Joshua Ayson

Exploring consciousness, creativity, and technology through philosophical essays, book reviews, and reflective writing.

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Journal Reflections on consciousness and life patterns

Jan 24, 2026 • 19 min

Decan 31: When the Shoulder Draws the Bow

On learning that creative eruption happens not as single explosion but as multiple parallel convection cells, discovering four domains where power dep...

Jan 13, 2026 • 13 min

Decan 30: Finding Direction Through Clouds

Ten cloudy days learning to navigate by feel when you cannot see the star. On discovering that direction lives inside you, not in the sky.

Jan 5, 2026 • 21 min

Decan 29: When the Crown Replaces the Severed Head

On learning that leadership emerges through crisis not comfort, discovering that service means presence not perfection, and traveling 172 million kilo...

Book Reviews Honest reviews of books that shaped my thinking

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Jan 23, 2026 • 8 min

The Tao of Pooh & The Te of Piglet: Eastern Wisdom Through the Hundred Acre Wood

Benjamin Hoff uses Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet to explain Taoism in a way that actually sticks. The Tao of Pooh introduces wu wei (effortless action) a...

Jan 22, 2026 • 11 min

Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World

I've been reading this book off and on for months now. Not because it's bad; it's fascinating. But it's dense with ideas that require digestion. Geniu...

Jan 22, 2026 • 6 min

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

A flashlight. Morse code. Two friends signaling across the dark. From these humble origins, Petzold builds the entire architecture of modern computing...

Essays Philosophical explorations of technology and ideas

Dec 6, 2025 • 6 min

The Complete AI Development Revolution: 7-Part Series on Coding with AI

Complete guide to the AI development revolution. Seven parts covering methodology, infrastructure, content, business, and the future of coding.

Oct 18, 2025 • 7 min

AI Development Revolution Part 7: Advanced Patterns

When AI development becomes art. Advanced patterns from game development revealing human-machine collaboration. Beyond automation.

Oct 17, 2025 • 8 min

AI Development Revolution Part 6: Future Impact

The cognitive price of transformation. When individuals build enterprise systems at massive personal cost. Capability vs sustainability.

Free Writing Stream-of-consciousness explorations

Oct 11, 2025 • 2 min

Floating in Space, on This Rock

Floating in space, on this rock we call earth. Here I am. Neither there or here just am. A meditation on writing as flow state, the art of presence, a...

Oct 25, 2025 • 5 min

Cosmic Motion and Human Perspective

Fall reflections on our cosmic motion—from Nevada's hills to the Great Attractor. Exploring how understanding our 620 km/s journey through space trans...

Jun 6, 2025 • 3 min

Vibe Coding with AI: Poetic Reflections on Creativity, Agency, and the Art of Human-Machine Collaboration

A meditative reflection on collaborating with AI as a creative coding partner, exploring the tension between productivity and disruption, trust and ag...

Original Books Latest chapters from ongoing works

Jan 25, 2026

Chapter 12: The Knowledge Spiral

Working with AI doesn't just teach you new things. It reveals how much of what you 'know' is shallow, contextual, or simply wrong. And it happens at a...

Jan 21, 2026

Rigel: Decan 32 - Manifestation & Mastery

The photons entering your eyes right now left Rigel in 1165—from the year Notre-Dame de Paris rose stone by stone, when guild masters codified the pat...

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