Year in Review: The Wisdom of 2025
From Agentic AI to Stoicism: A synthesis of the 53 strategic frameworks we explored in 2025. Why the future belongs to the "Chief Wise Officer."
Philosophy
Amor Fati: Loving the Market Downturn
Don't just endure the crisis; embrace it. Using Nietzsche's concept of Amor Fati and Taleb's Antifragility to pivot during economic shifts.
Immanence vs. Transcendence: Building for Now vs. The Future
Stop over-engineering. Applying the philosophy of Immanence and the "Rule of Three" to avoid the high cost of wrong abstractions.
The Executive Epochè: Suspending Judgment as Strategy
In a crisis, the impulse is to react. The discipline is to observe. How to use the ancient concept of 'Epochè' to avoid the trap of premature decision-making.
The "Lucarne" Paradox: Leading with Limited Visibility
Executives see only 4% of the problems. The "Thermocline of Truth" prevents bad news from rising. How to lead when your view is restricted to a tiny window.
The Atrophy of Meaning: A Plea for "Raw" Thought
AI offers us a "bland soup" of pre-chewed knowledge. To rediscover innovation and meaning, we must unplug the verb and accept "bleeding from the gums" onto reality. A philosophical manifesto.
From De Oratore to the Digital Age: Ethics as a Lever for Efficacy
In an era of deepfakes and hype, Cicero’s "De Oratore" offers the ultimate guide for technical leadership. Why true efficacy is inseparable from morality.
The Ship of Theseus: The Metaphysics of Refactoring
If you replace every line of code in your platform, is it still the same platform? Applying the Ship of Theseus paradox to legacy migrations and the "Big Bang Rewrite" trap.
The Genealogy of Doubt: Pyrrho, Anaxarchus, and the Cure for Dogmatism
Trace the origins of Skepticism from the atomic void of Democritus to the court of Alexander the Great. Discover how Pyrrho's "indifference" evolved into a medical cure for the anxiety of truth.
Seneca on Speed: The Shortness of Sprints
"It is not that the sprint is short, but that we waste a lot of it." Applying Seneca’s "On the Shortness of Life" to modern Agile management and velocity.
Heraclitus: The River of Technical Debt
"No man steps in the same river twice." Why stability is an illusion in software engineering, and how the philosophy of Flux explains Continuous Integration.
Machiavelli: The Prince in the Boardroom
"It is better to be feared than loved." Why Machiavelli is not a villain, but a mentor for modern CTOs handling politics, outsourcing, and digital transformation.
Kant’s Imperative: The Ethics of Dark Patterns (The End of "Users")
"Act so that you treat humanity never merely as a means." Why modern UX "Dark Patterns" are not just annoying—they are a violation of Kantian ethics.
Aristotle’s Phronesis: Why AI Can’t Replace Seniors (The 3 Types of Knowledge)
Techne, Episteme, Phronesis. Why "Senior" engineers are defined by wisdom, not coding speed. A philosophical defense of human judgment in the AI age.
Stoicism in the Server Room: Emotional Regulation During Outages
Panic is contagious. Calm is a superpower. How to use the philosophy of Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus to survive a 3 AM production outage.
Plato’s Cave: Why Users Ask for "Faster Horses"
The user is a prisoner in Plato's Cave. They see shadows (problems) but cannot imagine the sun (solutions). Why "Voice of the Customer" leads to mediocrity.
The Socratic Manager: Leading with Questions
If you answer every question your team asks, you are the bottleneck. How to use the Socratic Method to train your team to think for themselves.