our phones didn’t destroy our attention span

perhaps this “social media and smartphones have ruined our attention span” issue is really just FOMO on steroid and less an actual neurological change? do you actually have bad attention span or you are just tired, in a rush, and constantly in FOMO? so a combination of 1) a lack of mental bandwidth, 2) a…

A vegan thinks “I’m killing it”.

A hardcore vegan friend recently said that she thinks “I killed it” in a webinar I gave. Of course I’m overanalysing this, but can’t help but find it funny. English: macho language of violence and domination This reminds me of something author Ocean Vuong observed. “Knock ‘em dead, big guy. Go in there / guns…

What makes human, human? (First braindump on AI)

“AI has by now succeeded in doing essentially everything that requires ‘thinking’ but has failed to do most of what people and animals do ‘without thinking’.” – Donald Knuth Hey. Been a while since I published anything here, and my brain is getting constipated with stuff that will just get more tangled the longer I…

Ask, don’t tell

Saying “I’m doing a couple of projects on Content, L&D, and Knowledge Management consulting now” is less effective than “do let me know if you knew anyone who needs help with their content strategy, L&D, onboarding, training, and enablement”. Be more direct. even if you think it’s obvious, even when you knew they do have…

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