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Over the last several months I, like many people, have found value in chatting with AI chat bots. I find myself giving them information and asking for insights, analysis, perspectives and support. In order to get most of those things, I have learned how to speak in very specific terms to them. The more I do this, the more I realize that we might be able to learn something about how to speak to each other from how we are required to speak to AI in order to get results. ...

There’s a lot of nerds I know that dislike “Sportsball” – a generalized term for anything that might be associated with the term “jocks.” Some ignore it, some look down on sports with disdain and some even make fun of people who are fans. I get it. It was me. I was that guy. And then, in 2017, I watched Super Bowl LI – where the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history happened. I had no dog in this fight, but suddenly I saw how much drama, luck, strategy and fun there was in watching. It’s less nerve-wracking when you don’t care who wins and you’re just watching the story. ...

10 years is a long time. The last time I updated this blog, Obama was still president and nobody knew what a Coronavirus was. I was also just wrapping up my tenure at Upworthy after being laid off and getting ready to begin my time at Stitch Fix - which ended up being the best part of my entire career. I experienced a lot of growth there, from a fairly insecure developer to someone who became a decent manager. I learned how to build teams while I was at Stitch Fix. And I learned what a company that is run by someone who understands the emotional part of work can be like. ...