Dave Brear

Citrix AI Hotsheet, Episode 1: AI Agents, Second Brains, and the Enterprise AI Gap

Brian Madden and I started a podcast about how AI is really entering the enterprise. Episode 1: computer-using agents and the quiet rise of context vaults.

May 20, 2026 · 2 min

I Went on Impact of AI Explored to Talk Second Brains

My first long-form interview: chain of cognition, the AI second brain, and what it means for enterprise knowledge work.

May 7, 2026 · 1 min

How the Sausage Was Made: A Worked Example of Thinking with AI

A director’s commentary on how Chain of Cognition: how to cook instead actually got made.

April 30, 2026 · 18 min

Chain of Cognition: how to cook instead

Naming the remedy to Reheated Thinking, and walking the method end to end.

April 23, 2026 · 13 min

Cook, Don't Reheat

Why AI is breeding a new kind of intellectual fraud.

April 15, 2026 · 7 min

Moving House, Moving Models

Wardrobes, storage units, and why your AI strategy shouldn’t be screwed to the wall.

March 25, 2026 · 7 min

How to Start Building Your AI Knowledge System

The seed matters. The plant is yours to grow.

March 5, 2026 · 3 min

The Fourth Search: Semantic Search Is the Capstone, Not the Foundation

I had three ways to search my second brain. Adding a fourth made the first three better.

March 2, 2026 · 9 min

How I Turn Scattered Ideas into Finished Writing (with AI)

Geothermal thinking, linked notes, and why the process matters more than the tool.

February 22, 2026 · 11 min

Diary of a Cheapskate Knowledge Worker: One Week with Claude Code

Flow states, rate limits, and one inevitable question.

February 10, 2026 · 4 min