by linustan | Aug 18, 2025 | Behaviours, Culture, Talent
TL;DR: In academia, AI use is often kept quiet, likely to preserve intellectual credibility. This post explores the rise of stealth AI-ing and the quiet politics of competence that keep AI use hidden. When we talk about AI adoption in education, the...
by linustan | Aug 4, 2025 | Focus, Wellbeing
TL;DR: Many people are stepping back from traditional goals and milestones, taking time to reflect on what they truly want. This post explores how desire is becoming more selective, slower, and shaped by personal meaning rather than external timelines. When the...
by linustan | Jul 28, 2025 | Focus, Recharge, Wellbeing
TL;DR: We’ve engineered a life without boredom and in doing so, we’ve eroded imagination, concentration, and reflection. This post asks what happens when we no longer know how to be still. When was the last time you sat in stillness without reaching for a...
by linustan | Jul 23, 2025 | Academia, AI Futures, AI Mindset
TL;DR: As AI takes over mental labour, will we need “intellectual gyms” to keep our minds sharp? Universities could become the new spaces for deliberate cognitive challenge. For millennia, survival depended on physical strength. Our ancestors ploughed fields,...
by linustan | Jul 15, 2025 | Academia, AI Integration
TL;DR: Students live in a dopamine-driven world where attention is fragmented. Higher education must rethink its structures, leverage AI for multi-format learning, and defend the value of deep thinking without turning lecturers into performers. They are looking...
