Archive - Varun Godbole's Newsletter

Should I quit my job at Gemini?

I mean, I feel calm and think I'm happy...right?

Mar 12 • Varun Godbole

February 2026

Overcoming ADHD and OCD

From Survival to Heroism

Feb 25 • Varun Godbole

Developmental Engineering

Psychological Development within Capitalism

Feb 24 • Varun Godbole

Is my problem developmental or merely hard?

Solvable vs unsolvable problems

Feb 18 • Varun Godbole

Why is this decision so hard?

From Heroism to Authenticity

Feb 7 • Varun Godbole

January 2026

Why can't they hear you?

Selling diagnoses before prescriptions

Jan 29 • Varun Godbole

Managing a talented but stressful report

Shifting from over-care to care

Jan 27 • Varun Godbole

Managing AI overwhelm

Moving from scarcity to abundance

Jan 20 • Varun Godbole

Why is changing a company's culture hard?

The interpretation gap between what leaders intend and what employees experience.

Jan 6 • Varun Godbole and Dan Hunt

December 2025

The Assumption Gap

Why LLMs produce slop and how to close the distance

Dec 28, 2025 • Varun Godbole and Dan Hunt

Psychological Development as the Capacity for Nebulosity

What skills and tenure can’t explain

Dec 26, 2025 • Varun Godbole and Dan Hunt

Over-Control and Under-Control

When teams can't sit with nebulosity

Dec 16, 2025 • Varun Godbole and Dan Hunt

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