The Real AI, Episode 452
We probably all know people who have the patience to sit with the right problem rather than solving the wrong one.
People who ask you the question that actually needs to be asked, who don't buy into whatever story you're telling, but ask about the real something underneath that is longing to be said.
People who see us for what we are struggling with really, that is different from the story we were telling them. People who are quiet enough and patient enough, kind enough, curious enough and at depth enough so we can talk about what really matters. People who know when it's time to wait, and when it's time to act.
This is a capacity that exists between all of us and in all of us, which can deepen, be cultivated, and become more skillful if we choose. And right now that's what the world is calling for.
This week's Turning Towards Life is hosted as always by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace.
Our source for this week:
The real AI
To quote the great Steve Wozniak, “Actual Intelligence.” The kind we’re born with and can develop if we choose. It’s worth more now than ever before. Alas, it’s rarely taught in school.
The difficult work of making choices.
The act of curation.
The responsibility of putting your name on it.
The judgment to ask the right questions and skip the other ones.
The imperative to ship useful work.
The pursuit of good taste.
The patience to sit with the right problem rather than solving the wrong one.
The generosity to create for someone specific.
Seeking justice.
Offering dignity.
Knowing when to stop.
Investing in deep empathy, not a shallow substitute.
Taking initiative and doing the reading.
Being patient, or impatient, depending on what’s needed.
Ignoring the noise.
Making something that matters.
Caring.
Seth Godin
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