Worth Reading – AI Note-Taking Apps Are Violating User Privacy
Honestly, the first time I saw an ad for Granola, I immediately thought, “This seems illegal and is going to get someone in a lot of trouble”:
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Worth Reading – The AI Productivity Illusion
The core question in the post above is pretty simple. Generative AI has helped people finish tasks more quickly and probably completed more tasks, at least when their time is not taken up with cleaning up the slop from poorly generated work, but there haven’t been any widespread economic productivity gains.
What if we’re completing more tasks, but they have no value?
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Worth Reading – It’s Not Just the Tech: The Hidden Cognitive Load of the Physical Workplace
That’s an extreme example, but this article makes the more obvious one: working in an office comes with its own cognitive load, especially if it’s an open floor plan, because you are forced to navigate noise and other people all day long. I’ve been trying to tell people for years that when I do visit one of our offices as a remote worker, those days are exhausting for me, because it’s the extra cognitive load of getting there, navigating the space and the other people, the noise, etc.
It adds up, and it can contribute to burnout.
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Worth Reading – Corporate America spends billions on mental health services. 97% never use it.
The combination of the stigma of calling in the first place, along with a program that doesn’t meet the needs, means 97% of people won’t bother with it. We should be looking at alternatives, for sure.
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Worth Reading – AI has made work almost endless, but it doesn’t have to be this way
e aren’t disciplined enough to stop ourselves, especially when the culture rewards those who don’t. In my opinion, that’s what most organizations get wrong: they talk about not burning out, not working too many hours, and maybe they even understand the negative impacts on work quality that come from overwork.
But who gets the kudos during team meetings or all-hands meetings? It’s not the ones setting boundaries to protect their mental health. It’s the ones who work all the time.
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Worth Reading – America is Heading Toward the Infinite Workweek Thanks to AI
Wait, I thought AI was supposed to give us more time back?
Turns out that’s not what is going on; the AI is creating more work and raising expectations that we all keep doing more.
