Sense instead of rules
👋 Hi, I’m Dima — entrepreneur and former Chief Digital Officer at Decathlon CZ (more about me). I believe solopreneurs leveraging AI will soon take over the market, and I’m here to prove it.
I write these notes to absorb what I’ve learned from books and organize it better in my head. The Power of Science and Its Impact on Human Civilization If a Spanish peasant had fallen asleep in the year 1000 and… more
In today’s tech world, you might hear terms like LLMs, agents, agentic systems, workflows. And it could be really confusing sometimes. Let’s break these down in simple terms and see how they’re used. LLMs LLMs (Large Language Models) are advanced… more
Layoffs are becoming more frequent in 2025, and I fear this is just the beginning. Here’s why: Two spirals are twisting into one big negative loop, making corporate and government jobs increasingly unsafe: economic & tech. 1. EconomicAfter the COVID-era… more
The founders’ quotes at the beginning were the best part: Notes from video: more
In 1957, Eugene Kleiner and seven engineers left Shockley Semiconductor. With a $1.5 million investment, they started Fairchild Semiconductor and became the founders of Silicon Valley. The “Traitorous 8” built more than one company. Their ideas led to Intel, AMD,… more
In 2024, I started tracking my time and logged 4’242 hours of my active life. I want to share what I’ve learned along the way, how I analysed and used data to improve efficiency and quality of life. Ever feel… more
When I feel a bit lost, I revisit my saved tweets to refocus on the basics. This is one of them: more
Self-efficacy is believing in your ability to achieve a goal or handle a situation. It affects how you think, feel, and act. Albert Bandura, who is one of the most influential psychologists in history introduced the concept in A Social… more
Attention! New captain. REALPOLITIK! more
You better be a lazy bum today.But curious enough to automate your work or let AI take over. Because tomorrow, the only ones getting paid will be those who know how to replace people with automation. more
Kongo Gumi was the oldest company in the world, surviving for over 1,400 years. A Japanese family business, it had been building temples since 578 AD. For centuries, its success rested on the steady demand for Buddhist temples. Generous donations… more
In the last 500 years, humanity made a huge leap. This was thanks to the scientific revolution. Governments invested in science, providing the resources and support needed for progress. With these investments, inventions flourished, leading to new businesses. These businesses… more
The future is here 🤯 It’s long been predicted that most business communication will shift to AI representatives—and this video shows how it’ll all work. Two AI agents quickly recognize each other. Then they switch from spoken English to a… more
I’ve always thought of word agency in the business sense—like a marketing agency that provides services or a legal agency where one party acts on behalf of another. But I’d never considered it in the context of personal agency. In… more
This video is a good reminder In YouTube’s early days, co-founder Steve Chen felt down because only 40 videos were uploaded weekly. Now, millions are added daily. Big things start small. What seems tiny today might be huge tomorrow. Isn’t… more
AI is neither good nor bad. It is just a tool, like a knife. You decide how to use it. You can harm someone with a knife, you can scratch a neighbor’s car for fun.Or you can prepare a meal… more
I believe in learning by doing. I begin by taking small steps without prior knowledge to grasp the process and its nature. Then I seek knowledge to find shortcuts and structure. That’s when clarity comes. Learning without action or action… more
How and why in historical explanations What’s the difference between explaining how something happened and explaining why it did? When we ask how, we describe the sequence of events and the conditions that shaped them. When we ask why, we… more
Small teams can do big things! Maybe because they move faster, make better decisions, and focus on what really matters? more
Fear of failure is deep in our brains. It was shaped by millions of years of survival. Back then, failure meant no food or danger. If you failed to hunt, you could go hungry. If you failed to grow food,… more
We either fear that the pleasure might disappear, or we hope that it will intensify. — Yuval Harari, Sapiens The mind is trapped in a cycle of craving. We resist pain, cling to pleasure, and constantly chase more. Take success,… more
Humans relied on horses as the main mode of transport for about 5,000 years. Then, Ford’s Model T changed everything in less than a decade. I’m curious to see the visual transformations cities will undergo during the tech revolution unfolding… more
This is an eternal problem.The values of social equality and individual freedom contradict each other and do not coexist for long.It is a timeless issue for humanity—left and right, capitalism and socialism.Can there be a balance? more
(in 2 months and 3 steps: Seed→Feed→Grow) In 2024, after six years in the corporate world, I left my secure job to start my own business. This time I took a fresh approach, using a lot of AI and automation… more
After finishing Slow Productivity, my next book is Feel Good Productivity.Both reflect my desire to stay productive while enjoying the journey. more
ICE BATH! more
I found this story on LinkedIn here. The article was originally posted by MRKTNG.fi. I agree with two points: But I don’t agree with the article’s title. I don’t think consultants ruined the business. It looks more like a leadership… more
Personal software for everything is the new norm. more
How marketers think buying works: How buying actually happens: more
This is from Slow Productivity, a book that has become both my compass and speedometer. Mastering the balance between giving myself enough time to create something cool without falling into the perfection trap is a skill I still need to… more