I just had a conversation with my girlfriend today. She was telling me about how I spend a lot of time working, how she tries to be understanding, but she also needs XYZ, and so on. Old me would've gotten defensive. Started explaining why I work so much. End up shooting her feelings down without realizing it. But instead, I paused and asked: "What is she saying, and what does she want to have happen?" When I looked at it that way, the answer was clear. She wanted to voice her feelings and have them validated. She wanted to renegotiate how our relationship is working right now because specific things were making her feel a negative emotion. She wasn’t attacking me with some hidden agenda. She’s just trying to communicate what she needs. Here's the weird part. I learned this from talking to AI. I've spent the better part of 2 years communicating with AI and trying to get the outputs I want out of it. Through that process, I've realized how bad I am at communicating. There are tons of prompting guides out there, but they're all variations of "how to communicate better." What changed things for me was learning to speak in terms of actions and changed behavior. Building prompts with a broad core identity that gives the AI context, then giving it a clear checklist ("if this happens, then do that" style instructions). That approach gives me the most consistently good outputs from my AI agents, chatbots, and voice agents. But getting there required hours of reviewing my own inputs. Looking at what I said, then looking at what the AI did, and figuring out where the gap was between the two. I believe that same skill transfers directly to people. When I'm in a conversation now, I can step outside of it and ask those same two questions: What is this person saying, and what do they want to have happen? Putting emphasis on those two points has allowed me to: 1. Not get as angry at specific words and the meanings I'm placing on them, and instead focus on their intent. 2. Better understand what they actually want, and adjust my behavior to align with it.

With the barrage of AI tools that are being released each week, I am now, more than ever, reminded of the importance of the definition of the word "learning". The definition as I define it now, was taken from Alex Hormozi (I encourage all of you to check him out, as the way he approaches problems and life circumstances is valuable, irregardless of whether you're a business owner or not). His definition of learning is, "Same conditions, new behavior". Example: If I show you a red card, then slap you, and then the second time I show you a red card, you duck, you have LEARNED. The speed at which you change your behavior can be defined as 'Intelligence' (note, it is a speed). ## Why does this matter ## If you "learn" a new AI tool every week, but don't actually change how you work, or live life as a result of it (in a meaningful way), YOU'VE LEARNED NOTHING. *it also makes you stupid* Remember that the next time you spend hours every week learning the new AI tools that come out. ## TLDR/So what can I do ## I find that most of the tools that are coming out are only incrementally better (5-10% improvements), not orders of magnitude better (2-3x improvements). And usually, those incremental improvements get covered for as you get better at using the original tool, or discover new ways to use it. My suggestion is to find a handful of tools that get the job done, and use those to achieve whatever you're working on (business, life efficiency improvements, content creation, web design, finances, etc). Hope this helps!

Is there any AI platform better than ChatGPT to create brochures or Postcards from existing portfolio?

I currently have ChatGPT (My current go to) & Google (just subscribed to explore) subscriptions, also through work I have Co-Pilot, any recommendations for best way to record in person meetings to Transcribe, Summarize &Auto-Generate Action Items?

I’m Dani, entrepreneur and board advisor based in Amsterdam. I help companies navigate growth and operational excellence. *My AI Journey: I’m a dabbler looking to become a power user. *My AI Goal: I want to figure out how to build a high-level 'Digital Partner' that can act as a sounding board for product strategy and project management. I'm also very interested in automating the 'admin noise' (emails/scheduling) to reclaim my time. *Why I’m Here: To learn from experts and to find the best tools and workflows to manage a diverse portfolio of businesses and projects. *Fun Fact: I’m a big fan of the intersection of specialty coffee and high-fidelity sound.