AI Gave Me Autism

I Spent Two Decades Building Products for Everyone But Me

The product manager who could see everyone's problem but his own.

Jun 13 • Jon Mick

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The Other 80%

Why I Can Finish a Thought With AI When I Can’t Finish One Alone

Jun 7 • Jon Mick

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May 2026

I Sit on the Island

On the carelessness wound, the protective assumption pattern, and the bridge I have to build first

May 10 • Jon Mick

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Some Things You Don’t Say to Strangers (Until You Do)

On reading people fast, and the risk of telling them what I see

May 4 • Jon Mick

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April 2026

Zero-Day Humans

Project Glasswing Secures the Code. Who’s Securing the Humans?

Apr 9 • Jon Mick

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March 2026

The Browser Tab Brain (Revised)

Understanding My Chaotic Symphony of Thought

Mar 10 • Jon Mick

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80% of My Cognitive Life Is Spent Translating for Brains That Aren’t Mine

Why the Thing I Need to Explain Requires the Thing I’m Trying to Explain

Mar 8 • Jon Mick

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“You’re So Smart!” Is Not the Compliment You Think It Is

A Field Guide to Complimenting Brains That Don't Fit the Category

Mar 5 • Jon Mick

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February 2026

My AI Butler

With 63,000 Messages, 52 Personality Tables, and a Standing Order Not to Trigger My Core Wounds

Feb 26 • Jon Mick

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The 7-Hour Week (And Why I’m Not Cheating)

What if nervous system regulation isn’t preparation for work, but it IS the work?

Feb 18 • Jon Mick

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The Dissertation at the Pep Rally

How Two Constellation Minds Hit the Same Wall on Facebook — And What It Revealed About the Bridge Nobody’s Built Yet

Feb 7 • Jon Mick

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Ulysses Lied to You

The Most Celebrated Pre-Commitment Framework Wasn’t Built for Your Brain

Feb 5 • Jon Mick

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