If you’ve been following AI news, you probably saw thew news about this recent MIT study which showed that ChatGPT– and presumably other tools like it– disproportionately helps the least productive workers, evening out the differences between the best and worst workers. I’ve already seen a few hot takes predicting that this will lead to…
I asked ChatGPT to use DALL-E to generate a header image for this article, based on a summary of the article. A for effort, C for execution. A while back I was brainstorming ways to use AI tools like GPT for marketing purposes. It turns out that a lot of the obvious ideas around lead…
Not pictured: Enough booze to kill a herd of elephants. I’m working on some serious articles but I don’t feel up to writing a serious article tonight. I’ve also been reading a ton of stuff about history lately and I feel like sharing it, so here are some cool history facts that I’m writing down…
A couple weeks ago I conducted a search marketing seminar for small law firms. In it I laid out a framework for thinking about the process that people go through when they buy from a company. I divided products and services into three categories: things people want but don’t need, things people want and sort…
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The following is a short story I wrote as a sort of background for a character I play as part of a festival called Neotropolis. That in itself I a whole long story, but you don’t need to know anything about the festival to enjoy. I hope that humanity will remember me as a savior,…
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Today I’m launching a new article series: John’s Notes. Like Cliff’s Notes, except these articles will be about an overall subject rather than a specific work. In a nutshell: I spend like 30-40 hours a week reading, so I develop “armchair expert” level knowledge on a wide variety of subjects. Sometimes I write articles about…
2024 is drawing to a close, so I wanted to hit you with one final newsletter before the chaos of 2025 kicks off. It’s that time of year where our brains will almost automatically look back on the past year. What went right, what went wrong. What we accomplished, what we failed to follow through…
We receive free products and receive commissions through our links. See disclosures page. Tonal is a high-tech smart gym that makes starting an effective strength workout as easy as stepping into the next room. It has a cable resistance system with multiple attachments, so there is no need for additional equipment. You can choose between…