In this blog post, I dive into various aspects of productivity and expertise, sharing intriguing insights like the science-backed steps to becoming an expert, the surprising impact air filters can have on education, and the truth about productivity myths. Plus, there’s an exploration of how AI is impacting creativity and advertising, and essential advice from a seasoned decision coach. It’s a fascinating blend of knowledge, perfect for anyone looking to optimize their performance and understanding.

• How To Become An Expert At Anything: 5 Scientific Steps To Mastery: We’d all like to be an expert at something. Here’s what the science says you can do to achieve mastery at anything…
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• Why Charles Schwab Paid $250,000 for This Simple Productivity Tip: Know what needs to be done before it needs to be done.
• No apps, no hacks. A guide to optimizing productivity: No app can fix your focus. Here’s how CNN’s Upasna Gautam ditched the productivity hacks and embraced the basics to get the most out of life.
• The Productivity Paradox: What if working harder is actually making you less successful? Discover the science behind strategic rest, subtraction thinking, and how doing less can help you achieve more.
• The “Productivity Revolution” Has Lost Its Way: Peter Drucker saw the productivity crisis coming. In this piece, discover what type of management can get us back on track.
• How to take ownership of your work (and why you should): You’ve settled into your workspace, a steaming cup of coffee in hand, ready to dive into the strategic plan your…
• Your wakeup time doesn’t matter for your productivity: The research verdict is in: Our wakeup time doesn’t matter as much as we think.
• Four AI Superpowers: Where AI Improves Products: When using AI consider its four “superpowers”: content creation, summarization, basic data analysis, and perspective taking.
• The average college student today: How things have changed
• Hearst Newspapers uses GenAI to transform its advertising department: During a recent INMA Webinar, Michael McCarthy, senior director of AI Solutions at Hearst Newspapers, shared how the company is integrating generative AI into advertising sales and media planning.
• How Each Pillar of the 1st Amendment is Under Attack:
• Inside a Marine’s decision to eject from a failing F-35B fighter jet and the betrayal in its wake: South Carolina Marine Col. Charles Del Pizzo ejected from a failing F-35B stealth fighter jet in 2023, landing in a North Charleston yard near the CHS Airport.
• Installing air filters in classrooms has surprisingly large educational benefits: $1,000 can raise a class’s test scores by as much as cutting class size by a third.
• 230. MCP – It’s Hot, But Will It Win?: There’s a long history of “middleware” in our industry. Everyone wants it. There’s always a hot one, but it rarely makes to the finish line and often disappoints.
• We found the atop bug everyone is going crazy about: Given the vagueness, we were curious if Bismuth’s bug scanning capabilities could find the bug so we let it rip on the code base. 10 minutes later, we had it.
• medialab/xan: The CSV magician. Contribute to medialab/xan development by creating an account on GitHub.
• At the End of the AI Arms Race, Creativity Will Win: Rob Schwartz on AI and other emerging tech, parity, and the future of advertising.
• I’m a decision coach who’s worked with over 500 people—the No. 1 mistake that leads to ‘huge regret’: “They’re making choices for the person they wish they were, not the person they actually are,” says decision coach Nell Wulfhart. Here’s what to do instead.