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Please Enter with Your Robot

Japan’s “Robot Friendly” promises turn sci‑fi into social design.

Nov 16 • 

Manoj Radhakrishna

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The List of 97

Short Lessons on friendships, money, art, health, and the grace of showing up

Nov 9 • 

Manoj Radhakrishna

The After-Goal Problem (and a way out)

Build an identity that travels beyond the win

Nov 2 • 

Manoj Radhakrishna

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October 2025

Better Defaults, Better Days

Tiny configuration changes that upgrade how you move through life.

Oct 26 • 

Manoj Radhakrishna

When ‘Doing Well’ Doesn’t Feel Well

Maybe the next step isn’t higher up but a little further out.

Oct 19 • 

Manoj Radhakrishna

How to Host Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Friends)

21 lessons on the strange social science of parties

Oct 12 • 

Manoj Radhakrishna

The Art of Not Sounding Like a Show-Off

A simple mindset shift that makes self-promotion feel less fake and more human.

Oct 5 • 

Manoj Radhakrishna

September 2025

Want People to Listen?

Lulu Cheng Meservey’s playbook for grabbing attention, earning trust, and making people believe.

Sep 28 • 

Manoj Radhakrishna

The Cost of Thinking Too Much

For the days when “being thorough” just means nothing gets done.

Sep 21 • 

Manoj Radhakrishna

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Chai’s Secret Agent

A Scottish botanist in disguise, a wild bush in Assam, and the long road from smuggled leaves to roadside chai.

Sep 14 • 

Manoj Radhakrishna

The Grammar Police in My Head

On the quiet doubts that show up when we write and a funny piece that makes peace with them.

Sep 7 • 

Manoj Radhakrishna

August 2025

The Next AI Shock

It’s not about how smart machines get, but how human they might start to feel.

Aug 31 • 

Manoj Radhakrishna