Where humanities thinking meets technology

I'm Lee—an English lit grad who ended up leading data teams and building apps. I write about leadership, technology, and the unexpected places where good ideas hide.

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Writing

Ideas on leadership, technology, and the places where they meet

How to Make Charts That Shine Using AI

Put your scepticism aside, it really is possible to create clear, impactful data visualisations with Gen AI now

Will AI Do to Code What CAD Did to Drafting?

Looking at old photos of drafting rooms, I found a useful analogy for where software engineering is headed.

The confidence that I have in my taste, and my ability to express what I feel

10 lessons from six months of vibe coding with AI tools like Cursor and Claude Code, inspired by Rick Rubin's creative philosophy.

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Projects

Things I've built

Myndarin

A calm, neurodivergent-friendly app for learning Chinese characters through memory palaces.

Blue Dollars

A 16-day email challenge I built for a client, helping people reframe how they value their time.

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