Podcast Episodes

Should You Stop Teaching to Get Clients? [Friday Wrap-Up]

Season 2 Episode 551

This week I talk about a Steve Thompson video that's had me rethinking my whole approach — the idea that teaching tactics on YouTube actually costs y…

18 hours ago

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Conscientious AI Usage: How I Built a Quiz in Two Hours

Season 2 Episode 550

There was a time when building a quiz as a lead magnet seemed insurmountable to me. The setup, the configuration, the routing — not to mention how mu…

4 days, 2 hours ago

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Writing With AI Isn't Like Using a Calculator [Friday Wrap-Up]

Season 2 Episode 549

This week I talk about why writing with AI isn't the same as using a calculator for math — financier Stanley Druckenmiller defended his AI-written WS…

1 week ago

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When to Use Automation vs. When to Use AI

Season 2 Episode 548

AI and Automation are not the same thing. But people seem to use the terms interchangeably. Tools like Zapier and Make are deterministic automation —…

1 week, 4 days ago

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Are You Practicing Conscientious AI Usage? [Friday Wrap-Up]

Season 2 Episode 547

This week I talk about Conscientious AI Usage (a term my mastermind group gave me). Then a Six Colors article on Anthropic's lexical watermark and wh…

2 weeks ago

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How to Start Thinking in Systems

Season 2 Episode 546

A few years ago, I was helping my friend Jeff rebuild an automation — getting his intake form to talk to his CRM and his project management tool. Hal…

2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Am I wrong about AI-generated YouTube thumbnails? [Friday Wrap-Up]

Season 2 Episode 545

This week I talk about whether I'm wrong about AI-generated YouTube thumbnails — I've told my designer to never use AI on them, but if a thumbnail's …

3 weeks ago

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The Lie That AI Is a Magic Shortcut

Season 2 Episode 544

I was talking to an acquaintance recently who told me how he has AI agents write his articles for him. He sends a voice note of an idea, and every mo…

3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Resetting Claude Every 3 Months? [Friday Wrap-Up]

Season 2 Episode 543

This week I talk about a piece of advice from Boris Cherny, head of Claude Code — that you should reset your prompts, projects, and skills every time…

4 weeks ago

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You Don't Have to Fix Everything — Just Start With One Thing

Season 2 Episode 542

Back in 2016, I ran…well, *completed…*a Disney half marathon. And the thing about Disney is they make it impossible not to find the starting line. Bu…

1 month ago

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