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Make AI Your IA: Turning AI into Intelligent Assistants • AI Speaker & Panelist • Co-Founder at befinity.ai • Commentary on AI trends at makeaiyouria.com • Look over my shoulder as I navigate the messy middle of building with AI.
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After spending $$$ on tech for to-do, my favorite is still pen and paper. Who else uses a good ole pen and paper for planning?

ChatGPT Task is codenamed Jawbone?

@craft.do Can I confirm if the DeepSeek download is available for Intel Macs? I'm running v3.07 of Craft and Sequoia 15.3 PS: I'm able to download DeepSeek on my iPad Mini (6th generation).

Most people design strategies using conventional frameworks. Don’t do that. Here’s what to do instead. When I helped a local Coaching Association with their Strategic Plan, I used the analogy of an Airport—because sometimes, ... https://melvyn.me/2025/02/02/most-people-design-strategies-using.html

If you’re concerned about DeepSeek and your data, you have 2 options: use Goose: block.github.io/goose/ use Private LLM: privatellm.app/en

Guess this is why Sam Altman is “impressed” with DeepSeek AI. It’s about this phenomenon called “aha moment”.

Have you ever published something that is written by AI and pass it off as your own?

As I’m over 50, if I don’t make demands on my bones, they will become weaker. What else are you making demands of yourself daily?

Do you have a conversation that capture your thoughts, your strategies, and your action items? I created one but after a while it started to slow down tremendously. Did you have that experience?

It’s back to (driving) school again. Except this time it’s for 2-wheels, not 4.

It’s raining for almost 26 days straight in January.

One thing we take for granted in Singapore is punctuality of flights. The monsoon took that out.

What’s one habit you refuse to compromise on, no matter how busy life gets? For me, it’s running. 🏃‍♂️ It’s not just exercise—it’s my time to think, reset, and stay grounded. Your turn: What’s your non-negotiable routine?

⚡️ Inspiration can strike anywhere. Found a cafe run by seniors while visiting family. 💻 Sitting here, sipping tea, and getting some code in. Do you carry your laptop everywhere you go? #makeaiyouria

I'm finally done with X. Who else came here because of their exodus from X? Pleased to meet you! 👋

How to explain “technical” AI terms in simple ways? E.g.: To resize an image. 1️⃣ Describe the goal 2️⃣ Write the prompt 3️⃣ Show the code by ChatGPT 4️⃣ Voilà—a resized image, no coding skills needed! The best part? How to make AI your IA! What’s your favorite way to explain complex ideas?

2024 has been a year of blessings! As we approach the final 2 days, I’m teaching the last certification course on AI in content creation to 20 amazing candidates. Grateful for such an empowering way to end the year. How are you wrapping up 2024?

I’m striving to clarify my positioning to stand out in 2025. Previously, this process was daunting, leading to confusion and frustration. Now, it doesn’t have to be that way. Build an IA. Sure, having a team helps. But the speed and breadth of knowledge of a carefully designed IA is unparalleled.

Third attempt in reading “How to Take Smart Notes”. What’s your take on this book?

"Make AI Your IA" is becoming a pool of custom GPTs designed to augment your workflow. Here's two you can try it out: 1/ Prompt Engineer for MidJourney: befinity.ai/pe-midjourney 2/ Prompt Engineer for Runway ML: befinity.ai/pe-runway

It's December 01 tomorrow. That means: ⚡ 31 days to take action ⚡ 31 days to finish strong ⚡ 31 days to make a difference in your life or someone else’s. What will you do in these last 31 days to make it count? Let’s inspire each other—share your plans below! 👇

Philosophy Meets AI. "Philosophy trains us to take on every obstacle in life with the right mindset so that life keeps on going smoothly."

✍️ Sam Altman’s Note-Taking Technique: 4 Simple Steps to Better Thinking In his interview with David Perell, Altman shared his invaluable approach to note-taking—and it’s simpler than you think. Here’s how you can adopt his method 👇

Refuses to admit.

Using Bluesky now is like using Twitter back then.

What i like about Bluesky is the ability to your custom domain as your username. How cool is that?!

Good evening folks.

AI is great at pointing out our biases, but not its own.

Sure, AI is impressive. It can generate coherent prose faster than I can type out this sentence. But do we want a world where half the books on the bestseller list are algorithmically generated? I doubt it.

There's never been a better time than right now. To start anything.

When a trainer says, “that’s a great question,” they really have no idea how to answer.

Wanna use AI for solving problems? Focus on this: - Prompts + training data = AI output. This formula is the key to unlocking your superhuman capabilities. #makeaiyouria

After months and months of experimenting, I've finally settled on my personal management tool. The set up is almost as good as Rex Wireless's Todo Matrix.

Are we able to link micro.blog to Bluesky?

apple intelligence (ai) is going to entrench you deeper into their ecosystem. every note you add, every entry you makeke in your journal, every photo you take, every appointment you make, ai will learn more and more about you. then it becomes so useful that you simply don’t want to change.

key sharing by the founder of dads for life in church: • turn your heart to children and children’s heart to yours