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You are somewhere new.  You don’t know where to go or what to do.  You can use an AI tool like ChatGPT to be your temporary guide.

We know the adage “don’t reinvent the wheel,” but do we use that leverage of building on the knowledge of others to our best advantage? I think sometimes we try to be clever and unique (see the last post about keeping things simple) rather than trying to build upon what...

You know how it is.  Sometimes you don’t have time to go grocery shopping.  Or you just don’t want to.  The problem is then you only have random ingredients and you are HANGRY.  

K.I.S.S - Keep It Simple StupidSesame Street SimpleLess is MoreClarity over Cleverness

The Power of Simplicity

There are so many effective ways to say to keep something simple, clear, concise. A new one for me was the “Sesame Street Simple” made popular by the Procter &...

You probably want to exercise more but don’t have time to figure out what to do (ironically).

Trust. It is something that comes up when talking about people’s character. It is something most of us want (and/or even expect) in our relationships - family, friends, colleagues. It is something that, when broken, can be difficult, if not impossible, to repair. In ...

You know what it is. When you pick up your phone to do something and, somehow, you end up on your social media app of choice and start the scroll. The DOOM SCROLL. 4 hours later you are still scrolling and don’t know where the time went. (Ok maybe not 4 hours… but...

Silos are a problem. Not the kind you see on farms (well, I guess those can have issues of their own, but that’s not what I’m talking about). I’m talking about issues with what McKeown calls linear knowledge in Effortless.

AI tools can do much more than just create text. Tools like DALL-E or stable diffusion can create high-quality images from basic text prompts.

One of the great things about AI tools like ChatGPT is its ability to scan large amounts of information quickly.  Way faster than we could.