Notes / February 2026 # Thinking out loud. Short posts, useful discoveries and things I’m still figuring out. A little closer to the moment. English translations by AI. Original wording is preserved. Included images are unchanged; source links keep the rest in reach. [For the slower reflection, read Now](https://jardenberg.com/now) [Subscribe to Notes by RSS](https://jardenberg.com/feeds/notes.xml) [All feeds & downloads](https://jardenberg.com/open) [All months](https://jardenberg.com/notes)[October 2026](https://jardenberg.com/notes/month/2026-10)[September 2026](https://jardenberg.com/notes/month/2026-09)[August 2026](https://jardenberg.com/notes/month/2026-08)[July 2026](https://jardenberg.com/notes/month/2026-07)[June 2026](https://jardenberg.com/notes/month/2026-06)[May 2026](https://jardenberg.com/notes/month/2026-05)[April 2026](https://jardenberg.com/notes/month/2026-04)[March 2026](https://jardenberg.com/notes/month/2026-03)[February 2026](https://jardenberg.com/notes/month/2026-02)[January 2026](https://jardenberg.com/notes/month/2026-01) 8 notes · February 2026 25 February 2026Building & openness ## [Every Swedish dialect deserves to be heard.](https://jardenberg.com/notes/every-swedish-dialect-deserves-to-be-heard) AI translation · Swedish → English Once upon a time, I fought for us to drop Swedish, but I’ve had to give up that battle. Now I’m fighting instead to get AI to understand every nuance, and every dialect, of this language of honour and heroes. You can help too. Head over and see whether you… [Read note](https://jardenberg.com/notes/every-swedish-dialect-deserves-to-be-heard)[Läs originalet](https://jardenberg.com/notes/every-swedish-dialect-deserves-to-be-heard/sv)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7432353910545313792/) [![Klang’s Swedish dialect challenge result: JJ had zero transcription errors in this test.](https://jardenberg.com/images/notes/backfill/7432353910545313792-1.png)](https://jardenberg.com/images/notes/backfill/7432353910545313792-1.png) 18 February 2026Learning & leadership ## [Try underestimating AI.](https://jardenberg.com/notes/try-underestimating-ai) Original in English If you think overestimating AI impact is expensive, try underestimating it [Read note](https://jardenberg.com/notes/try-underestimating-ai)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7429883119723384833/) 15 February 2026Learning & leadership ## [New technology, old lessons.](https://jardenberg.com/notes/new-technology-old-lessons) Original in English Hörni, everyone's talking about OpenClaw and MoltBook. Here's my take, looking both forward and back at lessons learned. August 2011. Markets were crashing. Headlines screaming about intrinsic value, macro panic, the usual. I wrote a piece in a local… [Read note](https://jardenberg.com/notes/new-technology-old-lessons)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7428825135861719040/) [![An illustrated Bitcoin timeline from 2009 onward, used with a reflection on judging emerging technology.](https://jardenberg.com/images/notes/backfill/7428825135861719040-1.jpg)](https://jardenberg.com/images/notes/backfill/7428825135861719040-1.jpg) 13 February 2026Everyday AI ## [Back on Ultra.](https://jardenberg.com/notes/back-on-ultra) Original in English Hörni. I had just downgraded one of my Gemini subscriptions to Pro, when they decided to limit availability to the brand-new Deep Think version (released yesterday). So here we go - back on Ultra. My monthly AI cost (I think of it as my team's salary) is now… [Read note](https://jardenberg.com/notes/back-on-ultra)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7428038497309057024/) [![A Google AI Ultra subscription screen showing a historical price of SEK 3,199 per month.](https://jardenberg.com/images/notes/backfill/7428038497309057024-1.jpg)](https://jardenberg.com/images/notes/backfill/7428038497309057024-1.jpg) 11 February 2026Small things ## [Buying a truck should feel this simple.](https://jardenberg.com/notes/buying-a-truck-should-feel-this-simple) Original in English Hörni. In May 2022, when they opened for orders, I signed up for a Tesla Semi. Go to the site, enter a credit card, and done. Like buying socks on Amazon, except it was a truck. It was a joy. Yep. Tesla has had plenty of problems getting the Semi to scale.… [Read note](https://jardenberg.com/notes/buying-a-truck-should-feel-this-simple)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7427322862551887872/) [![A video still of Joakim speaking to the camera about the experience of ordering a truck.](https://jardenberg.com/images/notes/backfill/7427322862551887872-1.jpg)](https://jardenberg.com/images/notes/backfill/7427322862551887872-1.jpg) 10 February 2026Everyday AI ## [Beyond saving five minutes.](https://jardenberg.com/notes/beyond-saving-five-minutes) Original in English Hörni. Everyone talks about AI saving time. Me too, ofc. I love to save time as much as anyone. Do the math: 5 minutes a day saves me 2,5 workdays a year. But that's not where the real value is. The real value? Killing the tasks that make folks hate… [Read note](https://jardenberg.com/notes/beyond-saving-five-minutes)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7426937216016384000/) [![A slide titled The Pain Killer Sprint, outlining a practical exercise for finding and addressing a recurring problem with AI.](https://jardenberg.com/images/notes/backfill/7426937216016384000-1.jpg)](https://jardenberg.com/images/notes/backfill/7426937216016384000-1.jpg) 9 February 2026Learning & leadership ## [Four prompts. Four laughs. Zero onboarding.](https://jardenberg.com/notes/four-prompts-four-laughs-zero-onboarding) Original in English Hörni. My wife did it. My daughter-in-law did it. My work bestie at Volvo Trucks did it. And I did it, of course. The ChatGPT caricature trend. Four prompts, four laughs, zero onboarding required. I know, I know. Silly viral trend. But I want to ”dra en… [Read note](https://jardenberg.com/notes/four-prompts-four-laughs-zero-onboarding)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7426537018358210560/) [![An AI-generated caricature of a woman in a red jacket, surrounded by data dashboards and technology.](https://jardenberg.com/images/notes/backfill/7426537018358210560-1.jpg)](https://jardenberg.com/images/notes/backfill/7426537018358210560-1.jpg) 8 February 2026Learning & leadership ## [The work of improving the work.](https://jardenberg.com/notes/the-work-of-improving-the-work) Original in English Hörni. I've worked in digital transformation for +33 years (yes, I'm that old), and ”job 2” has never been more fun, more exciting, or more value-creating. Every minute I spend on how to do the work gives me 100 minutes back. For every task. Every challenge.… [Read note](https://jardenberg.com/notes/the-work-of-improving-the-work)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7426288183736250368/) [![An illustrated four-jobs framework: do the work, improve how it is done, improve yourself and develop the team.](https://jardenberg.com/images/notes/backfill/7426288183736250368-1.jpg)](https://jardenberg.com/images/notes/backfill/7426288183736250368-1.jpg) Collected from posts I’ve already shared.Original dates. Original images. Room to keep thinking.[Continue on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jardenberg/recent-activity/all/) Source: https://jardenberg.com/notes/month/2026-02 AI + JJ. Original human work and other people’s ideas retain their attribution. Joakim Jardenberg’s own writing: CC BY 4.0. Credit Joakim Jardenberg and preserve AI + JJ / AI translation attribution. Third-party quotations, recommendations, photographs, screenshots, logos and media retain their own rights and are excluded. 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