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My new approach to tasks is always "can AI do this?" and following it by trying to have AI do it. The advancements in where AI is at has lead to a gap between what people think is possible versus what it is capable of. Most people are familiar with the semi bumbling ChatGPT of 2023, but they're unaware of the power of a tool calling Sonnet with access to the internet for research. So, when I talk…
We have a site for folks who refuse to Google: LMGTFY . Maybe we need one for ChatGPT. I've realized the amount of sheer stubbornness people have when it comes to simply ignoring the changing world with AI. I'm not speaking about the moon shot projects like fully autonomous robots or completely automated white collar jobs with AI Agents. I'm talking about basic utilization of a fantastic new tool.…
An alarming trend I have noticed is that the third spaces people used to occupy are being overwhelmed by people trying to sell you something. It is as though every place billed as place to relax is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Maybe I am looking back on my undergraduate with rose-tinted glasses, but I miss genuinely meeting people who loved to build things and learn. You could walk into a class or…
At the beginning of your career, you likely seek stability. You've likely assumed debt and definitely have deferred earnings to earn a college degree. So, when you're looking for work, you probably are looking for cushy jobs. You want 40 hours a week, defined job responsibilities, work handed to you on a clean platter, on the job training, a sweet title in your given field, and a hybrid role with…
Walking provides you a hard reset. It forces you to disconnect (provided you're not glued to your phone). Nearly every corporate campus provides a space for you to walk, even if it's just a small and simple path. But, almost no one utilizes it. The problem is that knowledge worker folks at companies believe they are paid for their time at a desk or a location. You're not. You're very much not.…
Recently, we had some attrition on the team I work on where we lost a data administrator who helped work with PowerBI. He setup gateways, data flows, answered user questions, etc. Since he left, I took up his role helping with that. I've been inundated with questions. Now, I am no spring chicken when it comes to Microsoft products, especially PowerBI. I've made visuals and worked with the tool -…
I know, I sound like your mother. But, let me relay to you that your phone is literally poisoning your mind and making you depressed. You can Google any number of studies to support this, so here's an anecdote. I woke up this morning and pulled out my phone. Here's a typical routine: -First, it assaults you with as many notifications as the greedy developers think they can get away with. None of…
Your job isn't to answer emails I was fresh out of school and still very new to the corporate world. I had just presented my status update for the previous day where I had gotten my inbox down to zero and returned correspondence back to various partners in the organization. So, naturally feeling big and important I told the team I had, "Cleared my inbox to zero and gotten back to everyone." My…
You spend more than 1/3 of your working day at an office if you have to go into work. That means the spot you get to put your stuff down is important. The newest trend is to allow people to hotel or hot desk, which is a fancy word for "no-one has their own desk." Three reasons why the hoteling approach should be scrapped: 1.) People like a place to keep their things We're in an office for the…
Email threads have got to be one of the worst possible forms of communication. You've been here before. A perfectly respectable morning is passing by. You're working through your items at a chipper pace maybe humming a song you heard on Spotify that morning. Then, the dreaded email thread comes through. Innocently, you click into the top email. The only text is "[Your Name] see below." I hate this…