My little space in the interwebs.
The AI companies are on a relentless push for all of use to be maximally productive (by using their tools). In doing so, a low hanging target is to use AI tools to eliminate “busy work”, which for them means tasks that can be automated by AI. Things like making to do lists, scheduling, doing…
I use Google Docs as my default app for simple writing (journaling, first drafts, exercise log). For technical writing I use LaTex (via Overleaf), and at work I typically use Microsoft Word (as we all do). All of these writing “apps” have AI writing assistants with varying levels of intrusion into the writing process. Besides…
As a (sort of) runner for almost 40 years, I had always wondered if there was a way to compare my current performance to that of my 20 year old self. That is, I’ll never be as fit or as fast as I was in my 20s or 30s, but I wanted to know my…
I’m kind of a sucker for self-help life-hacks. Many are worthless, but one that I find helpful is “journaling”. Of course keeping a journal is not novel, but I starting taking it more seriously after learning about Meditations by the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. I recommend the blog and podcast by Ryan Holiday called the…