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When "Just Give It to the AI" Fails

Jul 27, 2026

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4 min read

When "Just Give It to the AI" Fails

Broken Pencils #61

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
The Lost Art of Thinking

Jul 13, 2026

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4 min read

The Lost Art of Thinking

Broken Pencils #60

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
A Wish Masquerading as a Strategy

Jun 29, 2026

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4 min read

A Wish Masquerading as a Strategy

Broken Pencils #59

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
It Was Never About the Technology

Jun 15, 2026

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7 min read

It Was Never About the Technology

Broken Pencils #58

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
The Skeptic Was Half Right

Jun 1, 2026

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3 min read

The Skeptic Was Half Right

Broken Pencils #57

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
The Signal You Can't Get Back

May 18, 2026

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5 min read

The Signal You Can't Get Back

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
Easy to Approve, Hard to Kill

May 4, 2026

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5 min read

Easy to Approve, Hard to Kill

Michael Hirsch
Michael Smart
Michael Hirsch, +1
In Defense of Struggle

Apr 20, 2026

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7 min read

In Defense of Struggle

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
The Apollo Trap

Apr 6, 2026

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6 min read

The Apollo Trap

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
Your AI Adoption Is Working. That's Not Enough.

Mar 23, 2026

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7 min read

Your AI Adoption Is Working. That's Not Enough.

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
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