Safety blanket that smothers us
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A safety blanket that smothers us.
That’s how I think about email and channels like Slack and Teams.
We all complain about the volume of messages and meetings we have to wade through, but honestly, I think they are our safety blanket.
Because input is easier than output.
It’s easier to respond than create something new.
When I get frazzled, bored or overwhelmed, for example, you know what I do?Â
I turn to social media. For more input.
Because input is easier than output.
I believe AI ...
What gets measured is the problem
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Einstein told us that if you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.
I believe that.
Are you seeing the disconnect, though?
It’s not simplicity, or more specifically clarity, that we measure our work against.
No. It’s a volume game, modern business.
Get it out the door and get on with the next assignment.
It takes time to curate, pare back, refine, and s-l-o-w thinking is no match for our itch to scratch off the “to-do” list.
As you’ve guessed, AI is exacerbating ...
