One Engineer's Honest Takeon Tech, Career, and Life

Real stories, hard-earned lessons, and practical insights

Join me as I share 15+ years of navigating complex systems—both technical and human. Thoughts on engineering, AI, career growth, and staying grounded in our fast-moving world.

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What We Explore Together

These are the topics that fascinate me and shape how I see the world. Join me as we dive into:

Health & Wellness

Health & Wellness

How I approach fitness and health with an engineer's mindset—systems, data, and sustainable habits that actually work

AI & Automation

AI & Automation

My experiments with AI tools, what's working, what's hype, and how technology is reshaping how we work and think

Mental Optimization

Mental Optimization

Thoughts on clear thinking, decision-making frameworks, and the mental models that help navigate complexity

Featured Post

A person standing at a crossroads. One path is glowing with digital lines (code/AI), leading into a somewhat sterile, automated-looking city. The other path is more organic, maybe leading towards a horizon where human figures are actively building or collaborating, perhaps with subtle digital overlays. The sky is, representing the two realities.

Reshaping the Matrix

We're all being offered the choice from The Matrix: comfortable ignorance or painful truth. But the real choice isn't which pill you take—it's what you do after. Seeing the system of AI automation isn't enough. The real challenge is learning how to reshape it.

Michael Sweatt
Michael Sweatt

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