The “Learn AI or Get Left Behind” Myth
A field guide to the panic-driven AI course funnel — who profits, why the deadline is fake, and what to actually do instead.
Tech and Future-of-Work Mythology
Social Media Criticism
The Viral Minimalism Influencer Owns More Than You Do
Minimalism as a philosophy is free. Minimalism as a content genre requires a ₹1.8 lakh camera, a ₹75,000/month apartment, and the exact right artisan mug. A precise look at how owning less became a premium purchase.
Wellness Culture
The Self-Care Industrial Complex: How Rest Became a Product
Rest used to be free. Then the wellness industry repackaged it as a luxury consumption category. A sharp look at how the self-care industrial complex profits from making your ordinary rest feel insufficient.
Hustle Culture
The Productivity Guru Has Never Had a Bad Day in Their Life
Productivity advice is written from the peak state — rested, focused, and fine. Here’s an honest look at why it collapses on the days you actually need it, and what actually helps instead.
Social Media Criticism
The LinkedIn Inspiration Post Is a Genre, Not a Feeling
The LinkedIn inspiration post isn’t spontaneous vulnerability — it’s a five-beat content format optimized for the algorithm. Here’s the full anatomy, annotated.
Wellness Culture
Why Your Morning Routine Isn’t Working (And Why It Never Will)
A sarcastic but honest breakdown of why the 5AM morning routine gospel sold by wellness influencers is mostly performance, not productivity — and what actually works instead.
Leadership & Management Mythology
Visionary Leadership and the Hagiography of the Difficult Genius
The difficult genius mythology teaches people to frame abusive management as high standards and proximity to excellence. Here is what the research on psychological safety, survivorship bias, and CEO effects shows about what demanding leadership actually produces.
Leadership & Management Mythology
The Strengths-Based Management Myth: What StrengthsFinder Gets Right and Overstates
StrengthsFinder tells you to focus on what you’re naturally good at and manage around the rest. Here is what the research supports in that prescription, what it overstates, and when weaknesses in a role cannot simply be routed around with strength compensation.
Leadership & Management Mythology
The Culture-First Fallacy: Why ‘We’re a Family Here’ Is a Red Flag, Not a Mission Statement
We’re a family here is one of the most reliable warning signs in employer culture language. Here is what the research shows about culture’s relationship to performance, why family metaphors extract commitment without reciprocal obligation, and what actually builds workplaces worth working in.
Leadership & Management Mythology
Servant Leadership: The Management Philosophy That Sounds Humble and Means Very Little
Servant leadership asks leaders to put others first. Here is why the concept lacks the behavioural specificity to be a usable management framework, why it overlaps too much with other good management to be distinct, and what serving your team actually requires in practice.