A running chronicle of what I’m curious about.
Zen Plasma started with AI.
I was already using AI to develop ideas and build my real estate website. That felt significant because I’d been trying to build websites since around 2000 — from FrontPage to Wix and real estate platforms that left little room to create.
AI changed that feeling. Suddenly, building became much more direct.
Then a friend showed me a prototype for an AI voice agent called Valentina — something that could potentially become a real business service. I took a live call with it to see what it could actually do.
It was a simple business conversation, but when the call ended, I had the feeling that I had just seen something before I fully understood what it meant.
That pushed me to start learning AI much more seriously — partly out of curiosity, and partly because I could see a real business opportunity in front of me.
So I began learning through experimentation and writing.
That curiosity became this Zen Plasma website.
I had wanted my own blog for years. At first, I thought Zen Plasma would simply be about AI. Then I realized how much I enjoyed having a place to write.
For a moment, I thought about starting another site for everything else I was interested in. Then I realized I already had the place I wanted.
So I widened Zen Plasma instead.
And now I just put things here.
Things I’m learning. Things I’m following. Things I’m building. Things I can’t stop thinking about.
Choose a subject to explore. Each page introduces the topic, followed by its related articles.
AI
AI is where Zen Plasma started. I’m still learning what it can do through real projects and conversations.
Explore AIWatches
Watches came back into my life almost by accident and gradually turned into something I started paying much closer attention to.
Explore WatchesReal Estate
Real estate became part of my life after I left the corporate world, and roughly a decade later it is still an important part of what I do.
Explore Real EstateEverything Else
From markets and history to cars and whatever else happens to have my attention.
Explore Everything ElseLatest Articles
All the articles in one place, regardless of subject, arranged chronologically with the newest first.
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The Grail Watch Trap
The Grail Watch Trap Building a Collection I’ve been thinking about watch collecting as a small reflection of how we consume things. When I started, I bought watches pretty regularly,…
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AI Is Facing Some Headwinds
AI headwinds are building as Anthropic approaches its IPO. Rising infrastructure costs, investor scrutiny, and public resistance challenge the industry’s expansion.
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Making Sense of Business AI: From Simple Chatbots to Intelligent Agents
A practical guide to seven levels of business AI, from simple chatbots to intelligent agents. Through a kitchen-renovation example at a 30-store home improvement retailer, explore how AI can assist…
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What Is Actually Going On With The U.S. Economy?
Treasury yields, inflation, recession fears, government debt, and energy prices can seem to send conflicting signals. Here’s how they connect and why they matter.
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My Watch Story | From Casio to Seiko, Rolex & Beyond
A childhood Citizen, my father’s Rolex, my first TAG Heuer, and an old G-Shock that unexpectedly brought me back to watches. The story of how a simple hobby became something…