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It makes sense on paper - if you want to get better using a technology, focus on improving your technology skill-set(s).  

Ever spot a weird bug, a cool plant, or a colorful bird that looks like something out of a Harry Potter book and wish you knew what it was, without needing a degree in zoology and botany?

Answering your questions about business and technology

Question

I have a file with a .csv extension that I want to use as a source with NotebookLM.  When I go to upload it, I can’t see the file.  I thought that I could use CSVs with NotebookLM.  Can you help?~ Anonymous

I like to use AI tools like Gemini, ChatGPT, etc. for tasks that I know how to do well.  Really well.

We've all been there: receiving sound advice yet choosing to sidestep it.

This puzzling behavior often stems from cognitive biases and emotional factors.​

Understanding Our Resistance to Good Advice

• Behavioral Biases: Our inherent biases can lead us to resist beneficial...

You know that feeling when you open ChatGPT……and then immediately forget why you did?

Or when you do remember, and you type what you think is a decent prompt.And it answers… sort of. Like it overheard your question from three rooms away.

If you’ve never heard of the Feynman Technique, it focuses on having you teach something simply (as if explaining it to a child) and identifying gaps in your knowledge.  

You don’t need a full creative team to generate killer marketing ideas. 

We get asked this question a lot, and we see it even more often out in the wild.

Remember the first time a video game taught you something real?

If you know what this image is and remember it fondly, you are my people and we can be friends.