If you’re of a certain age, you probably remember Leeroy Jenkins, the World of Warcraft player who became popular after a viral video in 2005. From Wikipedia: In the video, having been absent during a discussion of a meticulous battle plan, Leeroy returns and…
Michelangelo is getting ready to paint the Sistine Chapel. He’d rather be sculpting, and is struggling to come up with an approach to this massive undertaking. Shakespeare is writing Romeo and Juliet, but is stuck on the part where Romeo visits Juliet at the…
I remember when Nextel came out with their Walkie-Talkie feature for their phones — you could push to talk over cellular. I won’t deny this served in some practical settings, but it largely amounted to a bunch of ding dongs yelling into their phones…
Have you ever gone to the grocery store without knowing what you need to buy? You walk down each aisle, evaluating everything, seeing what’s on sale…or just what’s reachable. If you have, you know what happens. You end up wasting a bunch of time,…
Earlier this week, The Podcast Host released their Independent Podcaster Report 2025, and there was one section that stood out to me more than any other. One of the 5 big takeaways was AI doesn’t guarantee time saved: There was no clear difference in time spent between podcasters…
Imagine you’re going skydiving and the coach offers you 2 options: You can use the parachute and pull it when it’s time to slow your descent and land safely. You can forgo the parachute and land as fast as possible. Spoiler alert: if you…
The World Series just ended and it was a heart breaker for the Toronto Blue Jays, who were 2 outs away from winning their first in 32 years. If you’ve been with me for a while, you’ll know that I draw a lot of…
I remember the first time my oldest daughter put on socks by herself. My wife and I got home from running errands and there she was, putting her own socks on at 3 years old. We were floored, because she had always needed us…
I’ve seen the notion recently of people using “AI Coaches” — that is, using it to get feedback to mentor and guide you to action. Heck, I’ve even used the language…before clarifying that by coach I really mean thing that asks me the most…
On Monday, I wrote about spending your time wisely; I don’t think I’ve been doing that with my podcast. I’ve been more focused on “parking lot” stuff, to use the analogy from that newsletter: It’s perhaps stuff that I should think about over the…
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