Articles for category: Drive

3 weeks ago

Greg Thomas

More Manuals

I still write documentation and/or review it. There is still a need for it. Whether it’s done quickly by AI, reviewed by me, or written by me from scratch – we need to know how things work. When I would have problems studying, writing things out always helped me learn more and fill in gaps of what I had missed. That is the magic of a manual when you give it to someone – here is the recipe, the plan, the instructions for how to accomplish a task. There is a reason that anything you buy comes with a paper

3 weeks ago

Greg Thomas

Things AI Does Not Have

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.  

3 weeks ago

Greg Thomas

It’s Not About What You Know

It’s Not About What You Know. It’s about what you are willing to figure out. How much effort are you willing to put in? How committed are you to understanding the problem? We’re continually focusing on what AI knows that we don’t but we are forgetting what we have known and done for years.

3 weeks ago

Greg Thomas

Sharpen your Skates

Having sharp skates is essential to playing any ice sport. The duller they get, the less likely you are to make a quick turn, to pivot, to carve that heated streak in the ice and take off. You can’t plant your foot. You can’t pick up speed. You can’t gain momentum. You can’t achieve purpose. You can’t deliver. It’s a simple tool, a simple fix that generates maximum output. Whatever tools you use, if they aren’t sharp, if they aren’t being maintained, they will inevitably, slow you down.

4 weeks ago

Greg Thomas

Accountability Breeds Value

When you are accountable for your work – whether early, later, or on time – it breeds value. When you own the late deliverable, try to make up for it, people notice. When you finish early, take on more, people notice. When you finish on time, people notice. Being accountable for your work, not blaming it on the weather, other people, etc, will always breed value in not just your work, but yourself.

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