<![CDATA[Arpita Atavalgi — Notes]]>https://arpita.me/noteshttps://framerusercontent.com/images/VgDy4Y7fy9nZuCahxD6ac8.pngArpita Atavalgi — Noteshttps://arpita.me/noteshttps://rss.appSat, 03 Oct 2026 20:12:23 GMT<![CDATA[Work Was Never the Whole Point ]]>
A look at work, relationships, and spirituality as three separate sanity technologies - and what's at stake if AI removes the first one.
]]>https://www.arpita.me/notes/work-was-never-the-whole-point7dbf05be13d3ee2eb0dd32610ab457c5Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Autonomy is a permission, not a capability ]]>
An AI agent can be capable of a decision without being allowed to make it. On where that boundary actually has to get drawn.
]]>https://www.arpita.me/notes/autonomy-is-a-permission-not-a-capability414da0d5fcfe9cd71afbe2ee240ee6cbThu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Ask for damn help. ]]>
A startup founder spent six months on the wrong onboarding flow rather than make one 30-minute call for help.
]]>https://www.arpita.me/notes/ask-for-damn-help82241142ca49ad9852574ab3829a1c82Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[The Number You're Chasing Isn't the One That Matters ]]>
Developers predicted AI made them a quarter faster. Measuring actual engineering productivity showed they were 19% slower.
]]>https://www.arpita.me/notes/the-number-you-are-chasing-isnt-the-one-that-mattersd5f712511646df0c7dfbcf6e78ca3d47Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[The demo isn't the product ]]>
A product demo proves it works when everything goes right. Production has to prove it works when things go normal.
]]>https://www.arpita.me/notes/the-demo-isnt-the-product18e1392a4b4eefe582df33cc30554acfThu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Useful Ambiguity ]]>
In product decision-making, there's a real cost to deciding too early — and a skill in knowing what's actually urgent.
]]>https://www.arpita.me/notes/useful-ambiguity809cc8e312e13d27267f04af1dfa7751Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT