Humans In The Loop

When someone acts in a surprising way, we can begin to understand by wondering what they might be afraid of.

Interoception, described as the sixth sense, is our ability to sense and feel our internal landscape, including aspects like breath, tension, moods, and emotions. Similar to training your flavor palate as a chef, you can train your interoceptive palate to become more aware of internal sensations. By doing so, you increase your ability to notice... See more

#6 — Automated Delegation

In order to delegate something today you need to describe the project, or your goals, to your assistants. There are different ways to do this:

• Text/typing → Slowest


• Voice → Fastest/easiest


• Loom videos → Adds the most context

But what if AI could automatically identify tasks that were able to be delegated to your... See more

The first step is to understand the fundamental difference between humans and AIs. We are analog, chemical beings, with emotions and feelings. Compared with machines, we think slowly—and we act too fast, failing to consider the long-term consequences of our behavior (which AI can help predict). So we should not compete with AI; we should use it. At... See more

“We’re a species that rushes through everything, then complains that time flies.”

Steve Maraboli

With more remote and hybrid work, I think we probably have to be more thoughtful about creating connections — to new people and new ideas. I don’t think it means we can’t do it, but perhaps we can’t rely on water-cooler or photocopier serendipity to the extent we might have in the past.

Perhaps we can use tactics like the “Monday Notes” NASA... See more