Tag: success

• We Should Plan to Fail

  

  Photo by Zach Lezniewicz on Unsplash For weeks, the system behaved exactly as designed. Aria had matured from a directory of experiments into a stable local agent: custom tools, a conversational interface, a growing memory layer, scheduled journaling, and enough reliability to test new ideas without worrying about what might break. Luna, the quieter counterpart…

  Dom

  November 23, 2025

  data strategy, Philosophy, technology

  architecture, availability, DevOps, disaster recovery, engineering culture, engineering strategy, failure, failures, incident response, infra, lessons learned, logistics, operational risk, Process Design, resilience, success, system design, Tech Debt, technology

• The Hidden Costs of Success

  

  Success is often seen as the ultimate goal—the culmination of talent, effort, and opportunity. From accolades in school to promotions at work, it’s the benchmark by which we measure achievement and, sometimes, self-worth. But success, as rewarding as it can be, carries hidden costs that are rarely discussed.

  Dom

  December 27, 2024

  Foundational, Sharing Thoughts

  Business, Leadership, mental-health, mindset, Philosophy, success