Who Wrote This? You or AI
It’s happening more and more these days. I read an article or blog post that may or may not be interesting, but as I read it, something feels off, something is making me uncomfortable. Then, it hits me, I’ll bet AI wrote it. How can I have reasonable suspicions when an article has been written […]
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PrimeMind 2.0: The Evolution of Mental Development
I’m excited to announce the launch of PrimeMind 2.0. I first founded PrimeMind as a mental training platform designed to help athletes develop the psychological tools needed to perform at their best. That mission hasn’t changed. But my vision has expanded. Mental development doesn’t happen in isolation. Athletes thrive when everyone around them is speaking […]
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Mindto Website is LIVE!!
As many of you know, I’m a co-founder and Chief Content Officer of Mindto (as in, put your “mind to”), a start-up whose goal is to develop a human-driven, AI-assisted app that empowers athlete performance, well-being, and mental health. I am thrilled to announce that our website just went live. This is a major milestone […]
Read MoreListen Up: Why Earbuds are a Threat to Ourselves and Society
Given my subtitle, you might be thinking that I’m a Luddite or some crackpot Chicken Little (“The Skype is falling!!”). But I’m not some anti-tech kook (really, I’m not). But over the years, I have assumed the role of a modern-day Paul Revere (“The techies are coming!”), wanting to alert people to the real harm […]
Read MoreIs Social Media an Existential Threat to Civilized Society?
The conventional wisdom among social-media experts is that social media is neither good nor bad; rather it is how social media is used that determines whether it is life affirming or life damaging. These same social-media experts (myself included) have been reluctant to speak strongly against these technology platforms for fear of being labeled a […]
Read MoreCan Free Will Resist Five Powerful Life Forces-Part II
In my first article in this two-part series on the forces that shape our lives, I explored the five forces (genes, upbringing, popular culture, technology, and unexpected events) that I believe are most impactful on who we become, the choices we make, and the direction our lives take. In this article, I will introduce what […]
Read MoreFive Powerful Forces that Shape Our Lives (and Where Does Free Will Fit in?): Part I
Choices, options, alternatives, preferences, opportunities, decisions; these are all words that have a powerful impact on our collective psyches as human beings. They evoke free will and self-determination, the ability to become whomever we want to become, and the ability to opt for whatever road we choose in our life’s journey. Yet, whether we actually […]
Read MoreSocial Media Use Among Teens is Increasing
Back in 2012, Common Sense Media, the leading independent nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids thrive in a world of media and technology, published a groundbreaking survey examining the use of technology and social media among young people ages 13-17. The results were shocking in how much children were immersed in technology six years ago. CSM […]
Read MoreShould Tech Use be Declared a Public Health Emergency?
Technology has certainly been under scrutiny of late, whether the massive data privacy breaches that have been occurring with alarming frequency, the nefarious use of social media in politics, the internet trolls who have become a sad and inescapable part of our techno-culture, or the tobacco-like cover-ups and disinformation war by Big Wireless as reported […]
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