Featured Essays
This is where I write about attention, agency, creativity, and what it means to stay human in an algorithmic world. These essays connect to my work on It’s Not You, It’s the Algorithm and explore what I’m noticing—personally and culturally.
If you’ve ever felt distracted, compressed, or slightly disconnected from yourself, you’re in the right place.
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Representation and Range in the Age of AI
I saw a LinkedIn post this week asking “Where are the women in AI?” The author said his team was putting together an AI webinar panel. They wanted a strong female voice. They said it was harder than expected to find one. Stats followed, the usual suspects: Workforce percentages. Executive gaps. Silicon Valley examples. Then…
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I Don’t Google Anymore, and I’m Paying Attention to What That Changes
I’ve noticed something about myself recently. I don’t Google things the way I used to. When I have a question, I don’t open a browser and wander. I don’t skim ten links or click my way into something unexpected. I ask an AI tool like ChatGPT or Perplexity to help me. I get an answer…
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The Notification That Didn’t Deserve Me
After I woke up this morning, I made a mistake. A small one, but one I’ve been working hard not to repeat, especially in the wake of my latest book release. I went into the other room, unplugged my phone from its charging cable, and brought it back to bed with me. What did I…
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What Stayed with Me in 2025
I didn’t experience 2025 as a year of big declarations or clean lines. It was more subtle than that. Things clarified slowly, often in ways I didn’t anticipate, and usually when I stopped trying to extract meaning and simply paid attention. As the year comes to a close, a handful of realizations have risen to…
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AI | Leadership | Personal Growth | Self-awareness | Writing
What Happened When I Tried Teaching Generative AI to Smart People
I was hired recently to give a virtual presentation to a high-performing sales team about getting started with generative AI. The content was solid. Grounded. No hype. Just practical, human-centered ways to think about a tool that’s changing everything. But about five minutes in, I felt it: That subtle shift in the room. Restlessness. Resistance….
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AI | Creativity | Strategy | Writing
When the AI Firehose Turns On: Why Strategic Volume Is a Sign You’re Doing It Right
So you’ve taken the first steps to play around with one of the generative AI tools. You’re seeing people like me talking about AI literacy and think, “Why not? Let me give it a go.” You open up one of the tools, put in a decent prompt, and quickly discover that you can generate an…
