Here is a quote from Marcus Aurelius's Meditations that I find myself contemplating from time to time. It may help you conquer the day, too. At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: "I have to go to work – as a human being.
David Perell has something interesting to say about what knowledge workers should do. "Learn like an athlete." Athletes have a strict training regimen that is almost monomaniacal. They need one. That's how they get the gold. In every domain, training is essential, says David. Here'
We've heard of agentic AI and AI agents. There's a difference. Agentic AI is autonomous. It makes its own decisions and acts like your proactive assistant. An AI agent, however, automates something. It does exactly what you tell it to do, helping you with repetitive tasks
I've planned for only a few parties in my life. This is a list I wish I had then. Some favorites: Advertise your start time as a quarter-to the hour. If you start an event at 2:00, people won't arrive till 2:30; if
That seems to be what's missing in how some people use AI. And that's what makes them dumber. A recent MIT study found that using LLMs (large language models) – or types of AI programs that run ChatGPT, Gemini, and other chatbots – can impair cognitive abilities, including
I could recite a litany of excuses not to. But I realized I could list just as many good reasons to start. Oh boy, what do I do now? In that liminal space before action, a decision has to be made. Yes, just one decision. "Just start!" a