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Too much AI can cause brain atrophy?

Thoughts on whether too much AI usage can cause brain atrophy.

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Baby Boomer's wisdom...

A Grandfather's letter sharing wisdom and life lessons - Hindi with english subtitles

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Sesame Street & Parklets

Sidewalk ballet The YouTube algorithm showed me this video about the design of Sesame Street's set. This explores how the show's set reflects the urban planning principles of Jane Jacobs, urban activist known for her book on the death and life of Great American cities. According

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004 Newsletter - Jan 31, 2026

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Stop Hiring Humans: Is the Global Order Collapsing ?

Konstantin Kisin says the post-WWII global rulebook is toast, and a chaotic new era of nuclear "insurance policies" has taken its place. Combine that with AI billboards literally telling companies to "Stop hiring humans," and it’s clear why everyone feels like the future is being stolen.

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Six Stoic Secrets

Some techniques from the Stoics to use in conversation with others.

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Manage Your 4-Person AI Creative Team

This post was inspired by a 42 Courses newsletter that resonated with me. To get work that actually resonates, we need to stop treating AI like a search engine and start treating it like a four-person creative team. By layering timeless storytelling constructs—frameworks that tap into how humans are

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002 Newsletter - Jan 18, 2026

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Google’s Gemini: Personal Intelligence

We’ve all been there: digging through three different apps to find a flight confirmation number, or scrolling endlessly through Google Photos to remember when you last changed your car's oil. We live in a world of "data silos"—where our information is trapped in separate

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Learning Piano After 50

There is no wrong way - just learn to play a tune you love and have fun. Don't bother to learn to read music initially.

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Phoebus Cartel & obsolescence

Though I am rather frugal in many ways, for example buying used books on eBay or via sites like Abes books or Goodwill thrift stores, I am still forced to splurge occasionally on larger purchases (few hundred $) that fail. For example: 1) My Klipsch Promedia 2.1 subwoofer started acting

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Cool Things You Can Do with NotebookLM

NotebookLM gives you the ability to rapidly perform the "deep research" you used to skip, avoid hallucinations thus leading to more informed business decisions and deeper trust with your audience.

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Why We Buy More Than What We Need

The next time you’re faced with a "Good-Better-Best" pricing table, think if you are being played before you choose the most expensive option.

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Happy New Year

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Leveling Up & finding signal in the noise...

I will turn 65 this week. We assume that if we just add more achievements, more recognition, more experiences—eventually the life will feel complete. But I find that way of thinking breaks down, especially in the second half of life. Satisfaction is less like a canvas and more like

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Disenchantment with AI

Why I quit my favorite AI Discord community I have already previously mentioned about AI slop, the impact of data centers, and the enormous AI energy requirements. Bernie Sanders explains AI is probably benefiting the billionaires, not the average person Jim Rohn "You are the average of the five

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Escape the Treadmill: 'Enough' Changes your Focus

FOMO Do you ever feel that slight, persistent, nagging voice whispering, "You should be doing more?" It’s the voice of FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), and it’s especially loud in our professional lives. Today I was chatting with a colleague, Tony Silva, about Real Estate. He

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Transformation: Why Less is More

Welcome to the December 7th dispatch. These days, it feels like everything is in flux. We have the world’s leading AI company hitting a panic button, a timeless philosopher explaining why your favorite hobbies suddenly feel boring, and a stark realization about the energy cost of our digital habits.

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My Thanksgiving Holiday

Silence: It was a quiet Thanksgiving weekend. Not just in our house—where, as empty nesters, the silence is something my wife and I have grown accustomed to—but strangely, on my phone. Have you noticed it? The silence? I watched a video this weekend discussing a phenomenon called "

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Viewpoints on AI From People Analytics Leaders

It's impossible to escape the noise surrounding Artificial Intelligence. From breathless headlines about job-ending automation to confusing debates about chatbot sentience, the hype is overwhelming. In this environment, it's challenging to know what's real, what's speculation, and what truly matters for your

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Google's rocking it (while Apple socks)

This is an unusual blog post in that I don't have anything scripted. I am not using AI to edit the text; I am just winging it on the fly by dictating. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Just Bought Google Stock. Should You?Alphabet stock rose on Monday

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42 courses.

I think it's pretty natural that for my 42nd blog post, I would feature 42 courses. During my six-week sabbatical last year, I discovered 42Courses, an online learning platform that packages big ideas from behavioral science, advertising, business, and beyond into digestible courses. The name is a nod

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Family in NavBar. Philosophy in the links. Chaos in data centers

How the navbar was created. - A dash of philosophy. Some of my AI art. And concerns about AI energy use.

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Sweet and Sour: AI edition

Arguing both sides on the hot topic nobody can stop discussing: AI and job replacement.