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I write about high agency thinking and skill acquisition.
What Duolingo's AI-first backlash reveals about the power of people Welcome to the Habit Chess newsletter where I talk about training the strength & conditioning of skills. So you can learn new things, faster. read time: 3-4 minutes Watch on YouTube or listen on Spotify A little over a month ago, the CEO of Duolingo sent out what he felt was a very smart internal email about being AI first. The backlash that followed was something none of us could have predicted. And I think it really marked...
I tried turning my smartphone into a dumb phone for 3 months Welcome to the Habit Chess newsletter where I talk about training the strength & conditioning of skills. So you can learn new things, faster. read time: 2 minutes A few months ago, I was working on a project that required deep focus. Within 20 minutes, I had unconsciously opened my email three times, checked my email twice, and glanced at YouTube Studio—all without accomplishing a single meaningful task. This got me thinking about...
Hi Reader, Three years ago, I had a client who spent two months getting ready to start her podcast. She bought the mic. Set up her recording space. Even had her first five episodes planned out. But she never hit record. The editing software paralyzed her. Every tutorial she watched made it seem more complicated than it needed to be. This is a major bottleneck that dozens of clients inevitably encounter. I’ve found that editing is one of the biggest things that holds people back from starting...