who didn't already know me, and the work had started to feel more like maintenance…
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Build the Pause First.
How do we actually prepare kids for AI? Avoiding the tools isn’t the answer. In this episode, I talk about the mental discipline children need before and while…
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Trailer — For Parents Raising Builders
Note: This episode is from an earlier version of the show. To hear where Decoded Signals is now, start with Episode 1. This podcast exists to slow down the…
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Mastering AI Tools: From Drifters to Signal Builders
Note: This episode is from an earlier version of the show. To hear where Decoded Signals is now, start with Episode 1. Most people use AI tools occasionally…
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Accountability Doesn’t Scale. Defaults Do.
Note: This episode is from an earlier version of the show. To hear where Decoded Signals is now, start with Episode 1. AI systems don’t accumulate values. They…
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The Context Advantage of AI Tools
Note: This episode is from an earlier version of the show. To hear where Decoded Signals is now, start with Episode 1. Context isn’t a feature—it’s a…
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When AI Is Default-On, Who’s Accountable?
Note: This episode is from an earlier version of the show. To hear where Decoded Signals is now, start with Episode 1. AI didn’t roll out as a new app this…
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When AI Scales Faster Than Trust
Note: This episode is from an earlier version of the show. To hear where Decoded Signals is now, start with Episode 1. AI tools are scaling fast—but trust is…
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Episode 0 — Why I Started Decoded Signals
Note: This episode is from an earlier version of the show. To hear where Decoded Signals is now, start with Episode 1. In this introductory episode, I explain…