There is a man standing in the marketplace. Athens. Fifth century BC. He is not teaching. He has no school, texts, or curriculum. He charges nothing. He holds no position. He claims no expertise. In fact he claims the opposite, that he knows nothing, that…
Most people are very clear about what they want. Or at least believe they are. Ask someone what they want from a difficult conversation and they’ll tell you immediately, I want them to understand my position. Ask what they want from a career change and…
Most arguments aren’t really about what they appear to be about. Two people disagree about a decision. They go back and forth, evidence, counter evidence, position, counterposition, and the argument doesn’t resolve. Because they are arguing about the same words while meaning completely different things.…
There is a question so simple it sounds almost rude. Someone tells you something with confidence. A colleague shares a conclusion. An expert offers an assessment. An AI produces an output that lands with authority. And instead of receiving it, evaluating it, deciding whether to…
Something happens when you read a really good AI response. The output arrives. It’s well structured. It uses the right vocabulary. It addresses what you were asking in a way that feels, and this is the word that matters, familiar. Like something you already half…
Something changed recently and almost nobody is talking about what actually changed. Everyone is talking about the capability, what AI can write, generate, solve, produce. The think pieces, the tutorials, the prompting guides, the productivity hacks. All of it focused on what the tool can…