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Full disclosure - I have not tried this yet.  But it’s on the internet, so it must be true…

For anyone who is still here after that comment, let’s press on

At the end of the chapter “Start” in Effortless, McKeown says, “In recent years neuroscientists and psychologists have found that the ‘now’ we experience only lasts 2.5 seconds. This is our psychological present.” While I had some understanding of our present moment only...

I saw this idea online recently and thought that it was an interesting option.  

A lot of the shortcomings of AI tools like ChatGPT become irrelevant. Incorrect and nonsensical information might actually make the stories better. You can set the tone. You can set any...

I think the general thread I will follow until I’m done reading Effortless is going to be centered around time management and procrastination. One of the main takeaways I had from the reading today is about the concept McKeown introduces around microbursts. He describes it...

As I’m sure I have mentioned already, I am always on the lookout for new time management techniques to try out. A few of the ideas I have tried over the past few months have centered around lists. If you know me, then you know I like my lists—especially ones that I can...

Here is a short prompt that you can use as a starting point for naming your next company -

One of the things that can bother people with AI tools like ChatGPT is that they are aggressively neutral.

Humans are gooey emotional beings.  That’s just how we are.

I learned something new today, and for me, that is a win! McKeown introduces the concept of the Swedish Death Cleaning. This is a process by which you get “rid of clutter you have accumulated through your life while you are still alive. It’s an alternative to the more...

You can use AI tools like ChatGPT to help you with learning topics or concepts quickly (or deeply).

Yesterday, I wrote about some steps to combat the siren song of procrastination. Today, I’ll discuss one of those tactics in more detail—just take the first step.