Rhea Purohit

Contributing Writer

Rhea Purohit focuses on research-driven storytelling in tech. She writes about the psychology and history of adopting new technologies.

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Oct 27, 2025

Inside the AI Workflows of Every’s Six Engineers

Each person on the team has tailored their stack to their individual tastes

Dec 2, 2024

AI Isn’t Your God—But It Might Be Your Intern

Make the most of AI by lowering your expectations

Jan 14, 2025

An Inside Look at Building an Email Client in Three Months

With one engineer—and AI

Mar 7, 2025

How Knowledge Work Will Evolve in the AI Era

AI is transforming our thinking skills—not replacing them

Aug 25, 2024

Inside the Pod: Can AI Solve the Adult Friendship Problem?

New York Times columnist Kevin Roose made 18 AI friends to find out

Jan 16, 2025

Why There’s No ‘Right’ Way to Use AI

Software has always had clear rules. AI forces you to write your own.

Apr 14, 2025

A Science-based Guide to Thinking Creatively—With LLMs

Creativity isn’t magic. You can train it like a muscle, and AI can help.

Oct 8, 2024

A Guide to Lifelong Learning—With AI

Dwarkesh Patel and Simon Eskildsen on their motivation to learn, curating information, and the spaced repetition method

Dec 5, 2024

Inside the Pod: Build a Six-figure Side Hustle in One Weekend

ChatPRD creator Claire Vo on how AI is making entrepreneurship accessible

Dec 18, 2024

The Future of Work Is About Doing Better—Not Less

AI won’t eliminate human effort. It’ll redirect it.

May 27, 2025

What the Em Dash Says About AI-assisted Writing—And Us

Good writing is about more than a punctuation mark

Nov 3, 2024

The Psychology of Viral Technologies

For more AI adoption, more intelligence isn’t the answer

May 5, 2025

Why o3 Is the Best Model Yet for Real-world Learning

I asked two OpenAI LLMs to help me get fit—one stood out.

Feb 19, 2024

How to Use ChatGPT to Set Ambitious Goals

I followed Dr. Gena Gorlin’s prompts and had a breakthrough

Oct 24, 2024

Inside Silicon Valley’s Most Important Conversations

Talking AI at Reid Hoffman's Masters of Scale Summit

Sep 29, 2024

You’re Probably Using AI Wrong

The case for maximizing meaning, not efficiency

Oct 1, 2025

He’s Building the Plumbing For AI to Use the Internet

Stainless founder Alex Rattray on MCP, a protocol giving LLMs the tools they need to do real work

Aug 18, 2024

Why I Avoided AI—And How I Finally Embraced It

Using a new technology can be hard. Here's what you can do about it.

May 19, 2024

Inside the Pod: A Guide to Launching a Successful One-person Company

Ben Tossell on using AI to start, run, and evaluate a business

Jul 11, 2025

Sailing Against the Current of Frictionless AI

Willem Van Lancker has always learned the hard way. He thinks that’s exactly how it should be.

Jun 13, 2024

Inside the Pod: From Idea to Startup in Minutes With AI

Meet Audos, the ChatGPT-powered incubator for founders

Oct 29, 2025

How to Use Claude Code Like the People Who Built It

Anthropic’s Cat Wu and Boris Cherny explain how they use Claude Code inside the company—and what they’ve learned about getting the most out of it

Mar 21, 2024

Inside the Podcast: How to Harness the Internet to Find Your Next Big Idea

Steph Smith’s advice helps you make the most of your time online

Mar 26, 2025

He’s Using AI to Optimize His Life

Founder and coach Jonny Miller on AI workflows that fuel personal clarity and professional growth