How many of the new AI tools have you tried out? It seems like we hear about a new one almost every day. Here we'll try out a text-to-speech and text-to-animation tool and Google's newly released Bard. Read more →
Creativity
When challenges arise and you have to abandon your schedule, is the time lost, or found? How to turn chaos into a tool for productivity. Read more →
I've been playing with the ChatGPT free version for a few weeks now and I admit I'm impressed with what it can do. But I'm also concerned about the dangers inherent in this and other generative AI tools. Here, we'll review the excitement around the ways content creators can use... Read more →
In this edition of Marginalia, we’ll be digging into some of the lessons – and mysteries – from our earliest ancestors as they developed the ability to tell stories. And consider how that evolution may guide us in telling our own stories about ourselves and our businesses. My scribbled thoughts... Read more →
What happens when you find out one of your favorite stories about achieving success is wrong? The real story behind my success mantra: "lots of pots." Read more →
If learning -- along with creativity and innovation -- requires connecting the dots, where do the dots come from? Read more →
Learn how these 14 research-backed "HIBs" (happiness-inducing behaviors) can make your life happier. Read more →
The Japanese phrase wabi-sabi means to celebrate imperfection. These five reasons show why you should apply wabi-sabi to your work. Read more →
As I turn 70, in this post I'm sharing on three of the topics occupying my attention in this moment of transition: time, transition, and success. And how much those three concepts overlap — especially when recast into verb form, as I believe nouns often should be. Read more →
Confession: I'm a fan of sports metaphors as life lessons. So when I saw the title of Chip Conley's Wisdom Well blog post a few months ago, Punt on a "Pivot" – well, I recognized a kindred spirit! His focus is mostly on the ways and reasons a business might... Read more →