A few weeks ago, Microsoft added the AI power of ChatGPT to their site. Today, Google has started rolling out access to their AI, Bard, as well. While many people use the raw ChatGPT (myself included), the advantage to these two is that they’re nearly real-time, whereas the info in…

Actually, don’t. If we disagree and then choose to disconnect, we’re both worse off as a result. A recent episode of the “You are not so smart” podcast dug into this very topic, discussing Mónica Guzmán’s excellent book “ I Never Thought of It That Way”. The book digs into…

When having conversations with others, we all know that we need to do a better job of listening. As Henry Cloud has said before, empathy comes from listening. To really get to know someone, listen more. However, it doesn’t feel that way. In studies about conversations, the person that talked…

Over the past few years, Florida governor Ron DeSantis has been a big opponent of “woke”. Some people love him for that, and some hate it, but he’s proud to be fighting it. The definition of “woke” is very muddy, perhaps on purpose, but the state of Florida has put…

In any great conversation, questions are being sent back and forth as you go through various topics. While the answers to the questions are certainly a great way to gain insight on the other person, often the question itself will be revealing. I recently heard Adam Grant sum it up…

There are a lot of things coming with AI that I’m very excited about, and some that I’m dreading (like the deluge of AI-generated content we’re soon to face). One that I’m excited about in particular is the ability to use AI to help sort through my notes. My dream…

I’ve shared many times that your content usually shouldn’t be vapor. There are times when a quick story can come and go, but most your content should be available for years. Related, I’m continuing to refine my use of RSS to make it more about people. With most folks that…

A few weeks ago, I shared my thoughts that feedback is a gift, and it really is. In that post I mentioned that the key is for feedback to have positive intentions behind it. However, good feedback also needs to have some meat. Around the same time I wrote that…

I strive to be very efficient with my work, and I share that on here quite a bit with nearly 200 posts in the “productivity” category. At times, though, being inefficient on purpose can be a good thing. The first is one that I’ve shared a few times, and that’s…