Archive - Shaping Minds

Merit Was Never The Point.

Exploring why merit has always been secondary to visibility, narratives, and power, and why AI is making that truth harder to ignore.

Dec 30, 2025 • Maxime Mouton

The Algorithmic Glass Ceiling.

Exploring why AI is becoming the new corporate gatekeeper, and what humans must do to keep originality alive.

Dec 23, 2025 • Maxime Mouton

The Originality Crisis.

Exploring the quiet decline of human originality in an AI-accelerated world.

Dec 16, 2025 • Maxime Mouton

The AI Brain Heist.

Exploring what happens when we treat thinking as an inconvenience, outsource it to machines, and wake up one day unable to recognise the texture of our…

Dec 9, 2025 • Maxime Mouton

Exploring how the rise of AI is quietly turning every worker into a self-managed enterprise, and what it means for the future of careers.

Dec 2, 2025 • Maxime Mouton

November 2025

The Future Of Work Has No Jobs.

Exploring how AI is turning careers from fixed jobs into evolving stories of problem-solving.

Nov 25, 2025 • Maxime Mouton

The Myth Of Passion.

Exploring curiosity over passion as the key to adaptable, playful, and resilient thinking in the AI era.

Nov 18, 2025 • Maxime Mouton

The Radical Discipline Of Doing Nothing.

Exploring how boredom is actually the brain’s reset button for creativity, reflection, and self-direction in an overstimulated world.

Nov 11, 2025 • Maxime Mouton

The Cognitive Gym.

Exploring how AI is reshaping the way we think — and why cultivating a “cognitive gym” might be the ultimate competitive advantage in the machine age.

Nov 4, 2025 • Maxime Mouton

October 2025

The Meeting That Never Happened.

Exploring how slowing down together might be the fastest way forward.

Oct 28, 2025 • Maxime Mouton

The Illusion Of Collaboration.

Exploring why messy friction in teamwork is our edge in an AI-smoothed workplace.

Oct 21, 2025 • Maxime Mouton

The Career Rope Ladder.

Exploring how AI shakes the org chart, shortens the climb, and redefines what it means to rise at work.

Oct 14, 2025 • Maxime Mouton

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