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  • Using AI Without Outsourcing Your Thinking

    A recent article triggered a simple but important reflection: the real risk with AI is not that it will replace us, but that we may quietly stop thinking for ourselves.We should treat AI the way a scientist treats advanced tools, as amplifiers of human reasoning, not substitutes for it. AI is exceptionally good at summarizing,…

  • Sales Lessons from Glengarry Glen Ross

    Glengarry Glen Ross is often remembered for its profanity and the infamous “ABC” monologue. But strip away the theatrics, and it offers a sharp, uncomfortable mirror for how sales organizations are designed and mis-designed.At its core, the film is not about sales excellence. It is about pressure without purpose. Incentives are blunt, information is asymmetric,…

  • Train the System Not the Urgency

    Why writing it down first matters even when you rememberSometimes, in the middle of doing one thing, another task flashes into the mind. You notice it clearly and assume you will note it later. Or add a reminder once you finish. Or get to it after a short break. For reasonable reasons, you do not…