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most people should flip everything they think about using AI
at least to see how it looks from that perspective.
in brief
I don’t want to do the thing, don’t want to, don’t WAAAANT to
(but you do probably actually want to). 10 quick and dirty strategies for getting yourself to Do The Sodding Thing. plus! one AI trick for Getting Stuff Done, a wise little book, small treat calendars
weekly roundup
when you're working properly, it doesn't look beautiful
on the problems of romanticisation. plus! 13 things I have loved this week, including the best place to start with Anne Carson, Nobel Prize Winner, very good tomato sauce and excellent 80s films
Housekeeping:
why audiobook listening might be better than eye-reading
nine absolutely gripping audiobooks for autumn. because it’s time. the nights are drawing in. let’s enjoy ourselves without guilt.
weekly roundup
AI predictions: seven ways you can tell useful thinking from sci-fi fantasies
literally I have spent my career figuring out what changing one specific thing would plausibly alter in the world and how people and institutions would react
the quick personal round-up
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