Thought provoking
Outsourcing cognition to AI changes how our brains function. While tools help us process information faster, over-reliance can weaken critical thinking. Studies suggest AI dependence atrophies cognitive skills, much like GPS dulls navigation abilities. The challenge isn’t avoiding AI but deciding which mental faculties to preserve. As technology ev... See more
She expanded the cultural imagination of a whole state (and beyond) because she asked what she could do instead of trying to make do
Tara McMullin • How to Leverage Enabling Structures to Fulfill Values — what works
If we find ourselves trying to “make do,” it is time to consider what we could do instead.
Lately, I’ve been thinking about fear. Not the kind that keeps you from danger, but the kind that shows up right before you make something new. That hesitation. The doubt. The feeling that maybe this time, you won’t pull it off.
That fear never really goes away. You don’t outgrow it. You learn to carry it. Creativity isn’t about waiting until you fe... See more
That fear never really goes away. You don’t outgrow it. You learn to carry it. Creativity isn’t about waiting until you fe... See more
Descriptive vs. Prescriptive
Descriptive content seeks to explain, catalog, or narrate its subjects. It treats subjects with curiosity. When descriptive content presents an argument, it argues for a way of interpreting and making sense of a phenomenon.
Prescriptive content presents solutions, advice, or rules to guide future action. It treats the au... See more
Descriptive content seeks to explain, catalog, or narrate its subjects. It treats subjects with curiosity. When descriptive content presents an argument, it argues for a way of interpreting and making sense of a phenomenon.
Prescriptive content presents solutions, advice, or rules to guide future action. It treats the au... See more
Tara McMullin • The Prescription Economy — what works
Perspective on content angle, and what the issue is when content starts to feel “preachy”
People think freedom is the power to change what you dislike about the world around you.
You can quit a job you hate. Leave a person who hurts you. Switch cities for a change of scenery. Chop your hair for a new look.
What freedom actually is: the power to change what you dislike about yourself.
Julie Zhuo • The Looking Glass: Prioritize until it hurts
We can use AI to help us improve our thinking
Complex, meaningful ideas are not linear; they’re networks, fractals, and systems.
Tara McMullin • Honeydew — what works
To force them to be otherwise is to reduce their meaningfullness.