Did you know that the online information feeds you consume are killing your creativity? Unbeknownst to you, the algorithmic recommendation engines that select what you see in your social media feeds aren’t challenging your thinking. Quite the opposite. The stories they’re curating tend to be a dull pablum of information that’s focused in a handful of narrow topics that they have determined may be…

Here’s one way to reignite your growth! Are you feeling stuck? Do you yearn for something more? Do you sense there’s something bigger out there for you, but you’re not sure where to start? Are you looking for ways to make a bigger impact in your world? These are all signs that your thinking may need a…

Are you a t-shaped thinker? If so, you may want to reconsider that! For years, leading companies have sought people with t-shaped skills to join their world-class teams. However, in times of rapid change, like what we’re facing today, a pi-shaped skillset may be significantly more valuable, according to one futurist. People with t-shaped skills have been in demand for decades because they…

If you want to achieve extraordinary success in 2023, you need to think in extraordinary ways. Relying on common or habitual approaches to brainstorming will yield results that are distressingly similar to what everyone else is able to generate. That means if you want to differentiate yourself and make a dent in the universe, you need to elevate your thinking. To think at this level, you…

Has your creative muse has left you high and dry? Try this “sleight of head” brainstorming technique! Don’t you hate when this happens? You’re facing a formidable challenge and your brain just shuts down. No fresh ideas. Zip. Zero. Nada. Zilch. It’s super frustrating! When that happens, it’s time to step outside of your habitual paths of thinking to view your challenge from new, more creative perspectives.

Here’s how it helps them research, organize, distill and share their recommendations Consultants tend to be power users of tools that enable them to gather, organize, distill and make sense of large amounts of information. Their livelihood depends upon their ability to extract insights and ideas from it and formulate them into plans that will transform their clients’ businesses. That’s why it’s…

Separate your content production from your raw notes This simple but profoundly effective practice is something I learned from Matt Giaro in his excellent Second Brain for Content Creators course. He separates his content production from his capture and curation processes — using two different apps. He uses the note-taking app Bear as a place for brain dumps…

Using it to publish lots of content quickly will backfire on you With the advent of powerful AI writing tools, you may be tempted to use them to crank out lots of content, quickly. More content means more visibility, right? Not so fast, Mr. Roboto. Publishing a greater volume of bland, me-too content generated by a AI app is actually a fast…

Now’s the time to get smart about AI and its possibilities. Your career may depend on it. During the last several weeks, the web has been abuzz with AI tools that anyone can play around with: Lensa, which produces stunning, fanciful avatars from 10–20 decent headshots, and ChatGPT, a tool that can write just about anything you ask for, in a matter of seconds, with minimal input. …