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  • If you are unsure of your vision, then talk to yourself



    2–3 minutes

    Giving the agent the ability to reference these passages across my reading and writing will be incredibly useful to me. It will not only help me to articulate, and qualify my own beliefs, it can be really helpful when I’m struggling, or becoming too egocentric.

  • Why



    1–2 minutes

    AI should be empowering, not fear inducing. Period. Are we there yet? No, I don’t think so. One of my core philosophies around the use of AI is that it should empower me to focus on what makes me special, what skills I can cultivate, what talents I can enhance. For example, I want AI…

  • Half Blind



    1–2 minutes

    Most art forms are shaped by the artist in sight of the whole. Step back from a large sculpture or a massive mural. Compose a song and play it back in minutes. But a book? You can never step far enough back to take it all in at once. Long-form storytelling may be the only…

  • On The Sacred Act of Distraction Free Writing



    1–2 minutes

    I am back from my three-month sabbatical; an amazing benefit Automatticians receive every 5 years. I spent a significant portion of that time reading and writing (distraction free writing that is). After some accounting I put the count north of 100,000 words. Some went towards a thriller I’m writing. Others went to journal entries, reflections…

  • On The Sacred Act of Distraction Free Writing



    11–16 minutes

    I am back from my three-month sabbatical; an amazing benefit Automatticians receive every 5 years. I spent a significant portion of that time reading and writing (distraction free writing that is). After some accounting I put the count north of 100,000 words. Some went towards a thriller I’m writing. Others went to journal entries, reflections…

    A candlelit writing desk with pen, paper, and faint light surrounded by darkness—symbolizing distraction free writing focus.