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Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
5 days agoPsychology says the most important life lesson isn't learning to make better decisions - it's learning to live peacefully with the ones you can't undo - Silicon Canals
Irreversible choices shape our lives and learning to coexist with them is crucial for mental well-being.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
5 days agoPsychology says the most important life lesson isn't learning to make better decisions - it's learning to live peacefully with the ones you can't undo - Silicon Canals
Irreversible choices shape our lives and learning to coexist with them is crucial for mental well-being.
#ai
Data science
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoThe single economic variable that determines whether AI creates or destroys jobs - and why almost nobody is measuring it - Silicon Canals
The focus on task exposure in AI job discussions is misguided; demand elasticity is crucial for understanding employment impacts.
Online Community Development
fromHarvard Business Review
18 hours agoA New Model to Drive Financial Health and Commercial Sustainability in the Development Sector - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM MASTERCARD
Many development projects fail to achieve sustainable impact due to lack of long-term planning and holistic approaches.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoPsychology says people who want to change their lives but never start aren't lazy - they're waiting for a feeling of readiness that behavioral science confirms almost never arrives on its own - Silicon Canals
Feeling ready to act is often a byproduct of taking action, not a prerequisite.
#artificial-intelligence
Business intelligence
fromEntrepreneur
6 days agoForget the Hype. Here's How AI Is Actually Changing Business Operations
AI is transforming business operations from task automation to strategic decision intelligence.
Artificial intelligence
fromDigiday
2 days agoAI talk at retail events shifts to proving real results, defining a true strategy
AI has evolved from experimentation to a focus on proven strategies and increased productivity in retail.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
4 days agoFor most workplace tasks, AI is good enough to pass but not good enough to impress, MIT finds | Fortune
AI technology is improving but still struggles to meet quality standards in many workplace tasks.
Artificial intelligence
fromTNW | Artificial-Intelligence
5 days agoThe credibility economy. Why AI will redefine how value is measured
Growing unease about AI reflects deeper issues in recognizing value and expertise amidst expanding capabilities.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
5 days agoHow AI could destroy - or save - humanity, according to former AI insiders
Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform various sectors but also poses risks like inequality, job loss, and increased power for governments and tech companies.
Philosophy
fromFast Company
1 day agoTwenty seconds to approve a military strike; 1.2 seconds to deny a health insurance claim. The human is in the AI loop. Humanity is not
Artificial intelligence significantly accelerates decision-making in military and business contexts, but human oversight may be minimal and ineffective.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
5 days agoHow AI could destroy - or save - humanity, according to former AI insiders
Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform various sectors but also poses risks like inequality, job loss, and increased power for governments and tech companies.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoResearch suggests that high intelligence doesn't protect against bad decisions - it makes people better at constructing convincing justifications for the bad decisions they were already going to make - Silicon Canals
Higher intelligence can lead to greater polarization rather than alignment on contested facts.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoSome people don't fear failure. They fear succeeding and then being expected to sustain it, because the version of them that achieved it was running on adrenaline and desperation, and the person who shows up on Monday is someone quieter who doesn't know how to replicate what the emergency produced. - Silicon Canals
The fear of success stems from the pressure to replicate high performance, not from a desire to avoid good outcomes.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoPsychology says people who constantly research self-improvement but never start aren't lazy - they've confused the feeling of learning with the feeling of changing - Silicon Canals
Learning about self-improvement can create a false sense of progress without actual change in behavior.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoSome people don't cancel plans because they're flaky. They committed when one version of their energy was available and the person who wakes up that morning is operating on a completely different reserves system. The commitment was real. The capacity isn't. - Silicon Canals
Cancelled plans reveal a flawed assumption about self-consistency and commitment, suggesting a need for a new understanding of social expectations.
Productivity
fromFast Company
4 days agoMany productivity programs solve the wrong problem. This is what leaders should do instead
Organizations face work design problems rather than productivity issues, leading to temporary solutions that fail to address underlying conflicts in problem-solving approaches.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
1 day agoOpenAI's vision for the AI economy: public wealth funds, robot taxes, and a four-day work week | TechCrunch
OpenAI proposes policy changes to address economic impacts of AI, focusing on wealth distribution, systemic risk reduction, and access to AI capabilities.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
4 days ago9 subtle behaviors that reveal someone grew up in a household where money was discussed in whispers, and why those behaviors persist long after financial security has arrived - Silicon Canals
Financial behaviors are shaped by early experiences and trauma, not just knowledge or information gaps about money.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
5 days agoPsychology suggests people who stay calm during conflict aren't less emotional - they learned early that the person who controls the temperature of the room controls the outcome, and they stopped reacting and started choosing - Silicon Canals
Controlling emotional responses during conflict can significantly influence the outcome of the situation.
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