Thanks for article about FOBO. It resonates with me a lot. It reflects also my approach to the "tools rollercoaster": 1. Fool with a tool is still a fool. 2. No valuable actions accelerated by the tool is only consuming, like learning without practice.
Yes! I’ve been experimenting with Chatgpt from the beginning while watching others try every LLM that came out. I had zero tech tolerance left after chasing tech tool in the production side of podcasting for years. I had little capacity left. And tbh, I was getting what I needed from chatgpt so why switch. I did have moments of FOBO, especially when they did compatison posts about their learning. But it wasnt strong enough to care. I use tech to do a thing and that thing was getting done. Great post and a needed reminder to focus on the need, not the tech!
This hits so close to home—“continuous partial activation” is exactly what it feels like to follow AI news right now.
What really lands for me is reframing the game from tool mastery to immunity: knowing your lane, trailing the hype on purpose, and tracking value per tool instead of number of tools makes calmness feel like a legitimate strategy, not laziness.
Thanks for the appendix!
Thanks for article about FOBO. It resonates with me a lot. It reflects also my approach to the "tools rollercoaster": 1. Fool with a tool is still a fool. 2. No valuable actions accelerated by the tool is only consuming, like learning without practice.
Yes! I’ve been experimenting with Chatgpt from the beginning while watching others try every LLM that came out. I had zero tech tolerance left after chasing tech tool in the production side of podcasting for years. I had little capacity left. And tbh, I was getting what I needed from chatgpt so why switch. I did have moments of FOBO, especially when they did compatison posts about their learning. But it wasnt strong enough to care. I use tech to do a thing and that thing was getting done. Great post and a needed reminder to focus on the need, not the tech!
Great points!
This hits so close to home—“continuous partial activation” is exactly what it feels like to follow AI news right now.
What really lands for me is reframing the game from tool mastery to immunity: knowing your lane, trailing the hype on purpose, and tracking value per tool instead of number of tools makes calmness feel like a legitimate strategy, not laziness.