PONDER THIS

. The Big Idea .

Joshua Becker said:

"The first step in crafting the life you want is to get rid of everything you don't."

To an extent, that is what those in favor of pausing AI are doing.

Pausing it means keeping alignment with the life they want, whether driven by fear, conflict of interest, or a genuine concern for humanity.

The same applies to those in opposition.

At Ponderer, we find joy in building meaningful, impactful, and rewarding things.

To do so, we must remove two things:

1. Paralyzing perfectionism

2. Fear of missing out on the latest

Getting rid of 90 things out of 100 is the easy part.

The hard part is getting rid of the top 9 out of 10 so we can focus on "the one thing."

The more and more we use AI:

1. The more we want it

2. The faster we want everything

3. And the less patience we practice

The problem isn't AI noise itself; a bigger problem is that we depend on it to feel relevant, and it is primarily driven by FOMO [fear of missing out].

Many are in a race to be #1 and beat the competition.

Others are simply struggling to catch up.

As a result, we add more stress, anxiety, and overwhelm.

We are not the exception, you know.

That's why we practice expansion via elimination.

LEARN

. 2 Resources .

Skill up with our top picks of the week:

I. Lex Fridman Podcast:

[Watch it] Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the Future of AI. The introduction by Lex alone is worth listening to.

II. New Guide:

[Read it] How to use AI to do practical stuff.

TRY IT

. 3 Tools .

Leverage our top picks of the week:

I. Gamma

Gamma is the ultimate tool for creating stunning, interactive content from the simplest notes. With AI-powered design tools, you can create gorgeous, on-brand slides and presentations with just a single click. Plus, you can add GIFs, videos, charts, websites, and more – all with built-in analytics and collaboration features. [Try it]

II. Podium

Podium makes your show stand out. With show notes, chapters, highlight clips, transcripts, keywords, social media posts, and more, all powered by the world's most advanced language AI (GPT-4), Podium is the perfect tool to help you save time and money while reaching larger audiences - and best of all, it's free to try with no credit card or account required!" [Try it]

III. AI Course Creator

AI Course Creator, a specialized AI Assistant, helps you quickly create a complete and accurate mini-course. You can customize it with questions, images, videos, and more. And when you're done, you can share it with the world and even monetize it with a payment wall. Now that's what we call a win-win!" [Try it]

. CREW PONDERINGS .

🐢 Slow: The more we use AI, the more we get frustrated at our slow human speeds. Should we slow down to speed up? The turtles in our backyard are pretty fast. 🤔 

🧠 Brain Food: We used to compare ourselves with perfect-looking, Instagram photoshopped models. Where is our self-esteem going now? 🤳 

🧀 Cheese: Is there something more relevant than AI right now? How about what is happening with our U.S. dollar? Mice are eating our cheese. We've had enough and are buying mouse traps! 🪤 

. TWEET TO PONDER .

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