Damien and I are all in on AI. We teach it. We build courses on it. We know it is the future.

We also know what it lacks.

We're constantly pressured to "grow up" and be serious. But what if a richer life comes from staying playfully young at heart?

My life has been like a stained coffee filter.

We glorify the grind. We love the image of the exhausted founder squeezing the last drop of effort out of a 16-hour day.

• Your Inner VIP List: Who would you invite to tackle your toughest problems? Imagine your dream team of experts, mentors, or even fictional heroes.

Everyone's buzzing (or panicking) about ChatGPT or Claude or Gemini or any AI chatbot really (there are so many), but guess what? You're probably carrying a powerful AI in your pocket right now, and you've been using it for years.

Greg McKeown asked LinkedIn a dangerous question: Who listens to you best? The options included a spouse, a friend, or AI.

1. The "More Research" Bunny Crater: You're not "preparing"; but you are likely attempting to avoid starting. Drowning in data rarely leads to action, just more questions.

If your apps worked in an office, here’s the org chart:

If people can’t see it, smell it, or touch it, they’ll likely doubt it...just the way our weird lil brains work.