Collin Lysford, in a recent issue of his Desytemize newsletter, eases into a thoughtful discussion about intelligence (artificial and otherwise) through a baking analogy. Here's what I highlighted: “AI does a lot of things that we call “thinking” when we do them slower and worse. The fact it can also do those things should make us humble and curious, not proud and dismissive. But I...
Adam Mastroianni, writer of the unmissable Experimental History newsletter, recently shared some writing wisdom in a piece called 28 slightly rude notes on writing. Here's what I highlighted from the piece: “The Wadsworth Constant says that you can safely skip the first 30% of anything you see online. (It was meant for YouTube videos, but it applies just as well to writing). This is one...
If someone were to ask me how to improve their copywriting, this is what I'd tell them: The best writer is the one who can build the deepest understanding with the fewest words. Understanding is information plus impact. Before you can make your writing interesting, you have to make it clear. Start with an idea worth sharing. It’s tempting to skip this part because they’re...
If you’ve ever stored Logic Pro X project files (.logicx) in Google Drive, you may have gone back to them after a while only to discover that Drive has turned them into unreadable .pkgf files. The good news is that it’s not permanent and you’re about to learn how to undo the damage. The bad news is I can't guarantee this will work for you,...
I've written a shareable guide to using AI responsibly at a company—any company. Maybe even your company. You can find it at howweuseai.guide. It starts with three simple rules, then offers a quick overview of how modern AI tools work and why understanding that helps you make better use of them. Like any set of guidelines that hopes to be followed, it makes every effort...
Every time I sit down to write music these days, I’m visited by an unwelcome thought. Somewhere, right now, my art—music and writing—is being ground into semantic sausage to feed businesses that see replicating artwork as among the simplest possible tasks for artificial intelligence. Should I be terrified? Or angry? Same thing, I suppose. Anger is just fear set on fire. I know many of...
These days, I’m less inclined to invest my time, my trust, and myself in the enormous tech companies looming over us like a gathering storm. Their wares are glossy, but fleeting. And the cost is high—especially when it’s free. My rebellion is simple: choose technology that respects me. Durable technology is built on foundations that keep the developer’s incentives aligned with the user’s. Where both...
Obsidian is a topic of deep interest for me and for many of you reading this, so I wanted to follow up on my first post about it. Because things have changed. Since that post, I’ve refined my approach to using it. Personal notes are on the moveI wasn’t sure if Obsidian would win me over for personal notes, and while it still hasn’t for...
