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Be mindful of renting capabilities
“For a while, he even makes you believe that his power has become yours. Irresistible power… that makes every desire’s fufilment seem inevitable.” When I heard this line from Rings of Power, it reminded me of this: Sometimes, business partners want to make you rely on them in order to gain leverage on you—as if…
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Please prompt me, and allow me to prompt you
A couple of weeks ago, I was chatting with a friend about AI. They told me they had bought two of the highest tier Claude plans, had two computers running Claude Code, and still often ran out of tokens. Their enthusiasm for making new things with AI was contagious. They told me they wished they’d…
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Thanks for reaching out
In drumming up business for writing, I’ve been starting conversations with people, many of whom I haven’t spoken with in over a decade. We talk a bit about business, and mostly catch up about life. The call often ends on a note of appreciation. My conversation partner, now reacquainted, says, “Thanks for reaching out.” It’s…
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Speaking with i-Think
A couple of days ago, I spoke about redefining creative commitment with the team at I-Think at the Centre for Social Innovation. The speech was followed by a wide ranging Q&A session, which I also found very energizing. A portion of it was dedicated to writing to think, which inspired a LinkedIn post the next…