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The Artist's Way

Starting June 7th, I'm leading a small cohort to go through the full 12-week Artist's Way program together. If you want in, keep reading - there's a…

May 20 • Carly Robinson

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April 2026

The Dark Room

AI can't explain its creativity. Neither can we.

Apr 20 • Carly Robinson

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Balenciaga Pope

What a broken jacket and a 1928 folktale theory taught me about the AI debate.

Apr 12 • Carly Robinson

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“What’s Open AI? Is that good?”

Tech people assume AI adoption is everywhere. It isn't. Here's why that matters.

Apr 3 • Carly Robinson

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March 2026

Imperfection. A precious human signal.

In the last 3 weeks, AI has gotten pretty good at mimicking authentic human voices.

Mar 26 • Carly Robinson

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2026, The Year of The Horse

Thoughts between slowing down and running as fast as you can.

Mar 17 • Carly Robinson

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A Tech Girl’s Guide to Finding Your Light Again | Part 3: Here's the Map.

Burned out in tech and don't know where to start? Here are 6 honest steps to begin recovering — from surrender to rebuilding quietly on your own terms.

Mar 9 • Carly Robinson

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A Tech Girl’s Guide to Finding Your Light Again | Part 2: The Muck

A little essay - an ode to the inglorious experience of burning out. (iykyk - ps. there's hope.)

Mar 1 • Carly Robinson

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February 2026

We were Promised Utopia. So Why Does It Feel Like Betrayal?

A Tech Girl's Guide to Finding Your Light Again - Part 1.

Feb 25 • Carly Robinson

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Ten Years, One Blog Post

It's 2026 and I'm writing a blog post. On this blog. The one I haven't touched since 2015.

Feb 19 • Carly Robinson

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July 2015

How To Optimize Your First Week of Bootcamp

Reflections on Hackbright, Week 1.

Jul 12, 2015 • Carly Robinson

May 2015