AI doesn’t always save you time
When you use AI, mind how much time you get back. Don't work like mad to get out of doing work.
Here’s my smart home dashboard (and how to build it yourself)
A nerdy, tinkery project that will make your home more beautiful.
Everything with AI is an optimization equation
Every AI task is really an optimization problem. Here’s the one habit that gets you dramatically better results.
How I use AI to coordinate my 5 health goals at the same time
Every goal is a prediction and competing predictions create conflict. Instead of feeling guilty when things change, build a system where your goals adapt…
I’m sick of hearing about AI, but I also can’t stop using it
AI is either the most transformative technology of our time or a source of endless noise—and the answer is both. The difference comes down…
10 tips for using Claude Cowork
The most powerful way to use AI is as a collaborative mind you design intentional systems around starting with a clear sense of what…
The Guidance Economy
As AI takes over producing the work, human value shifts to something harder to automate: setting intention, giving direction, and judging what’s worth doing.…
No, I don’t want AI to write for me
You become a better writer by actually writing—not by writing and then leaning on AI to clean up everything you wrote. Technology can help…
What artificial intelligence will do to our productivity
Artificial intelligence will let us accomplish significantly more with our time. To best take advantage of these tools, identify the highest-leverage ways you could…
The 3 ways the digital world adds value to your life
The digital world adds value in three ways: by saving us time, by adding features to our lives, and by connecting us with others.…