GOOD THINK: Functioning for a future

Hey there,

Jake here.

Welcome to the second edition of the newsletter. (That's right, this site's no longer a blog. Alert the presses we've taken our own advice and moved into the 21st Century!)

We're still finding our way, so expect more tweaks in the editions ahead.

Welcome to chaos with a smile!

My good think of the week

The future doesn't just happen.

The future is shaped.

And it's shaped by those who take action.

Take action yourself. And teach your children how to take action as well.

Teach them that they do have influence, they do matter, and they do have the power to affect the world around them.

By doing so, you'll teach them how to lead.

They may not become the biggest influencer that everyone listens to. But they are a part of this big machine we call the World, the rotating World, the functioning World. And our world functions only as well as the people functioning within it.

Too many of our modern problems come back to lack of leadership—a lack of people functioning. A lack of people teaching others how to function.

To butcher a common saying: The best time to have planted a leader was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.

Good thinks from other peeps

Adam Tinworth, the man behind One Man & His Blog, digs into the pressure to get on board with AI before we get left behind. I believe most of us can afford to wait and see how AI fills out before we adopt it for our workflows and lifestyles, but Tinworth reminded me why the hype is so pervasive:

The deep and abiding fear of the current generation of managers — that they’ll repeat the failure of their predecessors and not adapt to digital quick enough — is bringing them to a deeper danger.

Many people pushing us to adopt AI ASAP saw their predecessors drop the ball when it came to adopting the internet and social networks/social media. But these same people doing what they can to stay relevant and not be left behind are risking connection and trust with their audiences. Is it worth it?

Read more here: Walking the tightrope between AI and audiences

Broetry

The easiest thing for businesses to scale?

Mediocrity

At the hands of bad systems taped together

Under the guise of supporting growth

That's all for this week.

<3,

Jake

This edition's songspiration is 'Vanishing Point' by Primal Scream.