Tips for your next party

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 you

Germane cognitive load

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

Should I start a daily blog?

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