Reading Time: 2 minIn an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the week. Mon, January 20: Connectors require facts“And if you were a fact collector, that made you smart and respected. And now I think it’s much more valuable to be a […]
Jab, Jab, Jab
Reading Time: 2 min12 years ago, Gary Vaynerchuk wrote an excellent book called “Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook“. The idea was pretty simple: your social media content should consist primarily of “jabs”, where you’re sharing value-added content to make life better for your followers, with just the occasional “right hook” thrown in with your call-to-action. Lately, it seems […]
The Meta Ray-Ban Glasses
Reading Time: 4 minThe Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses have been out for a while now, and I finally picked up a pair. I needed new glasses anyhow, and I tend to like bold frames, so I figured I’d give them a shot. If you’re not familiar with them, they’re standard glasses/sunglasses, but with a lot of tech built […]
You can make any kind of art
Reading Time: 2 minI’ve long been thankful for the time in history in which I’ve grown up. We got an early computer when I was young (a Commodore 64), then I got to grow up through an amazing generation of video game systems, and now we have stunningly powerful machines, AI, and so much great stuff. While I’m […]
If you can write it down, AI will be able to do it
Reading Time: 2 minWriting down your processes is the key to effective work, but it’s increasingly becoming a sign that your job might not be AI-proof. In some ways it’s been trending this way for years, well before AI even took off. Seth Godin wrote the book “Linchpin” back in 2010, but even then he said: “There are […]
Early lies are an easy red flag
Reading Time: < 1 minHonesty and helpfulness are two virtues that are key to any great relationship, so it’s easy to spot long-term trouble if either of those are weak early on. I personally look for this when evaluating new tools or technology for our company; if it’s difficult to talk to educated sales folks when I’m actively wanting […]
Connectors require facts
Reading Time: 2 minThe state of learning (particularly memorization) is at a weird place in time. Since the launch of Google 25 years ago, and steadily increasing as things like Wikipedia, smartphones, and AI came along, the need to memorize information has become less important. However, it’s becoming increasing important to develop the ability to connect information to […]
The Sunday Summary: Early thrashing, quality from quantity, and offering pain
Reading Time: 2 minIn an effort to help me keep up with everything I post each week, here is my latest “Sunday Summary” of my posts from the week. Mon, January 13: Thrash early, not late“The point of getting everyone involved early is simple: thrash late and you won’t ship. Thrash late and you introduce bugs. Professional creators […]
We control the means of production
Reading Time: 1 minFor nearly all of human history, a select few controlled the means of production. A handful of people owned the factories, the facilities, and the raw materials, and there wasn’t much that the other people could do about it. Thankfully, we’re a place now where that’s no longer true. The device that you’re reading this […]
I wish it was more, but at least it’s not less
Reading Time: < 1 minIn an effort to see the bright side of things, when I wish that something was a little bit better I instead try to feel happy that at least it’s not a little bit worse. For example, Supernatural (the VR exercise game) just introduced a new multiplayer mode that allows you to work out with […]