Notes

Essays, studies, lab notes, and logs from across the lab. 8 in total.

Music log

The Wrong Level of Abstraction

Playing *Love on Top* revealed a chord progression that looked foreign until I stopped analyzing chords and started following voice movement. A reminder that many complex systems appear irrational only because we are observing them at the wrong level of abstraction.

Field Notes log

The Problem with "Dead Economy" Catastrophism

A critique of catastrophist AI narratives that transform conditional systemic risks into deterministic theories of collapse. The stronger critique of AI does not need apocalyptic certainty — it needs sobriety and better questions.

Drawing study

Simona

AI assisted drawing, 30-5-2026

Drawing study

Adele

AI assisted drawing, 29-05-2026

Field Notes log

Relational Systems

Reading Carlo Rovelli's relational interpretation of physics led me into an unexpected rabbit hole through psychology, sociology, and organizational behavior. The result was a reflection on how human traits, performance, and professional growth may be far more relational than we usually assume.

Music study

Autumn Leaves

A study of Autumn Leaves — its ii–V–I movements, the harmonic relationship between G major and E minor, and why B7 creates such a strong resolution.

Philosophy lab-note

On Quality

Finishing Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and what stayed with me: the idea of Quality, impatience, and staying with things longer than you'd like.