ANDRÉS G. — PERSONAL SITE / V.2026
§ LESS BS · A SERIES IN FIVE ACTS

Less BS

Nineteen essays on organizational dysfunction. Translated from the Spanish original — Menos Chuco, 2012–14 — and annotated against Nassim Taleb's framework.

N°
TITLE
SUMMARY
Prelude
— How this series got made
00
Prelude
A manifest about human-agent collaboration behind Less BS
ACT I
The Foundation
— Setting the stage
01
The Axiom of People
Original: "El axioma de la gente" — July 11, 2012
02
The Responsibility
Original: "La responsabilidad" — April 23, 2013
03
The Looters
Original: "Los Saqueadores" — November 19, 2012
ACT II
The Machine
— How the system works (or doesn't)
04
The Axiom of Explanation
Original: "El axioma de la explicación" — July 24, 2012
05
The Cost of a Dismissal
Original: "El costo de un despido" — August 3, 2012
06
The Middle Manager
Original: "El mando medio" — August 15, 2012
07
Where Things Begin
Original: "Donde comienzan las cosas" — October 25, 2012
08
Keep It Simple
Original: "Haceme una planillita en Excel..." — October 8, 2012
09
The Thinking Chair
Original: "El Sillón de Pensar" — July 11, 2012
10
Undefined Equals Disaster
Original: "Indefinido = Pa' cagada" — July 14, 2012
11
I Need It Yesterday
Original: "Lo necesito para ayer" — July 17, 2012
12
Tell Me How Everything Is Going
Original: "Contame, cómo va todo?" — July 29, 2012
13
Lie to Me
Original: "Mentime que me gusta" — September 27, 2012
ACT III
The Theater
— Performance vs. reality
14
When Common Sense Fails
Original: "Cuando el sentido común falla" — February 9, 2013
15
Talent vs. Behaviour
Original: "El talento vs. La conducta" — August 24, 2012
16
Performance Reviews
Original: "Bo, cómo vengo?" — July 21, 2012
ACT IV
The Lies
— What we tell each other
17
Let It Slide
Original: "Pasálo por alto...no es tan grave" — August 7, 2012
ACT V
The Damage
— What the system does to people
18
Dr. Frankenstein
Original: "El Dr. Frankestein" — July 21, 2014
19
The Value of Doing It Wrong
Original: "El valor de hacerlo mal" — September 20, 2012