Articles for category: Growth

6 months ago

Greg Thomas

Why do you need an Office?

Five years ago, we went through a big event that changed the world, where everyone had to work from home. During that time, we got to peek into what everyone’s perfect work environment looks like, and if you looked closely, one thing became incredibly apparent. What works for you does not work for me, and vice versa. Through that, we got to see where people are most productive at what they do. And yes, work and productivity skyrocketed. And our response? Come back to the buildings we pay for, in a workspace that is no longer there but shared with

6 months ago

Greg Thomas

Paying for the Right Answer

AI has cracked the “Getting the Answer” Code. Upgrade to Max Subscription. Get the Plus Package. Purchase the next Tier. Sign up for our best response. Yes, imagine that, to get the best answers from AI, you have to pay for it! Just last night, I was working through a coding problem with ChatGPT and was downgraded to their lower model, where the answers got worse, redundant, and started going in a circular fashion.  Even when I said stop, it got going (like someone who doesn’t want to give up). But if I upgrade, I get the better answer package.

The Hot Tub Experiment

I had to winterize a hot tub this weekend. I have never done this in my life. I watched YouTube, I asked ChatGPT, and I looked up the model I had. In the end, water was everywhere, the power was off, and it took longer than I thought. Such is learning, that’s exactly what it is – and now I know how to do it better for next season. Don’t turn that goodness completely over to AI; you’re doing yourself a disservice if you do that. Take your experiment, make it up, jump in, and work the problem. It’s the

You’re Not Winning

But you’re not losing either. You just haven’t won that “thing” you’re after. That’s it, you’re not there yet, but you’re on the right path. When you connect, I don’t know, heck, I don’t even know when I’ll connect. But you’re not losing, you just haven’t won yet. Or so the speech goes.

6 months ago

Greg Thomas

Raptured by the Masters

I went to a workshop a few months ago, which wasn’t tech-focused; it was with an artist I had never met before or had ever seen their work. It was an “Illustrated Talk” – when I got there, everyone was pulling out sketchbooks, and when the talk began, a few took a combination of notes and pictures (which was pretty cool to see). I think I stood out like a sore thumb with my laptop (not opened) and like a psycho, I sat there just listening – enraptured by the content. For the next hour, I gleaned so many useful