In the 1970s, British educational consultant Tony Buzan called mind mapping “a Swiss Army Knife for the brain.” Now that large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4 has gone mainstream, you can use the power of AI for creating structured mind maps faster than ever before. The concept of a mind map is brilliant in its simplicity.  All you need to get started is a central idea or problem—this could be…

In 1973, the AARON system designed by Harold Cohen created the first AI-generated piece of art. The black-and-white scribblings were far from what’s considered fine art, but they laid the foundation for some of the best AI image generators like DALLE-2 and Midjourney. Over the last 50 years, AI image generators have gotten much smarter. By analyzing and learning from large datasets of existing, original images, they can now create…

In 1966, the world met ELIZA. She wasn’t a particularly charming celebrity, a revolutionary politician, or even a groundbreaking scientist. In fact, she wasn’t a person at all.

Once an oddity in the cubicle world, the remote/hybrid work model is gaining a significant foothold in the job market. And now that the pandemic has opened the floodgates to flexible work schedules, it seems we’re ready for another twist—a 4-day workweek. Or are we? When Henry Ford doubled the pay of his employees to $5 and trimmed work time from 8 to 9 hours per week, he raised a…

Overflowing to-do lists, missed deadlines, lost documents—if you feel like you’re constantly playing catch-up with life, we have something to cheer you up. The PARA method is a simple knowledge management tool that will make your work and life more organized in a jiffy. After a well-received Building a Second Brain, Tiago Forte is back with another book. This time, he goes under the surface and breaks down his signature…

Meetings are an essential part of any business or organization. They provide a forum for team members to discuss important issues, make decisions, track progress, and assign responsibilities. But with so many people involved and so many topics discussed, it can be easy to lose track of what was said and agreed upon. That’s where meeting minutes come in. Don’t know how to write meeting minutes? Don’t worry. It’s actually…