Anyone who has been to Oregon can attest that the state’s natural beauty is nothing short of awe-inspiring and the potential for outdoor activities are endless. When it comes to attracting tourists, the everyday sights and sounds of the natural world serve as a huge draw. With the state’s scenery at the forefront, Travel Oregon…Read More
The Atlantic announced Monday morning that it has completed the nine-month project of digitizing its archive of more than 1,900 print magazines, a portfolio of writing that dates back to the founding of the magazine in 1857. The archive contains original works from American authors and thinkers, including Ernest Hemingway, Sylvia Plath, W.E.B. DuBois, Robert…Read More
The purpose of most communication isn’t to completely explain yourself. Too often, we get stuck relieving tension, making our case and closing the door on the discussion.
The purpose is to open the door to interaction, learning and action. “Who’s there?” is a fine response to hope for.
Communication is a process, not an event.
The all-volunteer Carbon Almanac launches tomorrow. You can pre-order today for delivery on pub day in the US (I recommend the print edition much more than the digital or audio–it’s best as a book.) It’s not too late but we need to begin changing our systems. And you can’t change a system until you see it.Read More
Kiyan Prince was a gifted athlete, an up-and-coming soccer star–but he was more than that. He “saw the humor in everything and always looked on the bright side,” said his father, Mark Prince. He was kind. He made the outsiders at school feel included. “Because he was such a strong character and leader, he could…Read More
Just as the pandemic seemed to be easing up and Americans began taking trips, setting aside their sweatpants and going out en masse, a new crisis has hampered spending nationwide. With inflation at 8.6%, its highest point since 1981, people are feeling the pain everywhere from the pump to the grocery aisles. In a survey…Read More
We are well and truly living in a subscription economy. From paywalled news to scheduled grocery orders and even monthly underwear deliveries, there is a subscription service for just about everything. The New York Times recently passed 10 million subscribers, a shining example of subscription success for publishers. Furthermore, as the deprecation of third-party data…Read More
This year, Adweek’s Women Trailblazers issue celebrates women in media, tech and advertising who are taking equality to the next level by pulling up seats for women and other underrepresented communities. They are the women who are walking the walk, beyond corporate pledges, DEI buzzwords and revenue goals, and using their unique positions and experience…Read More
Michelle Yeoh wasn’t trying to become a martial arts movie star. Or an international film star. Or a trailblazer for the next generation of action stars. She simply asked one question when starting out on Hong Kong action movie sets in the late 1980s: “Why can’t the women do that?” Embarking on an acting career…Read More
This article is part of our series that explores the business of artificial intelligence Since GPT-2, there has been much excitement around the applications of large language models. And in the past few years, we’ve seen LLMs used for many exciting tasks, such as writing articles, designing websites, creating images, and even writing code. But as I have argued before, there’s a wide gap between showing a new technology do something cool and using the same technology to create a successful product with a workable business model. Microsoft, I think, just launched the first real LLM product with the public…
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This is a trap worth avoiding.
When we examine our life experiences, the ones that stand out are usually about change. Either we were changed or we helped someone else get to where they sought to go.
And change is fleeting. And change changes us. We can’t step in the same river twice, because the second time, the river itself has changed.
The pressure we put on ourselves for every project to be “the best ever” experience creates a shallow race for bling instead of a deeper, more useful focus on what’s actually possible.
Seeking to rank our experiences takes us out of the moment. It turns us into sportscasters, spectators and statisticians. We end up comparing our wedding or our box office numbers or our tweet stats not only to our own best ever, but to the stats of others.
This summer is unlikely to be your best summer ever. But it will be a summer, and it’s up to each of us to decide what to do with it.
Every project is worth the journey if we let it be.
