Modern Mind

Why AI productivity feels like a trap (and what to do about it)

Six hidden patterns that drive the tension between efficiency and capability

9 hrs ago • 

Pawel Jarmolkowicz

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November 2025

I don't want to be a curator of AI's ideas

A mental model that tells you when your contribution matters and when you can let AI handle execution without losing anything real.

Nov 22 • 

Pawel Jarmolkowicz

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I hide my AI use. So do you. Here’s why we’re not wrong.

Research reveals we want AI transparency, but punish those who give it to us.

Nov 15 • 

Pawel Jarmolkowicz

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June 2025

Charting the Course: Strategic Transformation for Software Agencies in the AI Economy

This is the final part of a 4-part series exploring how CEE software agencies can thrive as AI transforms our industry.

Jun 27 • 

Pawel Jarmolkowicz

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The Human Edge: Cultivating the 'Human Wisdom' AI Can't Automate

This is Part 3 of a 4-part series exploring how CEE software agencies can thrive as AI transforms our industry.

Jun 20 • 

Pawel Jarmolkowicz

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Beyond Code & Costs: Where Value is Shifting in the AI-Augmented Software Industry

This is Part 2 of a 4 part series exploring how CEE software agencies can thrive as AI transforms our industry.

Jun 13 • 

Pawel Jarmolkowicz

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The End of the Cost Game: Why CEE Software Agencies Must Find New Value in the AI Era

This is Part 1 of a 4 part series exploring how CEE software agencies can thrive as AI transforms our industry.

Jun 5 • 

Pawel Jarmolkowicz

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May 2025

From Fear to Manifesto: How AI Helps Me Find My Voice

We've reversed the fundamental relationship with technology—we adapt to it instead of it adapting to us. Here's how my personal breakthrough with AI led…

May 29 • 

Pawel Jarmolkowicz

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April 2025

The Craft & Wisdom Framework: What Technology Can't Replace

The Craft & Wisdom Framework reveals what technology can't replace: the essential blend of technical skills and experiential judgement that creates true…

Apr 18 • 

Pawel Jarmolkowicz

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Mike Dewis

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