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Deb Haas

Founder of The Unexamined Mind & AI Confidential. Remote since 2006, online since the dial-up days.

Mostly Human #45: A Veteran in a New Format

Apr 20, 2026

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7 min read

Mostly Human #45: A Veteran in a New Format

Mostly Human #44: Taxes, Rejection, a Sloth Riding a Unicorn, and the Thing I've Been Getting Wrong for 57 Years

Apr 13, 2026

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16 min read

Mostly Human #44: Taxes, Rejection, a Sloth Riding a Unicorn, and the Thing I've Been Getting Wrong for 57 Years

Mostly Human #43: First Completed Project in 40 Years. I'm Fine. Everything's Fine.

Apr 6, 2026

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13 min read

Mostly Human #43: First Completed Project in 40 Years. I'm Fine. Everything's Fine.

Mostly Human #42: Hot Mess, High Standards

Mar 30, 2026

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9 min read

Mostly Human #42: Hot Mess, High Standards

Mostly Human #41: The Rage Was Already There

Mar 23, 2026

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14 min read

Mostly Human #41: The Rage Was Already There

Mostly Human #40: I Stopped. Joy Came Back. Smidge Noticed First.

Mar 16, 2026

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10 min read

Mostly Human #40: I Stopped. Joy Came Back. Smidge Noticed First.

Mostly Human #39: My Mentors Gave Me a Shakedown. I'm Fine.

Mar 9, 2026

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12 min read

Mostly Human #39: My Mentors Gave Me a Shakedown. I'm Fine.

Mostly Human #38: I Had a Plan. The Plan Did Not Survive Sunday.

Mar 2, 2026

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12 min read

Mostly Human #38: I Had a Plan. The Plan Did Not Survive Sunday.

Mostly Human #37: I Forgot My Husband's Birthday and Learned How to Choose

Feb 23, 2026

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12 min read

Mostly Human #37: I Forgot My Husband's Birthday and Learned How to Choose

Mostly Human #36: The Difference Between Choosing and Deciding (and Why You're Still Stuck)

Feb 16, 2026

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11 min read

Mostly Human #36: The Difference Between Choosing and Deciding (and Why You're Still Stuck)

Mostly Human #35: Fist Pumping to Firestarter in a Rental Car

Feb 9, 2026

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11 min read

Mostly Human #35: Fist Pumping to Firestarter in a Rental Car

Mostly Human #34: It's A Trap

Feb 2, 2026

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14 min read

Mostly Human #34: It's A Trap

Mostly Human #33: Still Here

Jan 25, 2026

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12 min read

Mostly Human #33: Still Here

Mostly Human #32: Functional Doesn't Mean Fine

Jan 19, 2026

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8 min read

Mostly Human #32: Functional Doesn't Mean Fine

Mostly Human #31: The First Week Back Is a Feature, Not a Bug

Jan 12, 2026

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10 min read

Mostly Human #31: The First Week Back Is a Feature, Not a Bug

Mostly Human #30: Ready or Not, Here We Are

Jan 5, 2026

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10 min read

Mostly Human #30: Ready or Not, Here We Are

Mostly Human #29: The In-Between

Dec 29, 2025

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11 min read

Mostly Human #29: The In-Between

Mostly Human #28: Press Play

Dec 22, 2025

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11 min read

Mostly Human #28: Press Play

Mostly Human #27: The Most Radical Thing You'll Do This December

Dec 15, 2025

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10 min read

Mostly Human #27: The Most Radical Thing You'll Do This December

Mostly Human #26: Research Mode Is Just Fear With a Highlighter

Dec 8, 2025

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11 min read

Mostly Human #26: Research Mode Is Just Fear With a Highlighter

Mostly Human #25: Turns Out I'm Not Broken (Who Knew?!)

Dec 1, 2025

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11 min read

Mostly Human #25: Turns Out I'm Not Broken (Who Knew?!)

Mostly Human #24: Congratulations to Me, I Finally Grew a Chad

Nov 24, 2025

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12 min read

Mostly Human #24: Congratulations to Me, I Finally Grew a Chad

Mostly Human #23: My Value Isn't My Salary (But Tell That to My Brain)

Nov 17, 2025

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12 min read

Mostly Human #23: My Value Isn't My Salary (But Tell That to My Brain)

Mostly Human #22: Learning to Ask

Nov 10, 2025

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11 min read

Mostly Human #22: Learning to Ask

Mostly Human #21: Not Fit For Human Consumption™

Nov 3, 2025

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10 min read

Mostly Human #21: Not Fit For Human Consumption™
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