The Wall Street Journal published a report last week that AI isn’t actually helping us work less — it’s the opposite. In fact, according to the story, it’s making us do more distracting work, and less deep work: “Meanwhile, the amount of time AI…
If you’re in (most of) the United States, your clock “sprung ahead” this weekend. Our friends in Europe will have the same experience in a couple of weeks. It’s always a huge bummer for people — we either lose an hour of our Saturday…
Do you spend way too much time hunting for affiliate links, bios, or repetitive email responses? In this video, I’m showing you the easiest way to automate your day using text snippets. You don’t need to be a tech wizard or understand complex tools…
There’s a trend that’s giving me a ton of hope lately, where Gen-Z are ditching smart phones for dumb phones, or getting music players instead of streaming them. 2026 might finally be the year where we decide to go back outside — because they…
I used to work at a deli in New York1, where we were incredibly busy during lunch on weekdays. There were multiple law firms and offices that would place their full-staff lunch order with us, as well as folks who would walk in and…
Elite athletes don’t give 100% every single day. They know better. When they’re training, they know to push themselves to get better, while not pushing so hard that they’ll get hurt. They know they need to take breaks if they’re going to perform at…
It was a big weekend for sports. The 2026 Olympics kicked off, and we had the Super Bowl. While I’m always into the Super Bowl, this year I find myself more into the Winter Olympics than usual. Part of it was Lindsey Vonn’s story….
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…
Earlier this year, I went to Podfest and it was a blast. I gave a talk about not letting AI do your work for you. I also got to spend time off with my brother, who works at Disney World. Now, for an extrovert…
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…
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