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- When you’re sure, ask whyWhen I least expect it is when I most expect it. This running joke in my house is my anthem as an anxious, absent-minded person. Just when I think the coast is clear is when something gets me. It’s quiet… too quiet… The idea that quiet signals danger is a classic rule of thumb in … Continue reading When you’re sure, ask why
- To Get Unstuck, Aim Lower (At First)I went running 8 times in the first 5 months of this year, and then hit 40 over the next 3 months. The key was aiming lower. Before I had kids, I ran pretty regularly and would complete over 300 miles per year. But it all fell off a cliff as my time filled up … Continue reading To Get Unstuck, Aim Lower (At First)
- Why I Struggled to Launch Thinking Empirically: Insights on Intent vs. ActionI have a confession to make: it took me almost 3 years to launch Thinking Empirically. At the end of 2023 I bought the domain name for this site and made a New Year’s Resolution to launch by mid-year. When the end of 2024 came around I hadn’t posted anything, but I renewed the domain … Continue reading Why I Struggled to Launch Thinking Empirically: Insights on Intent vs. Action
- The Most Valuable Skill in an AI World Is ThinkingThe biggest risk of AI isn’t that it can make mistakes. It’s that it produces answers so fast, and packages them so convincingly, that we stop noticing when it does. Generating an answer, even to an extremely complex question, has become effortless. Consider a straightforward workplace analytics task: a business leader highlights a growing risk … Continue reading The Most Valuable Skill in an AI World Is Thinking
- How to Think Empirically Part 5: Keep Track of What You Did and How it Went“Combine the ingredients and cook in the black pot.” My mom was recently making a stew recipe passed down from her grandmother. This detail mattered enough for my great grandmother to include it in the directions. But 100 years later, without the “black pot”, we were left unsure about the best replacement to use or … Continue reading How to Think Empirically Part 5: Keep Track of What You Did and How it Went
