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The Hidden Cost of Every Efficiency Gain
Efficiency numbers improve two ways: things get better, or costs get moved outside the measurement. Most of what we celebrate is the second kind.
Aug 20
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Why we defend some beliefs and not others
We do not defend our beliefs because they are true. We defend the ones we cannot afford to be wrong about.
Aug 9
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F Farooqi
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July 2026
Stakeholder Capitalism Doesn’t Work — And It’s Not Friedman’s Fault!
Why every alternative to shareholder primacy fails, and the one lever nobody can pull for you.
Jul 27
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F Farooqi
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It Wasn't Even A Mind Drizzle: Capitalism is not the root of our problems!
Why "blame capitalism" is the first answer, not the deep one, and what the next Why turns up.
Jul 3
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F Farooqi
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June 2026
This Machine Doesn't Need A Villain
No one designed it. It runs anyway. And the fuel is us.
Jun 23
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F Farooqi
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The Scorpion and the Leaf
About koans, stings, bullies, and the kindness we beat out of children
Jun 7
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F Farooqi
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May 2026
That Cool Spot on the Sun
Some thoughts about being yourself...being different and a call to Islamic Economics to go back to its roots (Bet you didn't see that coming!)
May 12
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F Farooqi
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January 2026
Grading Education
A note on the health of the education system. Full disclosure - all ideas are mine but I took a little GenAI help with some of the research references.
Jan 17
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F Farooqi
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December 2025
Scars That Bind
“For many years, many years I was scared of the person I was.
Dec 17, 2025
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F Farooqi
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A CV That Is Not Bovine Excrement
[Warning - this rant contains an idea for businesses that are looking to hire - Courage not supplied]
Dec 17, 2025
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F Farooqi
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Wisdom for the Child's Soul
Anyone who has ever visited my office or home knows this: I love books.
Dec 17, 2025
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F Farooqi
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The Unraced Life
Imagine that you have a McLaren F1 race car.
Dec 17, 2025
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F Farooqi
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