In February, I launched my personal blog and wrote 7 essays about:
#AI and the future of work
#FourDayWorkWeek
#Longevity
#Writing
#Relationships
Here is my first monthly newsletter:
https://mateofreeden.com/newsletter/february-notes-the-first-letter/
The Olympics are emotional training.
You learn to lose. You feel unexpected joy. You watch time move — because you can always do the math: how old were you at the last one? How old will you be at the next?
I wrote about why I watch them intentionally, not just passively. A personal piece with a practical checklist.
https://mateofreeden.com/why-i-watch-the-olympics-and-why-its-worth-it/
#Olympics #WinterOlympics #Olympics2026 #ClosingCeremony #MilanoCortinaOlympics2026 #Verona
The 8-hour workday was a victory in 1920.
In 2026, it’s inertia.
Evidence keeps showing shorter weeks improve productivity and well-being.
Maybe the question isn’t whether we can work less — but why we still don’t.
https://mateofreeden.com/a-four-day-workweek-should-have-been-the-global-standard-already/
Valentine’s Day = 1 stressful evening.
What if it became 14 days of small rituals instead?
Slow dances. Love letters. Cozy brunches.
Full piece:
https://mateofreeden.com/14-ideas-to-make-your-valentines-day-unforgettable/
Exploring the intersection of AI-enabled medicine and human ethics. If we solve aging, do we solve the human condition, or just complicate it?
Thought piece on the "Compressed 21st Century":
https://mateofreeden.com/but-what-if-we-truly-could-live-almost-forever/
When AI does every job better than humans, how do we pay rent?
This isn't dystopian fiction — it's an economic design problem we need to solve NOW.
We're choosing between two futures: aristocratic life for everyone, or poverty for most while AI wealth concentrates at the top.
7 solutions that could actually work:
👉 https://mateofreeden.com/how-well-make-a-living-when-ai-does-all-the-work/
🎰 Grindr feels like a casino without a jackpot. So I quit. At least for now. Part of my Dry February.
Too many ads. Too little meaning. Too much wasted energy. Very little real connection.
Is it still a dating app — or just a dopamine machine?
👉 More on my blog: https://mateofreeden.com/grindr-became-unusable-i-quit/