AI Turned Me Into a Content Agency of One
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AI Turned Me Into a Content Agency of One
Expectation:
AI will reduce our workload, giving us more leisure time.
Reality:
AI expands what's possible —raising expectations, and creating more work
AI will reduce our workload, giving us more leisure time.
Reality:
AI expands what's possible —raising expectations, and creating more work
Sari Azout • Becoming unLLMable
In 1985, a gigabyte of hard drive memory cost around $75,000. By 1995, it was around $750. Come 2004 — the year Gmail began — it was a few dollars. Today, it’s less than a penny. Now Gmail offers 15 gigabytes free. What a marvel. What a mess.
Ezra Klein • Happy 20th Anniversary, Gmail. I’m Sorry I’m Leaving You.
A few years ago, drowning in email, I successfully implemented the system known as Inbox Zero, but I soon discovered that when you get tremendously efficient at answering email, all that happens is that you get much more email.
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
The more efficient you get, the more you become “a limitless reservoir for other people’s expectations,” in the words of the management expert Jim Benson.
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Email used to be a tool. Now it's a trap disguised as productivity.More speed, more features, more noise.Inbox zero was a lie.We're building Sunflower for people who still believe focus is worth protecting.