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14 Tools for Better Work and Relationships from the Neuroscience of Emotions

My cheatsheet for applying techniques from the bestselling book, “The Emotional Life of Your Brain” by Dr. Richard J. Davidson

Mar 17 • Kahlil Corazo

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"Why make something and call it yours if you’re not the one that made it?"

A lot of you missed the golden years of blogging and it shows.

Mar 9 • Kahlil Corazo

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February 2026

The Invisible Philippine War

Unveiling the Country’s Secret History and Winning the Long Game

Published on Explorations.ph 🧭 • Feb 25

AI SHAME

I’ve been feeling some shame lately—shame from the use of AI in my novel.

Feb 23 • Kahlil Corazo

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January 2026

Writing Rajah Versus Conquistador: On Historical Fiction, Self-Publishing, and AI | Ft. Kahlil Corazo

A conversation with Filipino indie novelist Kahlil Corazo ("Explorations.ph")

Published on The Obsœlite • Jan 24

December 2025

A Big Publisher Accepted My Novel—Then Rejected It Because I Used AI

Tradeoffs in using LLMs for writing

Dec 27, 2025 • Kahlil Corazo

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How the Diwata Got Me to Write a Feminist Novel Despite Being Steeped in Filipino Machismo

Neo-animism for creative work

Dec 18, 2025 • Kahlil Corazo

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I figured out what made my experience of writing a novel so strange and magical

Plus: testing the limits of delegating intellectual labor to robots

Dec 3, 2025 • Kahlil Corazo

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November 2025

The Three-City Problem of Meaningless Work

Work and Meaning Through the Eyes of Silicon Valley, Athens, and Jerusalem

Nov 25, 2025 • Kahlil Corazo

A Conversation on the Making of Rajah Versus Conquistador

Gabi Francisco and Kahlil Corazo on Intuition, Serendipity, and the Strange Journey of Making a First Novel

Nov 14, 2025 • Kahlil Corazo

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Quezon, Shogun, and Rajah Humabon

Storytellers grappling with power

Nov 8, 2025 • Kahlil Corazo

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What A Time To be a Cebu Music Fan

Cebu Music from '90s Rock and Reggae to Bisrock and Vispop, plus (inevitably) some language politics.

Nov 4, 2025 • Kahlil Corazo

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