Don’t know what you mean:

_Adds post it to this week’s wins board_

I’m sure it’s a lesson I should have learned much earlier but it’s been so good to find a middle ground and to find something nourishing in the space between “all” and “nothing”.

Anyway. Happy Friday. I wish you all a joyful and half-arsed weekend ❤️

3/3

Every time I went to the gym I was getting injured. Every time I had a night out I was getting sick.

This week I’ve dropped the weights, swapped big nights out for quiet dinners and coffees, and listened to my body when it said it was tired. And my god what a difference.

2/3

I’m sorry, you’ll never unsee it now

Oh NO

And what a pile it’s shaping up to be

It’s the best! One of my faves. And Leeds is always a good time. You should come along ☺️

ChatGPT mate

Haha I saw this. Also side note - that alt text is a work of art

Haha I love this

Make no mistake, we are at a series of crossroads right now and it is essential that we be deliberative, hyper attuned to consequences, and systemic in our thinking.

We know these things deep down, but AI has the power to create convincing and seductive illusions.

It’s not real but if it’s real enough, will enough of us care enough to stop it?

And if we don’t, what does that mean for our minds, our health, our systems, our societies?

AI does a good job of impersonating things that are fundamentally not possible, and humans are suckers for rejection of the impossible.

For instance, we cannot:

- talk to our past or future selves
- reanimate the dead
- read someone’s mind

But don’t we all, sometimes, wish to do these things?

Anyway happy Friday etc

Above all else, AI is an accelerant.

That makes it really important for us to look at the world around us right now and ask: do we want to keep doing this, but faster? If not, what are the necessary interruptions?

For some context, I’ve been working through complex tensions at work this week (between opposing concerns, priorities and ideas - not people, thankfully). It made me think back to this piece I wrote a couple of years ago.