Not So Common Thoughts

# Not So Common Thoughts > Not So Common Thoughts is a personal blog exploring the intersection of design, technology, and human creativity. Through thoughtful analysis and personal experiences, it examines how modern tools and AI are reshaping our approach to design, coding, and creative work, while maintaining a focus on the human elements of judgment, intuition, and meaningful decision-making. The blog combines design insights with reflections on work, creativity, and the evolving relationship between humans and technology. ## Blog Posts - [Two Engines](https://notsocommonthoughts.com/blog/2026-05-18-two-engines/): A world-class team that builds and a world-class team that sells. Most leaders never honestly ask which they have, and having one without the other is more frustrating than having neither. - [Taking Stock](https://notsocommonthoughts.com/blog/2026-05-16-taking-stock/): A renewal notice marked a year of writing here and on LinkedIn. A moment to look back, not a verdict. - [Vinyl Floors and AI](https://notsocommonthoughts.com/blog/2026-04-20-vinyl-floors-and-ai/): Modern houses use materials that pretend to be something they're not. The result looks right but feels wrong. AI output has the same problem. - [Drawing Trees](https://notsocommonthoughts.com/blog/2026-04-18-drawing-trees/): My daughter started drawing trees at a coffee shop. On the walk home, we both saw them differently. - [Find the Quiet Ones](https://notsocommonthoughts.com/blog/2026-04-18-find-the-quiet-ones/): Skip the best-practice posts. Find people doing remarkable work and figure out how they do it. - [Markdown Library ML-42: A Native Home for Markdown](https://notsocommonthoughts.com/blog/2026-04-06-markdown-library/): Markdown files have quietly become the connective tissue of AI-assisted work. I built Markdown Library ML-42, a native macOS app to browse, read, and edit them where they live. - [GTD in the Age of Judgment](https://notsocommonthoughts.com/blog/2026-03-27-gtd-in-the-age-of-judgment/): GTD is a judgment practice disguised as a productivity system. In the age of AI, that makes it more relevant than ever. - [Journaling Without Writing](https://notsocommonthoughts.com/blog/2026-03-17-journaling-without-writing/): I've kept a bullet journal for years. Then voice capture and AI synthesis introduced a different kind of journaling. For now, I'm keeping both. - [Collaborate or Delegate](https://notsocommonthoughts.com/blog/2026-03-13-collaborate-or-delegate/): AI's rapid feedback loop is either energizing or exhausting. The difference is whether you're collaborating on one problem or being pulled apart by many. - [Capture at Human Speed](https://notsocommonthoughts.com/blog/2026-03-11-capture-at-human-speed/): AI makes everything possible and nothing restful. Staying intentional means acting on your terms — not reacting to every opportunity the moment it appears. - [Don't Watch the Words](https://notsocommonthoughts.com/blog/2026-03-11-dont-watch-the-words/): Real-time transcription makes you edit while you think. Turning it off is freeing. - [Sculpting with Code](https://notsocommonthoughts.com/blog/2026-02-21-coding-as-sculpting/): Working with AI has shifted my design process from building up to carving away, revealing the essential shape hidden within. - [Building a Context Repository](https://notsocommonthoughts.com/blog/2026-02-21-context-repository/): A practical approach to making AI actually useful: translate your company knowledge into a structured, version-controlled repository that AI can reason from. - [Chaos Studies: Where Math Meets Music Meets Touch](https://notsocommonthoughts.com/blog/2026-02-04-chaos-studies/): Turning a fascination with strange attractors into an immersive audiovisual experience, from Playdate to iOS and macOS. - [Converging on Reality](https://notsocommonthoughts.com/blog/2025-12-30-converging-on-reality/): Machine learning models across languages, molecules, and proteins are converging toward simi […gekürzt]