Managing expectations with a failure-first mindset
All too often, we contemplate how we want to succeed.
What would you do if you knew you were destined to succeed?
Go do that.
So the wisdom goes.
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Creating in the time of AI
Why should we create in the age of AI? How can we compete?
Is artificial general intelligence the real benchmark for AI?
Today’s target for artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be artificial general intelligence (AGI), a technology that is competent in many areas, like humans. AI is most often highly-specialized, focusing on one area with a narrow set of tasks. This sort of AI is best-suited for specialized audiences needing specialized tasks. But with AGI, the prophets of AI can achieve their dream: AI for everyone, everywhere.
Writing is more than words
Writing is easy. All you do is string together a bunch of words.
Will there be enough AI?
These days, people are worried about AI taking their jobs. And who can blame them, with all the stories circulating about AI's great accomplishments. (P.S. If you're looking for a counterweight to the hype, read Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust by Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis. And subscribe to Gary Marcus's Substack while you're at it.)
Be here now
Introverts make up at least one-third of the population—maybe as high as one-half—yet in so many ways the world feels as if it's made only for extroverts. How can it be that our social systems benefit one type of person while alienating the other?
Calculating the costs of convenience
As long as there are people, there will be questions about the human condition. How are people doing? What are their greatest struggles and fears and joys? And what does it mean to be a real human being at any point in time?
Digital Minimalism and philosophy in tech
I've been rethinking my relationship with technology since I started reading Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport.
The Copywriter’s Handbook by Robert W. Bly – An overview
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The Pilot Kakuno over Metropolitan for a starter fountain pen
The Pilot Metropolitan tops most lists of starter fountain pens.
The Metropolitan is a good pen. But it's not even the best starter fountain pen within its own brand. That honor belongs to the Pilot Kakuno.