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  <updated>2026-11-15T07:29:42+00:00</updated>
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    <title>Field Notes 16 // Half marathons and everyday wonder</title>
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    <published>2026-11-15T07:29:00+00:00</published>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This month's Field Notes explores how we can adopt a more positive mindset by controlling inputs and seeking out wonder in the world around us – against the backdrop of my latest half marathon. | <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/11/15/field-notes-16-november-2026">Read full post >></a>]]></content>
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    <title>Dispatch from Japan&amp;#58; Courtesy, character, and Kojima</title>
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    <published>2026-11-08T08:21:00+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-11-08T08:21:00+00:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Amongst the noise and crowds in Nagoya and Tokyo I found courteous transit, commercial design with an abundance of character, and behind-the-scenes exhibitions from one of my favourite game developers. | <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/11/08/japan-dispatch-nagoya-tokyo-kojima-productions">Read full post >></a>]]></content>
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    <title>Dispatch from Japan&amp;#58; Onsen hotels, busy UIs, and value</title>
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    <published>2026-11-01T00:24:00+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:24:00+00:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Japan’s in-person service is warm and its software is a maze. From an onsen hotel in Mie prefecture to a ¥9,000 sushi dinner for four, my first post from this trip looks at care, clutter, and life off the beaten track. | <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/11/01/japan-dispatch-onsen-ui-value">Read full post >></a>]]></content>
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    <title>How I turned my iPhone into a modern feature phone</title>
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    <published>2026-10-25T06:56:00+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-10-25T06:56:00+00:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Neither Screen Time nor folders could stop me reaching for social apps. Now I avoid them entirely with a custom menu that combines the functionality of an iPhone with the user interface of a Nokia 3310. | <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/10/25/iphone-shortcuts-less-addictive">Read full post >></a>]]></content>
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    <title>Field Notes 15 // Monotasking and the lost art of focus</title>
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    <published>2026-10-18T07:46:00+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-10-18T07:46:00+00:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[This month's Field Notes restores presence, cutting out the endless background noise to focus on one thing at a time in both work and leisure – and asks whether a business can scale with the same outlook. | <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/10/18/field-notes-15-october-2026">Read full post >></a>]]></content>
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    <title>AI can do the legwork, but you need to do the thinking</title>
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    <published>2026-10-11T08:32:00+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-10-11T08:32:00+00:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Building slides, proofing text, generating images... AI can handle much of our day-to-day busywork. Your role as a human is to do the thinking required to keep it on track and appropriately refine its output. | <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/10/11/ai-legwork-versus-thinking">Read full post >></a>]]></content>
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    <title>Manchester City and the para-realities of the powerful</title>
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    <published>2026-10-04T10:28:00+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-10-04T10:28:00+00:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[In the biggest scandal in football history, an independent commission has found Man City guilty of breaking Premier League financial rules. With the verdict out, the battle of the narratives has commenced. | <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/10/04/manchester-city-premier-league-verdict">Read full post >></a>]]></content>
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    <title>The hidden cost of punishing customers for mistakes</title>
    <link href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/09/27/free-trials-psychology" rel="alternate" type="text/html"/>
    <published>2026-09-27T16:21:00+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-09-27T16:21:00+00:00</updated>
    <id>https://mattcasmith.net/2026/09/27/free-trials-psychology</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[Free trials are all the rage, but paid auto-renewals pose real risks to users' relationship with your brand. Is the short-term revenue boost worth giving customers a negative feeling that could last much longer? | <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/09/27/free-trials-psychology">Read full post >></a>]]></content>
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    <title>Field Notes 14 // Hospitals, grindset cafés, and Weezer</title>
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    <published>2026-09-20T08:03:00+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-09-20T08:03:00+00:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[We can't stop bad things from happening to us, but we can change how we react. This month&#58; Hospital visits, LLMs that struggle to identify a car, London's new 24/7 grindset café, and a new Weezer album. | <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/09/20/field-notes-14-september-2026">Read full post >></a>]]></content>
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    <title>AI labs make their case to humanity as agents run amok</title>
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    <published>2026-09-13T10:23:00+00:00</published>
    <updated>2026-09-13T10:23:00+00:00</updated>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[AI has entered the age of the contradiction. Just as the major labs dropped their doomer takes to focus on human-agent coexistence, a string of incidents caused by out-of-control models have damaged trust. | <a href="https://mattcasmith.net/2026/09/13/ai-safety-contradictions">Read full post >></a>]]></content>
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