Choicefulness in AI
Governing the Embarrassment of Riches from Within
Deciding what AI tool to try next low key reminds me of shopping for a new cereal in a giant grocery store. Same same, but different. What am I craving? What should I try this time? What’s good for me? Or more aptly put, “what’s less bad for me as I weigh personal tradeoffs today?”
The opportunity to select a product that promises a better, more energized, and more magical version of myself sounds awesome! So much potential at my fingertips. Yet picking one out from a sea of options can also feel daunting. How do I choose what’s best, and best for me?
Maybe classic American cereals and their well-articulated slogans will help me filter through the maze of tech options a bit differently…
- Which AI app will “power up my morning”…help me “start strong and stay strong”?
- Which AI app will “bring out the tiger” in me?
- Which AI app does Mikey like? Maybe I’ll just follow Mikey’s life prefs. (IYKYK)
Hmmm. What I actually crave is a tailored circuit training program to map out what I ought to flex next, strengthen after that, and build up over time (or in time) - taking the paralysis out of this season of decision-making.
Having seemingly unlimited choices – whether cereal or technology – does affect us emotionally and psychologically. Comparing. Analyzing. Wondering. Deciding. Not-deciding. It’s all quite taxing. No matter where we find ourselves on the path of caution, consumption or the creation of AI tools, the sheer number of apps that get promoted on the daily undoubtedly contribute to some feeling overwhelmed or perpetually a step behind in the dance with AI. (Seriously, how many things can we put our attention to – intentionally – in a given day?)