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Maintenance of your systems and processes is often even more important than innovation, and very few things make me more professionally excited than intuitive and easy maintenance 😊 One of my favorite podcasts, Freakonomics, put out an updated episode - In Praise of Maintenance - that captures these concepts well! If you’re not professionally excited about maintenance 🛠️ and prefer to think big about higher education, Freakonomics also recently updated their series from 2022 exploring the question “what is college for?” 💻🍎📚 https://lnkd.in/gHGWDQ4q

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆? I'm not alone in thinking that the internet has got more bland over time. The Financial Times (of all publications) published a follow up to Corey Doctorow's theory of "enshittification" (the process where a user-friendly platform deteriorates in quality over time as a result of monetization strategies that prioritize profits over user experience). I was also listening to a podcast episode which celebrated all the weird corners of the internet where people are being their strange self (e.g. the sub-Reddit TV too high has 184k people commenting on whether your TV is hung too high) With AI's corpus being on all the bland stuff, there is an opportunity to shine with digging into your unique human attributes and differentiating yourself. Allow me to encourage you to let your freak flag fly 😋

Thanks Azmir Saliefendic for asking in my last post about books that impacted me. Building on that, I'm sharing the podcasts that are currently part of my daily diet. You can click on the link in the comments to see the list on Likewise. - The Rest Is History: with hundreds of episodes, excellent storytelling, and fun repartee, these two British historians have become my latest obsession. - Acquired: Ben and David deliver insightful histories of some of the world's most successful companies and leaders, unpacking lessons that any leader can apply today. - Hard Fork: fun and speedy way to stay abreast of current tech and tech trends. - The Daily: I listen to around 80% of these, depending upon the topic. Generally love the chance to get deeper into the topic and couple this with reading the source article from NY Times. - A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs: I started by cherrypicking particular songs, but quickly went to the beginning and listened all the way through. I learned there isn't really a beginning and every creative genius has tons of others to thank for their inspiration. - The Emerald: If you listen to just one episode, make it The Sorcerer's Apprentice for its novel perspective on the age and power of AI. - ALL-IN: when I started listening, this was a fun way to get perspective on business and entrepreneurialism. It's gotten far more political and right-leaning, so has become a way for me to hear how the other half thinks. - Pivot: a guilty pleasure since I find the coverage can be too superficial at times. Still, I appreciate how the candid, strong positions Scott Galloway takes. Even when I disagree, it gets me thinking. - a16z: uneven in quality but there are some real gems in here. - The Ezra Klein Show: Ezra approaches every topic with nuanced questions and deep considerations, which brings out the best in the experts he has on. I regularly turn to this to help me understand complex issues more fully. - Smartless: there's a reason this is one of the most popular pods out there. Famous people with a deep, loving friendship, hilarious banter, and such good guests.

Wu Wei That sounds better than, "don't care so much." That's what I always used to tell people when it came to demos. Effortless action, or Wu Wei (woo-way) may be my new go-to. This ancient Chinese philosophy speaks about letting things happen as they happen and not how you want them to happen. For #PreSales, that sounds like letting go of your too structured, too scripted demo and being yourself. Not saying to let go of your prep. Instead, think about our clients and how they are looking for sincerity and authenticity in our presentations. So relax and be confident, maybe even be spontaneous a time or two. Humans are, as Edward Slingerland says, "superbly attuned bullsh#t detectors". They'll find ulterior motives if you give them buzz wordy, robotic, sales-driven reasons to. Plus, a demo that goes exactly to script, is a bad demo. Slingerland got together with the Hidden Brain podcast and covered the topic, you should check it out. They cover several #PreSales related topics actually, with Wu Wei starting about 35 mins into the episode. https://lnkd.in/e8fqj4cw Slingerland's Trying Not to Try: https://lnkd.in/e7wNKf6B #4jg #presalescollective #salesengineering

Overstimulation is a serious yet overlooked problem in modern society. At any given point of time, most of us are consuming some form of information - work, meetings, podcasts, blogs, social media etc. We’re consuming more than we can ever process resulting in our brains being “fake” busy but in reality completely lacking focus. One way to curb this is having a dedicated time in the day just to sit still. No external stimuli. Just sit with a paper and pen and write whatever comes to mind. After the first few junk of irrelevant thoughts, you will start noticing a stream of much more meaningful ideas and observations. The more you do this, the easier it gets to process the information overload.

For the record, I don't take kindly to receiving AI-generated messages. Addendum: Someone stated that this response lacks empathy. Does it? Please note the following: • The message is 100% disingenuous. • It's basically a formal lie. For example, the person hasn't been "following my work for a while," because I don't post "my work." That's a generic statement meant to imply common ground between us. • One can' be like-minded if they just got here. So much for the profession of "skills." It's basically nothing more than a cold request for a job. Being connected to over 28,000 people and knowing many of them beyond the surface, if I was considering working with some of them (and I am), why would I defer to someone who just did the equivalent of "jumping out from behind the bushes" AND demonstrated a lack of integrity in the process. Holding someone accountable for foibles does NOT demonstrate a lack of empathy and those who believe such are the coddlers I talk about on the podcast. Such an attitude is doing great harm to the discipline and I absolutely will NOT be an enabler.

🚨 Episode 2 is on the way! 🚨 Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts After the powerful debut episode exploring the history of division in America through the lens of DNA testing and family secrets, we’re taking things even further. This podcast isn’t afraid to dive into the thought-provoking, the complex, and even the uncomfortable. Episode 2 is proof that no topic is off-limits—this isn’t just a podcast, it’s a conversation starter. Whether it’s history, ethics, or modern culture, the goal is simple: to make you think. Get ready for another episode that challenges assumptions, ignites dialogue, and invites reflection. Follow along for updates and make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss this next thought-provoking chapter. Let’s keep the conversation going. 👊🎙️ https://lnkd.in/gbBvxFRF https://lnkd.in/ggtagEDP

Make generative art using the R programming language >>>Listen to the audio version of the interview: https://lnkd.in/gVXEQmTf >>>Watch the video version on YouTube, where Meghan gives a walkthrough of how to make generative art in R: https://lnkd.in/g3u3xQNg 💡💡💡 jump to 37:41 in the video for a bit of inspirational WOW then go back to hear the very interesting discussion in detail

Going live in a few minutes to run a NeurOptimal® Extended Session - 44 minutes and change media to a DVD Movie - "Children of Men." Care to join me? Audience link on Riverside.FM: https://lnkd.in/g8bKqP8u Note for the NeurOptimalites: If you wish to join me in a Globally Interwoven Dynamical Flow of Information and Experiential Session, use your phone or other device to watch the podcast and with volume low or off and run your Session on your system with earbuds or headphones on, so you can hear your media and interrupts. Information: There is nothing to be concerned about in listening in to my Session. Even though I am a bit of a "whackadoodle" your brain's will be able to tell that the information/feedback from my brain, is totally irrelevant to it and will ignore it. Cheers! 🙏

23% of people give up on their New Year’s resolutions one week into the new year. 43% quit by the end of January. The new habit they wanted to form, all the exercise they said they intended to do, the diet that always starts tomorrow… Let’s face it: New Year’s Resolutions just don’t work. They never will. And technological devices are putting fuel into the fire. In this Code Red Episode Silicon-Valley based 354-fold patent holder Chris Kalaboukis and I discuss why and what to do about it. 🔗👉: Watch the whole Code Red Episode here my dear friends♥️: https://lnkd.in/d-wXmiUk ----- There is a difference between dreamers and doers. The cheap dopamine hits dreamers rely on don’t work long-term. They destroy your life. You want the real deal—you want to reshape the future instead. Learn more about that in this episode. ----- I hope you enjoy this episode of Code Red: Technology, Madness, and the Future of Humanity. The monthly podcast for people who are pissed-off about technology going rogue, want to do something about it, and wish to use technology in a positive way to create a better future for humanity. 🎯If yes, I would love you to also join the Code Red Substack Community to get new Episodes one week earlier directly into your inbox: https://lnkd.in/d-wXmiUk In any case, I wish you a wonderful Sunday, my dear friends ♥️. To the life you want to live! ----- 🎯💡If you'd like my help to develop future scenarios for your business, just toss me an email (office (at) redswan.at) and we'll chat about the options including publicly open scenario-workshops, in-house work-alongs with your team, one-on-one coaching for you personally, or monthly scenario sessions for your company, etc. 🎬 Video, design concept & production by the incredibly talented Red Swan Chief Creative Officer (CCO) Xaver Kettele (🙏😊); photos&footage: Unsplash 🎵 music: audiojungle #RealityCheck #GrabLifeByTheHorns