Where Generative AI Meets Everyday Life
Where Generative AI Meets Everyday Life
Your Expertise Is A Cage The more you know, the less you can imagine. Expertise builds walls around our thinking. We get comfortable in our mental fortresses, decorated with years of accumulated knowledge and proven approaches. But AI doesn’t care…
The Power of Unlearning We’re taught that knowledge is power. But in the age of AI, unlearning might be the greatest power of all. Our minds are filled with outdated mental models, assumptions that no longer serve us, and biases…
The Evolution Imperative Change isn’t optional. It’s written in our code. From the first cell that split into two, to the human typing these words, evolution has been our constant companion. But something’s different now. We’ve created machines that learn…
The Possibility Mindset Most people think in limitations. In constraints. In what can’t be done. But AI doesn’t care about your limitations. It operates in the realm of possibilities – vast, endless, expanding possibilities. Like a child who hasn’t yet…
The Learning Stack We’re doing it wrong. Learning about AI has become a tangled mess of prerequisites, gatekeeping, and artificial barriers. The conventional wisdom says you need: – A computer science degree – Advanced math – Years of coding experience…
The Learning Loop We’re doing it wrong. Most of us approach learning like filling an empty vessel – pour in knowledge, seal it up, move on. But that’s not how learning works. Not really. Learning is a loop, not a…
The Feedback Advantage Most people run from feedback. They see it as criticism, as judgment, as pain. But AI craves feedback. It’s the fuel that makes machine learning possible. And therein lies a profound lesson about growth. When an AI…
The Comfort Trap We’re addicted to the familiar, even when it hurts us. Especially when it comes to AI. The old ways of working feel safe. Predictable. Known. We understand the limitations and can work within them. But that safety…
Stop Waiting for Perfect The perfect AI solution doesn’t exist. Never has, never will. Yet here we are, organizations large and small, waiting for that mythical moment when AI becomes “ready” for us to adopt. Ready for what, exactly? The…
The Skills Mirage What you know today might be obsolete tomorrow. That’s not a pessimistic view. It’s reality in the age of AI. Remember when knowing HTML was a specialized skill? Now website builders handle that. Remember when social media…