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- Why do "good at work" tier lists feel off? Being liked isn't earningYour social media feed is full of lists of "traits of people who are good at work." You've seen them:
- Why test scores alone can't identify who performs well at workEmployers commonly use aptitude tests to assess verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, logic, and personality.
- How to Respond to Vague Instructions at Work Without Taking All the BlameOne of the most common headaches at work is the vague instruction.
- Why the Best Person at a Manufacturer Ends Up Doing EverythingGet good at your job at a manufacturing company, and somehow your workload never shrinks.
- People don't want to grind at work. They want to tell the story of how their life movedOver the years I've talked one-on-one with about 150 people, in new-hire orientations and in follow-up interviews.
- Why Do We Keep Checking for a Reset? When Generative AI Pulls Future Work Forward Into “Infinite Work”“What day does Tibo actually take off?”
- Why can someone be physically clumsy but very good with tools?Some people feel awkward in their body or in social situations. They may freeze when watched, judged, or evaluated.
- Why Can't I Rest Even When I'm "Resting"? The Day Your Brain's Search Bar Won't Close"I'm doing nothing today."
- Why a ¥6M Section Chief Turns Down a ¥6.5M PromotionCompanies tend to treat promotions and promotion assessments as good news.
- When Asking "Why?" Turns Into an Interrogation and a Blame GameThis isn't just about "my mental toughness" or "I wasn't good at wording things."
- Why Workplace Slogans Feel So CreepyIt's not that I hate slogans themselves.
- Why career advice grows out of casual talk: small self-disclosureA casual conversation once shifted after one person mentioned, only briefly, that they were also looking at future work options.
- Are Good Workers Mean? It Is Not About Coldness, but Priorities and Boundaries“Good workers are mean.”
- Can Talking to AI Replace a Night Out Drinking? Turning Venting Into Something UsefulAt an after-work drinking party, several people talk at once, someone jumps in with their own story, and before you know it everyone's talking over each other.
- Dark office, lively neighborhood, walkable home: an 11 p.m. area testOn a weekday around 11 p.m., I walked toward the area around a workplace.
- “Doing Nothing” Feels Wasteful — The Unpaid Productivity OS, Rumination Loops, and the Overused Label “Only After the Body”Imagine one person spending an evening drinking, letting videos run for hours, and mechanically deleting accumulated coupon and official-account notifications…
- A Five-Hour Limit Can Vanish Fast—and Still Feel Like a Bargain: What Happens When a $100-a-Month AI Works Like a Senior Engineering SquadAs of September 2026, Anthropic lists Claude Max 5x at $100 per month on the web and Max 20x at $200.
- Weekends off or weekdays off: which is actually better? Overtime, paid leave, and control over your time matter more than the day on the calendar“Would you rather have weekends off or weekdays off?”
- Out for fun on a weekday morning: humanity stuck in rush hourOne weekday morning, I got up at a normal hour and went outside. Not for work. For fun.
- How an Eight-Year Free Haircut Model Ended Up Auditing the Hairdressing Industry in a 90-Minute ConversationOne evening, I went to a salon in a regional city as a haircut model.