One of the quiet fears surrounding AI is that it might slowly make us obsolete. That if machines can generate ideas, summarize knowledge, and suggest decisions, then human thinking must be losing relevance. What we are actually discovering is something far more confronting and far more useful. AI is not replacing our thinking at all. It is holding up a mirror to it. ------------ Context: Why This Feeling Keeps Surfacing ------------ As AI tools become more capable, many people experience a strange mix of excitement and unease. We see impressive outputs produced in seconds and instinctively compare them to our own effort. That comparison often leads to a subtle erosion of confidence. We begin to wonder whether our thinking still matters, or whether the machine is now doing the real work. In practice, what often happens is simpler and more human. Someone opens an AI tool, types a vague or rushed prompt, and receives a response that feels generic or misaligned. The conclusion they draw is not about the prompt, but about themselves or the technology. Either they believe they are bad at using AI, or they assume AI is not very intelligent. Both interpretations miss the deeper lesson embedded in the interaction. AI systems respond to structure, clarity, and intent. When those elements are missing, the output reflects that absence. The discomfort people feel in these moments is not caused by AI outperforming them. It is caused by AI exposing gaps in their own thinking that were previously hidden by habit, experience, or routine. This is why the emotional response to AI adoption is often stronger than expected. We are not just learning a new tool. We are encountering a feedback loop that reveals how clearly we reason, how well we communicate intent, and how much of our work relied on intuition we never had to articulate before. ------------ Insight 1: AI Makes Implicit Thinking Explicit ------------ Much of human expertise lives below the surface. We make decisions quickly because we have internalized patterns over time. We know what feels right, even if we cannot immediately explain why. AI disrupts this comfort by requiring explicit input. It asks us to turn intuition into language.

You’re only as happy as your unhappiest child. If you’re a parent, you instantly get it. What surprised me is how often this shows up in business and life too. You can have 90% of things going right…and your mind still locks onto the one thing that feels off. The conversation you’re avoiding. The decision you keep delaying. The loose end you keep telling yourself you’ll deal with “later.” And the tricky part is this…That unresolved piece doesn’t stay contained. It fractures your focus. Clouds your judgment. Quietly drains energy from what is working. Sometimes it even follows you home. Here’s the shift that actually changes things: Find the constraint. Face it. Fix it. Because when your mind isn’t busy avoiding something, it finally has the bandwidth to amplify what’s already going right. So I’m curious…What’s the one thing you’ve been tolerating that’s quietly taxing everything else? Drop it below if you’re open to sharing.

OpenAI signed a 3-year deal with Disney to bring over 200 iconic characters to Sora, OpenAI’s AI video platform. Users can create short fan videos using Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars characters. This shows how generative AI is changing the media landscape. What do you think this means for the future of media creation?