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... by John Macdonald | Feb 25, 2026 | Human, Leadership, The250
Sometimes you have a moment, usually when you’re down in the trenches with sore muscles and dirt all over your face, and you just say to yourself, “What are we doing here?” That’s a powerful moment. Embrace it. Lean into it. That moment can generate change. It can be... by John Macdonald | Feb 24, 2026 | AI, Human, Leadership, Technology, The250
Only you can determine what time well spent means to you. However, if you’re a knowledge worker (of any age, title/role, or career path), I’d recommend spending some time determining how you will be at the forefront of using AI in your role and in your organization.... by John Macdonald | Feb 23, 2026 | AI, Human, Technology, The250
One of the surface-level benefits of asking AI is its ability to do it quickly. Here’s a couple from my recent history: “Fix this error…” “Write a bash script that recursively finds all of the log files in the given directory and sorts them by creation time into...