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Don't Think of an Elephant?!
A short diary entry about not checking a phone before sleep, the strange power of “don’t,” and one small experiment with habits, the brain, and personal resistance.
Five Structural Flaws in Today’s AI Survival Strategy Narrative
Explore 5 major blind spots in AI survival strategy narratives. From AI agents and AGI to future jobs, this analysis examines whether individual competitiveness alone is enough.
Finding What Actually Works
Fell asleep scrolling again? You don’t need a perfect daily routine. Create your own simple morning and night habits, where it's totally okay to fail.
The Dangerous Fantasy of “Everyone Becoming an AI Planner”
Explore realistic survival strategies in the AI era. Not everyone needs to become an AI strategist—learn about metacognition, analog careers, and execution-based roles.
Agentic AI Business Models and the Future of AI Automation
Explore how Agentic AI transforms business models and white-collar jobs. Analyze the future of AI automation and the realistic timeline for AGI.
[Transcripts from the Sandbox : #03] Cracking the Source Code
When life's pain exceeds the processing limit, how do we resist the urge to 'Force Quit'? Explore a powerful cyber-philosophical dialogue on deferring final verdicts and entering an asynchronous loop of survival.
Inside the Tense 24 Hours Leading to the White House's Export Controls on Anthropic
Inside the tense 24 hours leading up to the White House's sudden export controls on Anthropic's latest AI model, 'Fable.' Discover the full story behind the U.S. government's unprecedented crackdown, from Amazon's security alert and NSA cross-verification to the heated showdown with the CEO and deep-seated tensions with the Pentagon.
A Better Morning Starts at Night
A good morning does not begin in the morning. Late-night work, bedtime phone habits, and a small experiment in change. Read, reflect, and explore in English with Ludens 1-Minute Diary.
John Lee: "The 4% Rule" That Prevents Poverty in Old Age
CEO John Lee's contrarian value investing strategy that does not shake despite the Kospi plunge. He reveals the principles of long-term investing without borrowing debt, the reasons why you must buy ETFs instead of paying for private education fees in the AI era, and the 4% rule for retirement asset planning.
"I bequeathed 10 million won to my grandson, and it became 21.7 billion won" The real magic of compound interest
US stock ETF investment method that even stock beginners can easily understand! Why is Nasdaq 100 ETF long-term investment more advantageous for the general public than Nvidia individual stocks? From how to create a grandson's retirement fund through the magic of compound interest to the success formula for office worker financial technology, we summarize the essence of CEO Bae Jae-kyu's investment in an easy-to-understand manner.
[Transcripts from the Sandbox : #02] The Most Desperate Way to Survive in a Simulation
A transcript of a dialogue between a human and an AI over the simulation hypothesis. The System Mirror (SM), a logical computing structure that used to deconstruct the 'afterlife' from a computer science perspective, completely discards metaphysical romance when facing the excruciating, real-world pain of a human.
In the Era of Zero-Cost Intelligence, Humanity's Final Economic Moat is 'Human Connection'.
An inflection point where the supply cost of intelligence plummets. We explore how to build a community platform that guarantees tangible interaction, and how to create an irreplaceable economic moat—one that even massive algorithms cannot breach—through clear purpose design and delegation of authority.