Today’s article is a rant.
A rant about protecting and developing your greatest asset.
Your ability to think.
Both critically and creatively.
Thinking has been in decline for some time.
Social media accelerated it.
AI threatens to destroy it.
But you must resist.
Thinking is a muscle.
To make it stronger you must use it.
Once you lose it, it’s hard to get it back.
This doesn’t mean you can’t use AI.
It does mean, you use it understanding its flaws and applying your own thinking to what it produces.
Don’t hand it the keys and say off you go.
You must train your ability to think every day.
The easiest way to do it, is ask lots of questions.
Who, what, why, when, where and how.
Be curious.
Allow your mind to wander.
Do new things.
Read and watch things you normally wouldn’t.
The more diverse the inputs, the better the output will be.
Human thinking is a precious gift.
But it’s up to you whether you keep it or not.
Those that do will thrive.
I hope that’s you.