David Michel
@humaneintheloop.bsky.social
Co-founded https://napkin.one | Writing about humane technology https://www.humaneintheloop.com/
Check your mailbox. I unpacked the design principles of apps that don't break your brain!
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Long-Term Fulfillment vs. Short-Term Engagement
Hi! I'm David, co-founder of Napkin. You receive this email because you signed up directly or through Napkin. I explore technology that enhances our humanity rather than diminishes it. Technology that...
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June 20, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Check your mailbox. I unpacked the design principles of apps that don't break your brain!
www.humaneintheloop.com/long-term-fu...
www.humaneintheloop.com/long-term-fu...
If you are using Claude code and haven't read this you are probably wasting a good amount of time www.anthropic.com/engineering/...
Claude Code Best Practices
A blog post covering tips and tricks that have proven effective for using Claude Code across various codebases, languages, and environments.
www.anthropic.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If you are using Claude code and haven't read this you are probably wasting a good amount of time www.anthropic.com/engineering/...
challenging to keep up with the progress in AI software dev
June 16, 2025 at 10:44 AM
challenging to keep up with the progress in AI software dev
So they can not only see better, they can actually see more
June 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
So they can not only see better, they can actually see more
I recently came across Dakshana. They prep bright but poor kids for elite university entry exams… they have a high success rate, after the kids pass the test, the tuition is free. They make a complete step change in opportunities for thousands of families, for generations.
May 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I recently came across Dakshana. They prep bright but poor kids for elite university entry exams… they have a high success rate, after the kids pass the test, the tuition is free. They make a complete step change in opportunities for thousands of families, for generations.
Open question, what share of 5 year olds, globally, do you think enjoy parenting that is in terms of security, encouragement, understanding the world and oneself, communicating values, attention etc. so good, that it wouldn’t be enhanced by dialogs with an LLM designed for kids?
May 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Open question, what share of 5 year olds, globally, do you think enjoy parenting that is in terms of security, encouragement, understanding the world and oneself, communicating values, attention etc. so good, that it wouldn’t be enhanced by dialogs with an LLM designed for kids?
I wonder how John Ive dealed mentally with years of relatively boring projects between Apple and OpenAI. Or do I miss something?
May 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I wonder how John Ive dealed mentally with years of relatively boring projects between Apple and OpenAI. Or do I miss something?
Nice, already entered phase 2 in building Attune
April 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Nice, already entered phase 2 in building Attune
I am very flattered by your responses to the Building Attune announcement. I will get back to each and every one of you tomorrow. Rn I think first pioneers can give it a spin end of next week. Wish me luck :)
April 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I am very flattered by your responses to the Building Attune announcement. I will get back to each and every one of you tomorrow. Rn I think first pioneers can give it a spin end of next week. Wish me luck :)
Make gold great again
April 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Make gold great again
I feel like replit.com takes a really long time for simple tasks that lovable.dev makes almost instantly. Do you experience the same?
April 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I feel like replit.com takes a really long time for simple tasks that lovable.dev makes almost instantly. Do you experience the same?
I find it hard to wrap my head around the mid-term impact (5+ years) of AI on the economy. @anthropic.com published a first attempt to see clearer.
April 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I find it hard to wrap my head around the mid-term impact (5+ years) of AI on the economy. @anthropic.com published a first attempt to see clearer.
