Here’s something I’ve been thinking about.
Common sense used to come from:
• mentors
• elders
• thoughtful conversations
• Simple and most effective methods
Today most people are surrounded by:
• noise
• opinions
• hot takes
• social media certainty
• people yelling opinions
So common sense has quietly become rare.
Maybe when we see it, we should rename it: Exceptional Sense.
And Ironically, AI might actually bring it back. Not because AI is smarter than us.
But because AI can help us:
• slow down
• challenge assumptions
• explore possibilities
• ask better questions
That’s how I used it with my $28,000 camper problem.
Not to write something. To think something through. And sometimes that’s the best use of AI there is.
Most people use AI like this:
Write this email.
Summarize this article.
Create this image.
That’s fine. But the most powerful way to use AI is different. Use it like a thinking partner.
Try prompts like:
• Help me think through this decision.
• Give me arguments for and against.
• What questions am I not asking?
• Challenge my assumptions.
You’ll be surprised how often clarity appears when you do that.
Sometimes the real value of AI isn’t speed.
It’s perspective.
Until next issue,
Stay in Win Mode!
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