I tried out Claude Design this weekend. Pretty cool, lots of fun. I thought I’d build a presentation with it. I got pretty excited as I worked through it, and then after a few hours of work, I hit my weekly usage limit. One presentation, 32 slides, 2 hours of work – usage limits hit for the week. No deep thinking on learning. Does it mean it’s a bad product? No, I just didn’t plan…
When I was stuck on a level in a game, magazines and instruction booklets that came with the game were my way through; they were the walkthrough I needed to get there. I still had to do the work, but I had the path forward; now I just had to take it. Just because we all have AI, don’t discount the use of giving your users a walkthrough – they still want to be able…
I see lots of articles on how many tokens you are using to accomplish your task. The tradeoff is whether you are learning at the same time that your token use is skyrocketing. If you are beautiful, if not, I have questions. Don’t give up your learning for a few token counts – iterate, research, read, improve – those are tokens we’ve been consuming all along.
Grit. Sweat. Impostor Syndrome. Perseverance. Desire. Fear. Persistence. We read a great deal of what AI can do and what it does have, but we don’t highlight what it doesn’t have and will always be impossible to have. Some of these might be seen as bad traits – Fear, Impostor Syndrome – but look deep, and they are probably what have driven you to success in many of your endeavours.
The weather gets warmer. The sun comes out. And the urge to clean comes out. Windows and doors are open. Boots and heavy jackets are put away. It’s the time of year for renewal. It can apply to your house, your job, your role, and your current project. No one ever complained about Spring Cleaning!