by John Macdonald | Feb 12, 2025 | The250
What does smart mean? I wrote this before: We’ve outsourced our memory to the cloud. Why remember what you can look up? Ask Google, Wikipedia, Wolfram-Alpha, or ChatGPT.We’ve outsourced our decision-making to media. Why risk being an...
by John Macdonald | Feb 11, 2025 | The250
For some, Resistance invites them to change paths constantly. “It’s better over there.” “The path you’re on doesn’t go anywhere.””This path is not for you.””Look how shiny and smooth that...
by John Macdonald | Feb 10, 2025 | The250
Spouses want to feel heard.Children want to feel heard.Employees want to feel heard.Customers want to feel heard.Committee members want to feel heard.Congregation members want to feel heard.Constituents want to feel heard.You want to feel heard. If you can make people...
by John Macdonald | Feb 9, 2025 | The250
go birds / geow * berds / greeting Colloquial greeting meaning anything such as, “hello” “thank you” “you’re the best” “have a good day” interjection...
by John Macdonald | Feb 8, 2025 | The250
Natural selection is about adaptation. The species that survive are the ones that adapt. People didn’t or don’t lose jobs to computers. They lose jobs by failing to adapt to a world that requires computer skills. People won’t lose jobs to AI....
by John Macdonald | Feb 7, 2025 | The250
On the one hand, there might be good reasons to keep doing it. Lessons learned through experience can help you. No need to waste brain cycles. Safety resides inside the way we’ve always done it. Tried and true. No risk. Start in the mail room. But safety and...
