Sajad Sepehri
Interdisciplinary researcher in the social sciences and humanities, musician, writer, and methodology educator. Founder and architect of LeraLink, and researcher developing a language-agnostic framework for structuring, producing, and exchanging knowledge.
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The Golden Piece: The Foundation of Knowledge Architecture in LeraLinkThis work is a foundational article by Sajad Sepehri that presents a framework for fragment-oriented, multilingual, human-guided units and addresses identity, provenance, versions, evaluation, and knowledge reuse. It is considered a founding work for LeraLink, which he designed and developed.
Justifying Institutional Poverty by Sanctifying It.
Namjoo and His ReturnThis note examines Mohsen Namjoo’s return to the homeland from a psychoanalytic perspective and critiques the relationship between the artwork, the author, and the responsibility to recognize him.
Monday, August 24, 2026A review of developments in Iran, Ukraine, Gaza, and the Ebola outbreak, along with a personal note on nostalgia, migration, and identity rupture.
Sunday, August 23, 2026A journalistic review of developments in Iran, Gaza, Syria, Ukraine, and technology, along with personal reflections on family, work, and the world.
Lyceum and the Case for Replaceable AIAn analysis of Lyceum's orchestration layer, exploring why separating application logic from underlying AI models is crucial for building durable systems.
On Note-Taking and the Myth of the “Second Brain”An examination of the second-brain myth and note-taking tools. Why does storing information in software such as Obsidian not amount to genuine learning or an improvement in knowledge?
The Rise of Cafe-Going and the Culture of WaithoodA brief analysis of the sociology of cafe-going, economic crises, youth unemployment, and the role of the cafe as a liminal space of identity and social suspension.
When Reading is No Longer RecreationA reflection on the essay "Necro-existence and Social Life" by Roozbeh Aghajari, exploring the social psychology of the normalization of death, violence, and its structures in society.
How Does the Leralink Editor Differ from Other Editors?Comparing the key differences between the Leralink editor and traditional tools like Word, Google Docs, and Notion based on fragment-based knowledge management rather than documents.
What is Leralink Like, and What is It Not?As a knowledge synthesis system, Leralink has fundamental differences from content management systems, learning management systems, and AI tools.
Middle-Out Architecture: Free Movement Between Fragment, Work, and Knowledge SystemAn examination of the middle-out approach to knowledge production and continuous authorship in Leralink, and how to move freely between small fragments and larger structures.
What Can’t You Do with Leralink?!LeraLink is a platform for building, organizing, and publishing multilingual and modular knowledge projects, enabling the management and recombination of content pieces.
What is Leralink?Introducing Leralink; a knowledge management platform and ecosystem, multimedia content creation, and language-agnostic architecture for organizing and publishing knowledge.
From University in Exile to the Dream of a West Asian AcademiaAn examination of the international accreditation achievement of Iran Academia (ISSH) and the prospects of its development into an independent, transnational, and non-partisan academic institution in West Asia.
To Those Who Live the WordsBuilding coherent systems, focus, documentation, and accountability to transform scattered potential and intellectual capital into a sustainable force
War, in the South of My HeadA personal narrative about the return of migraines during wartime and the resurgence of crisis memories, highlighting the ambiguous causal links and the need for medical attention to pain.
Shirin Ebadi and the Necessity of Militant DemocracyThe piece argues that confronting war advocacy and authoritarian projects is necessary to defend democracy’s possibility in Iran, not an act of exclusion.