Archive - Tamil's Substack

Keeping Humans in the Loop, On Purpose

A small design thinking experiment in home automation

Feb 5 • Tamil Selvan

January 2026

Enjoying Good Design, as a User

A 2025 log of products that quietly did their job

Jan 9 • Tamil Selvan

When Growth Stops Feeling Like Progress

On agency, restlessness, and the limits of traditional career paths

Jan 6 • Tamil Selvan

Connectedness in a Remote Team

What I noticed when connectedness became a systems question, not a cultural one

Jan 5 • Tamil Selvan

When Teams Compete Without Meaning To

A reflection on competition, trust, and missed learning

Jan 4 • Tamil Selvan

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