Jekyll & Hyde was never about a monster. It was about us

How performance, social pressure, and algorithms split us into the selves we show and the selves we hide

Dec 12 • John Paul Hernandez

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Why great ideas often come from the wrong people

How amateurs, outsiders, and the simply curious expand what experts miss

Dec 5 • John Paul Hernandez

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November 2025

How I like my coffee

A meditation on taste, time, and small descents

Nov 29 • John Paul Hernandez

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What a twenty-one-hour outage taught me about panic

And why modern "connection" produces disconnection

Nov 21 • John Paul Hernandez

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The math of missing

Why missing your shot is part of the equation

Nov 14 • John Paul Hernandez

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The gift of ignorance

When we admit we don’t know, life expands in surprising ways

Nov 7 • John Paul Hernandez

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October 2025

The strange history and quiet wisdom of Spanish moss

How an unruly plant surprisingly thrives

Oct 31 • John Paul Hernandez

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The Faustian bargain of AI

What we risk when we outsource thinking

Oct 24 • John Paul Hernandez

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Ugly pumpkins

And the cost of perfection

Oct 17 • John Paul Hernandez

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Going analog

Buttons, knobs, and how purposeful aesthetics create meaningful experiences

Oct 10 • John Paul Hernandez

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The art of gathering

How intentional spaces bring belonging and purpose.

Oct 3 • John Paul Hernandez

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September 2025

When your library breathes

And why libraries are for more than reading

Sep 26 • John Paul Hernandez

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