Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips AI tools are here. They don’t do everything, but they boost productivity. Use the tools. I am old enough to remember a time in the late 1980s when word processors appeared. There were many older managers who were accustomed to writing in cursive on yellow pads with pencils and handing those to […]

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by Dwayne Phillips Some new AI companies are using AI so that they only have a couple dozen humans. Fifteen years ago I blogged about eating your own dog food. Not a nice phrase, but a good point about using my own products. If others should buy and use my products, so should I. Now […]

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by Dwayne Phillips This is a simple, two-word question. It is fundamental if someone is paying for my time. What is all the fuss about? In the news recently, I find that a new advisor to a new executive asked all the employees to answer the basic question that is the title of this post. […]

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by Dwayne Phillips Here is a suggestion to those folks who can make these augmented reality (AR) glasses that would help me as a writer and reader. Last year I provided the world with a suggestion for a pencil that would link to a spelling checker and AI. And here is another AI-related suggestion for […]

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by Dwayne Phillips Sometimes some person has a significant achievement, but the resources weren’t approved, so it was all quite embarrassing. This is a true story that occurred in the last century. A person at work had a neighbor who worked at a different government agency. The other agency had a colossal failure with some […]

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by Dwayne Phillips One of the reasons to use these chattering bot word generators is simply to stop wasting time. A typist is a professional who specializes in accurately and efficiently converting information into digital format. This may involve transcribing handwritten notes, audio recordings, or printed documents into electronic files. They also possess strong data […]

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by Dwayne Phillips We have emotions. That is fine. Feel fill-in-the-blank fully and deeply for ten minutes. Get over it and move on. About ten years ago I was writing proposals for a company. The day before I had finished a couple of pages for a proposal. New orders came down. “We decided to change […]

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by Dwayne Phillips This week’s world-wide excuse for not doing your job continues. Due to an excuse, I will no longer be doing all of my job. I will continue to receive all of my salary (good for me), but don’t expect all of my efforts. It is pretty nice receiving all of my salary […]

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by Dwayne Phillips I encounter this situation often when reading the Help Wanted ads (the kind we have today online). The job description and requirements are far too specific. I have experience being unemployed and trying to find a new job. I don’t like the experience, but I learn a few things now and then. […]

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by Dwayne Phillips Once again, I am reminded that their is a marketplace. If I want to do something for which people pay me, I must consult the marketplace. Just do good work, and everything will be alright…or something like that. The trouble is (and I feel it is quite troublesome), you must first find […]

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