22 October 2026
How to network for a job: who helps and how to ask
In a New York Fed survey, work-contact referrals went with about 16% higher starting pay than no referral. Find who you know, and how to ask.
17 October 2026
ChatGPT and Telegram: 12 things to ask about your chats
12 example questions to ask ChatGPT or Claude about your Telegram chats through Kola: missed messages, promises, files, people. No code, three steps.
15 August 2026
How do you build a second brain that lasts?
Six steps, what to capture and what to skip, and how to keep it from going quiet after a month. With the research behind each step.
14 August 2026
Why does trying to impress people backfire?
Self-promotion reads worse to the listener than to the speaker. Four studies on the gap, and on why questions do the work instead.
13 August 2026
How do you network without feeling fake?
The bad feeling has been measured, and so has what changes it. Five studies on why networking feels dirty, and what to do instead.
12 August 2026
What is a second brain, and does it work?
What the research supports, the famous claim that did not replicate, and why most second brains go quiet after a few months.
11 August 2026
What is the best way to organise professional contacts?
One record per person, the same few fields for everyone, and archive instead of delete. Six rules for a contact list that stays useful.
11 August 2026
How do you reconnect with someone professionally?
What to write to a contact you have not spoken to in years. Four studies on why old contacts are worth writing to, and the messages that get a reply.