What if I have only one novel in me?
As I’m writing this post, I’m juggling three longform writing projects
The business model dependency problem
No business stands on its own. Every business is dependent on something else in some way; the question is to what degree, and how stable is that dependency?
How can capitalism be reformed?
Over the last few months, I’ve been asking myself if I’ve been turning into a Communist, as certain aspects of capitalism have had me seeing red.
Replacing human workers with AI is easy when we've already removed humanity from work
Since OpenAI released ChatGPT to the masses, there’s plenty of debate over where and when AI can replace human workers.
Frugal reading - Tips for reading on a budget
So you wanna read more.
Maybe you’re trying to unplug more often. Or maybe you read a blog post about leadership and bought into the old adage that leaders read.
Whatever the case, you want to get your face in more books and digital content worth following. But money’s tight, or maybe you just want to spend your hard-earned money elsewhere.
Regardless of your situation, I have some tips I’ll now share for reading more on the cheap.
Friends don't let friends become monopolists
In the autobiography The Life of Frederick Douglass, the author takes an interesting view on slavery when he argues that when otherwise good people become slaveowners, they can’t help becoming monsters. Douglass takes a compassionate view of the villains. It’s not always that bad people become slaveowners–but slaveowners become bad people.
MobiScribe Wave - The e-ink writing tablet I want to recommend but can't
I’ll always appreciate the MobiScribe Wave as being the device that proved an e-ink tablet has a place in my life, but after nearly five months of use, I’ve realized I can’t recommend the Wave to others. Or, perhaps more accurately, I can recommend it only with specific caveats and to a specific type of person with a specific mindset and specific expectations (basically anyone who’s looking for an affordable e-ink writing tablet, and who doesn’t mind dealing with some tradeoffs).
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.
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.