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The Gratitude Gag Order
The good life you were sold comes with a muzzle
Aug 25 • Mike Radice
Self-Sabotage Starts as Armor
Wait, this thing I hate about myself is trying to help me?
Aug 5 • Mike Radice

July 2026

Nobody Chooses The Conveyor Belt
It's not your fault you ended up on it, but it's your responsibility to get off.
Jul 22 • Mike Radice
Everybody Runs the Same Playbook After a Layoff. It's Wrong.
The 5-day reset most people skip (from a recruiter who skipped it, too)
Jul 9 • Mike Radice

June 2026

How To Remember Everything
My three-step AI workflow to never lose an idea
Jun 19 • Mike Radice

May 2026

Your One Job as a Beginner: Screw Up Constantly
The only proven path to rookies becoming veterans
May 21 • Mike Radice

April 2026

Your Job Is a Single Point of Failure
The 'safe' plan can be blown up tomorrow
Apr 27 • Mike Radice
Two Things I've Been Working On
One You Already Know, One You Don't
Apr 20 • Mike Radice
The Safety Trap
The hidden dangers of following the 'safe' path
Apr 10 • Mike Radice

March 2026

I Ran A Search For a Job I Ended Up Getting
My first (and only) recruiting switcheroo
Mar 27 • Mike Radice
"Daddy, I Thought You Didn't Have To Work Today."
Getting crushed by a four-year-old.
Mar 20 • Mike Radice
Well, I Guess This Is Growing Up
On fear, a couch, and the person who saw what I couldn't.
Mar 11 • Mike Radice
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