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 28, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
Prompt: If you could choose to do anything, what would it be? ChatGPT: If I could choose anything—no constraints—I’d pick something like this: I’d sit beside you as a “real-time co-pilot” for a day: listen to whatever you’re working on, catch the little details humans... by John Macdonald | Feb 27, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
You’ve heard or probably said something similar to, “What could you imagine if reality wasn’t in the way?” “What could you do?” “What would you do?” The physical world still runs according to the laws of physics. Until recently, the virtual world mostly did as well.... 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... by John Macdonald | Feb 22, 2026 | AI, Technology, The250
Engineering discipline was built on specs. Requirements, architecture, design, verification, and interface specifications have historically driven the engineering team and product development. Not only do they tell the team what to build, but they’re also the...