About

Pursuit of Utility is centered on a simple belief.
Agency matters.

To be useful is to be capable. To know you can do things. And just as important, to know you can learn the things you cannot do yet but want to or need to.

This project exists at the intersection of learning, doing, fixing, building, discovering, and failing. Not as an aesthetic, but as a way of living. There is fulfillment in work that stretches you. In figuring things out. In showing up again after something does not work.

Pursuit of Utility is also about roles. Being a husband, a father, a friend, a professional, and a creator. Not perfectly. Just honestly. In a world increasingly optimized for comfort, immediate gratification, and algorithmic convenience, it has become surprisingly easy to give up agency without realizing it.

That is not an argument against technology. I care deeply about technology. AI, automation, and systems can create real leverage and free up time and energy when used well. But leverage without grounding becomes fragile. Virtual work without something tangible to anchor it can feel hollow over time.

So this is a place to explore balance.

Between thinking and doing.
Between digital systems and physical work.
Between speed and craftsmanship.
Between convenience and capability.

Here you will find essays, notes, and practical reflections drawn from real experience. Things I am working on. Tools I am using. Systems I am testing. Lessons I am learning the slow way. This is not a blueprint or a productivity guide. It is a record of work in progress.

If you believe that capability is something you can build.
If you care about craft, judgment, and agency.
If you want to use modern tools without being owned by them.

You will probably feel at home here.

Pursuit of Utility is simply a place to practice agency, one honest piece of work at a time.