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My 4 Habits That Beat AI Slop

Published 2 months ago • 2 min read

Yesterday, I taught the first live session of Cohort 2 of The AI Second Brain, free for everyone.

If you missed it, watch the replay here.

It's packed with everything you need to build your first Master Prompt.

The whole program is built to close the Context Gap, the reason AI still doesn't know you, so it can work like a real thinking partner.

Cohort 2 enrollment is open right now.

Join now and claim your early bird price before it disappears in a little more than 24 hours.

Finding Your Alpha: What's Worth Consuming in the Age of AI

AI doesn't make you smarter. It makes you average.

This week's video shows you my four moves that help me find my “alpha” instead, a term I borrow from the stock market and explain fully on the blog.

It's your human edge AI can't replicate.

Want to Host an AI Second Brain Meetup?

The more time we spend with AI, the easier it becomes to go a whole day without a real conversation with another person.

Last week, we announced that we’re starting local AI Second Brain meetups around the world. These are small gatherings for curious conversations, shared experiments, and the kind of real-world connection AI can’t replace.

Our highest-priority cities without an organizer yet are New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto, Sydney, Singapore, Seattle, Austin, São Paulo, Bangalore, and Dublin.

If you're in one of these cities, we invite you to apply.

What I've Learned From 4 Years of Hosting Mastermind Retreats

Four years ago, I started hosting intimate retreats for creators and entrepreneurs I admire. We don’t have sponsors or profit margin. Just a group of peers splitting costs evenly.

I've learned why $20K masterminds get it backwards, why the right mix of strangers builds trust faster than you'd expect, and why the least profitable model I've tried has produced the deepest friendships.

In this post, I share the playbook: who to invite, how to structure the days, and what builds real connection.

Get Bulk Copies Of The PARA Method For Your Team

Most teams have the same problem: everyone organizes their files differently, so nothing is where anyone else expects it to be.

PARA fixes that by giving your whole team one shared language for where things go, whether that's a shared drive, a project management tool, or a notes app.

I just found a cheap way to get my book, The PARA Method, into everyone's hands.

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