“Midweek Material” curates articles, podcasts, videos, etc. on a variety of topics including law, marketing/sales, productivity and more.
Four Stanford professors on motivation, goals, and more [Podcast]:
And I think the thing that I like to think about is you should always think about a decision, where you think about an experiment, that is being something where you are testing a hypothesis, you’re testing a theory. And in particular, you should think about what you learned from that experiment, that is being something that informs your understanding of what your story is going to be and how it is going to evolve.
LEADing Ideas: Research-Backed Tips And Tools From Four Stanford Professors [Matt Abrahams, Think Fast, Talk Smart]
The question of AI sentience [Article]:
For one, scientists and researchers would first have to define consciousness, which has been a philosophical debate for centuries. They would also need to use that definition of consciousness and translate it into exact algorithms to program into AI systems. Human emotions, perceptions, etc., would have to be deeply understood in a way that makes it possible to give that knowledge to a computer system.
Is AI Sentient? Could it Ever Be? Experts Weigh In [Flori Needle, HubSpot]
The impact of “microstressors” on our lives [Podcast]:
But microstresses happen so briefly that we don’t remember that they happened. But at the same time, our body starts to register as if it were just layering and layering of a more macrostress. They still add up to something really significant. You almost can’t remember why you’re tired at the end of the day, but your body knows it’s tired because your body has felt the impact of all those microstresses throughout the day.
When Small Stresses Lead to Big Problems [Alison Beard, HBR IdeaCast]
The secondary rewards of teaching “human skills” in your company [Video]:
Human Skills and Employee Engagement [Simon Sinek]
Andrew T. Daniel 