by John Macdonald | Mar 6, 2026 | AI, Human, Technology, The250
Lots of people are arguing over the quality of AI content. Software. Writing. Video. Whatever. That kinda misses the point. Quality isn’t based on who or what generated it. It’s based on us. It’s based on you. Crap is still crap, no matter who or what generated it.... by John Macdonald | Mar 5, 2026 | AI, Human, Technology, The250
Dunbar’s number defines a theoretical cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain meaningful or stable relationships. It’s about 150. That’s your circle size before you lose track. That’s your startup size before you need systems and... by John Macdonald | Mar 3, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
Some think the way to success is to make others go through the tollbooth. My idea. My IP. My job. My knowledge. My resources. The tollbooth approach. If you want what I have, you gotta pay the toll. And I set the toll. Resource tollboothing can work in specific... by John Macdonald | Mar 2, 2026 | AI, Human, Technology, The250
I’ve been using AI hardcore since just after the ChatGPT chatbot hit the interwebs in November of 2022. Since then, I’ve tried many of the models and tools, and now use a combo in my daily workflow. I’ve moved on from the simple chatbot interface (which I still use... by John Macdonald | Mar 1, 2026 | AI, Human, Technology, The250
The Pareto Principle states that 80% of outcomes come from 20% of causes. I’m currently running under the hypothesis that AI gets us to 80% of most knowledge work we have to do. That’s how I start all of my tasks now: “OK, AI, get me 80% of the way there.” That last... by John Macdonald | Feb 26, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
A colleague showed a graph representing team activity. The graph was a picture of status truth. Here’s what we’ve done, and here’s what we’re going to do in the next month. Everything was on time. All green. No issues raised. But they skewered him. It didn’t tell the...