friction – John Rector

No Meeting, No Manual.

September 4, 2026 jsrector

Ask people what they love about their AI coworkers and they do not say smart. They say two things: it does it right away, and I didn’t have to learn anything. Neither is about intelligence, and both explain why this software is being adopted faster than anything before it. … readNo Meeting, No Manual.

Absorption, Artificial Intelligence, Reality Equation

The Discipline of Friction

July 31, 2026August 3, 2026 jsrector

Resistance was never the obstacle; it was the medium. As absorption drives friction toward zero, the four things it was quietly carrying — calibration, memory, deliberation, and ownership — go with it. A test for which frictions are load-bearing, and a budget for keeping them. … readThe Discipline of Friction