Deciding to Slow Down

Welcome to 3 Threads, where I write about 3 ideas that interested me this week. You can get it in your inbox for free. Slower internet The main difference between this time and now is you. When you want to get back to reading blogs, RSS feeds, and finish that tutorial instead of doomscrolling shorts, you have to get used to a slower internet. One where content is not infinite and doesn’t get updated every click. - Attention With no social media on my phone, doomscrolling isn't possible and I'm loving a slower internet, and a slower life. Reading more, thinking more, and filtering much of what I'm reading through one big question I'm pondering. What does it mean to be human in the world of AI? On speed One thing that AI can bring us is speed. Yes, I'm getting more issues shipped and more customer-facing features out at my job. I'm also feeling more wound up every day managing agents. Speed, like productivity, is something we strive for but will never achieve. At what point are we fast…

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