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Why do we need smart(er) cities and how to build one

The Smart City Primer.

Apr 16, 2022

Two children sitting on a hammock looking at clean cities with mid-rise building and greeneries in front of them

Apr 16, 2022

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Expo 2020: The Absolute Guide

Every five years, nations gather in one location for a six-month event. The host city invites these nations to build “pavilions” — physical…

Jan 6, 2022

Expo 2020: The Absolute Guide

Jan 6, 2022

Fragments: Chapter 1

Here’s a refined and honest preface, written in your voice — sharp, candid, and introspective:

May 8

Fragments: Chapter 1

May 8

The Only Thing That Matters

So, I’m scrolling X a couple days ago, and this comedian’s up on stage, killing it.

Apr 21

The Only Thing That Matters

Apr 21

Day 123: Confidence Is Built by Failing. Full Stop.

People ask me all the time — “Non, you travel the world giving talks, you’re always on panels with people in suits quoting McKinsey and…

Apr 18

Day 123: Confidence Is Built by Failing. Full Stop.

Apr 18

Finding Flow: Unlocking Joy and Efficiency in Work

People often ask me, “Non, how do you get so much done? How are you so effective at work?”

Apr 17

Finding Flow: Unlocking Joy and Efficiency in Work

Apr 17

How I Never Paid a Penny for My Education

People look at my resume — MIT, Oxford, Harvard — and they ask, “How the hell did you pull that off, Non?”

Apr 17

How I Never Paid a Penny for My Education

Apr 17

Are We Living in A Simulation?

Today I wanna talk about simulation.

Apr 15

Are We Living in A Simulation?

Apr 15

Because We Are Living in the Best of All Possible Worlds, Therefore I Bike (and Vice Versa)

“A gentleman shouldn’t go on and on about what he does to stay fit. At least that’s how I see it.”

Apr 14

Because We Are Living in the Best of All Possible Worlds, Therefore I Bike (and Vice Versa)

Apr 14

Why I Write (Continued)

Here’s the deal: writing is a game-changer.

Apr 14

Why I Write (Continued)

Apr 14

Non Arkara

Non Arkara

An architect with Ph.D. in anthropology. I research urban problems through the lenses of design, anthropology, and social psychology.

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