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Is Google Sentient? Why LaMDA is a big deal.

Is Google’s LaMDA Sentient?

By Ross Palmer | June 14, 2022

Google's "product" just passed the Turing test and wants to be referred to as an employee, not property. Why doesn't it matter whether it's sentient or not?

Beaumarchais: How A Weird Man Can Help you Find Success

By Ross Palmer | February 16, 2022

Beaumarchais was a polymath. He was an inventor, playwright, spy, revolutionary, and a libertine. His story can help you find your own path.

"Fast" vs. "Slow" Content [How We Can be More Productive]

Don’t Lose Sight of Your Long-Term Goals

By Ross Palmer | December 16, 2021

On our deathbed, no one is likely to care about any of the social media content we’ve ever made, even as we’re spending more of our lives making it. So how do we combat this?

Why Crazy Career Changes Aren’t as Crazy as We Think

By Ross Palmer | November 22, 2021

We seem to believe that the “best” way to live is to leave high school knowing exactly what we want to do with the rest of our lives, and then committing to that for decades. I debunk this now.

Investing in Your Life’s Work [The Ugly Truth]

By Ross Palmer | October 27, 2021

So you’ve been inspired. You’ve seen examples of people who pursued something extraordinary and lived to thrive. Now what do you do?

How to Avoid Burnout and Stay Motivated

By Ross Palmer | September 28, 2021

Many of us have a love/hate relationship with money, and society tells us we should only have a love/love/more love/MOST LOVE relationship with money! Yay unfettered capitalism!