Nic Silver
@nicsilver
Nic Silver
AI forces us to confront our dysfunctional relationship with work. It holds up a mirror to our culture’s deeply rooted belief that struggle equals value—and in that reflection lies a rare opportunity: to reimagine work in terms of outcomes, not optics; human flourishing, not performance theater.
Katie Parrott • AI Phobia Is Just Fear That ‘Easier’ Equals ‘Cheating’
AI and Future of Work
In the context of manifestation, "crucifixion" represents the death of the old self to become new and experience one's inner paradise
The rise of centralized social platforms like X and Facebook that keep and own our social data has left many people longing for smaller, quieter, intimate third spaces that offer a reprieve from saturated algorithms.
AI and Building with AI
There is a “fundamental mismatch” between the incentives businesses provide their workforce, and the motivators that help individuals and teams succeed.
Gabe Luna-Ostaseski • How to Fix Uber? Give It Away
Knowledge work rarely follows linear patterns. Our most valuable contributions often come from reflection, seemingly "unproductive" conversations, exploration of dead ends, and invisible mental processing.
Katie Parrott • AI Phobia Is Just Fear That ‘Easier’ Equals ‘Cheating’
The ego is your death, and the death of the ego is the beginning of your real life. Real life is creativity.
Osho • Creativity: Unleashing the Forces Within (Osho Insights for a New Way of Living)
Change is often resisted due to its association with death.
Optimal creativity doesn’t happen in complete isolation. Breakthroughs almost always involve a collaborative component.