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Covenant Community Inc. & Recovery Resources of Atlanta - Midtown is proud to present "Keeping it REALL" with two L's because our Lessons Learned will Lessen your L's.

Keeping it REALL brings you the daily realities of life within recovery shared by those seeking it, and the lessons learned from th...

Health & Fitness

Mental Health

Self-Improvement

Nick and I talk about the recovery journey and do a deep dive into the 12 step program and how it helped set a foundation for our recovery.

Keeping It REALL with Nick Estabrook

Today we have a conversation with Pam Broooks-Crump the Project Coordinator for Trauma Informed Care and Recovery Community Organizations at Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network.

Keeping It REALL with Pam Broooks-Crump - GMHCN

Neil Campbell the Executive Director of Georgia Council on Substance Abuse joins me to talk about how recovery and peer support have changed our lives for the better.

Neil Campbell - Executive Director - Georgia Council on Substance Abuse

In this episode Jake talks about the power of shared lived experience within anyone in recovery from a substance use disorder or dealing with mental health challenges. He also talks about the new and improved version of the Recovery Resources of Atlanta - Midtown PODCAST! See everyone again in March 2020.

Keeping it REALL - Episode #10

Today I talk with Carlos a member of the Covenant Community about how the Game Room has helped in building his community, and some of the new addition to the Recovery Respawn program that is held on our campus Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 12:00 - 1:00pm - Come by during this time to participate in the program!

Recovery Resources of Atlanta - Midtown
25 North Ave NW 
Atlanta, GA 30308
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Keeping it REALL - Episode #9

Keeping it REALL

A podcast where three (3) black men with different backgrounds freely discuss issues concerning minority communities and communities throughout the world.

In this revealing episode Ray, Bryant and Joe Justice give their listeners some interesting perspectives on three major topics that have either impacted, is impacting or will impact our future. Listen as the
participants offer their opinions and propose solutions to prostitution, slavery and QAnon. 
Shades of View (SOV) discuss these infamous topics and how they are perpetuated via the internet and what safeguards you can take to protect your personal information. SOV debunks the misinformation QAnon has used to saturate the internet and influence the minds of many of our political leaders.
Don’t wander aimlessly through life, listen to SOV and be prepared to form your own views on the political, social, cultural and financial decision that impact your life.

SOV S1 Ep1

Shades of View Trailer

Shades of View: Unfiltered

Each episode Benita and guests will skip the small talk and get right to the heart of the real issues in culture today. We’ll talk with various experts about the ideas and movements happening all around us, embrace healthy debate from various viewpoints, and ultimately bring our opinions back under ...

Music Commentary

In this episode Benita talks with doctor, addiction specialist and prolific broadcaster Dr. Drew Pinksy. Having the rare ability to examine any issue through the lenses of practical experience, scientific evidence and pragmatism, Dr. Drew offers insights on what we can do to care for ourselves after the trauma of the past year.

01: Wellness & Support - A Conversation with Dr. Drew Pinsky

There are a lot of things happening in society and culture today that are often overlooked or ignored, especially amongst “Christian” circles. Particularly for women, there are tons of obstacles and issues that we face every day but rarely speak about. 

Whether it be personal topics like our mental health, struggling marriages, the reality of divorce, and parenting challenges, or issues with broader implications like political decisions, activism, or civic engagement; we’re confronted with tough conversations every single day.

On this show, we’re going to skip the small talk and get right to the heart of these real issues. We’ll talk with various experts about the ideas and movements happening all around us, embrace healthy debate from various viewpoints, and ultimately bring our opinions back under the lens of who we know God to be as our Creator. 

I can’t wait to connect with so many of you who think like I do and are hungry to learn together. We’re a group that is insatiable for knowledge, never gives up, and sees the value of courage and persistence. Together, we’ll learn how to overcome our fear, build informed opinions, and walk away empowered to take action on the ideas we discuss together.

Trailer: No More Small Talk with Benita Jones

No More Small Talk with Benita Jones

Welcome to 2 Tickets Please ! We are Cierra and Alexis, two best friends who are here to put you on our latest fixations, share our journey to our it girl, &amp; I mean of course, we can’t leave out the boys, duh ! If you ever wished there was a girls guide to navigating your 20s we totally get it, ...

Tune into ussss spilling our very own tea .. exposing ourselves & showing our true colors .. For our next episode we want you guys to dm us on instragram some juicy secrets , tea, or experiences you will remain anonymous .. NO JUDGEMENT HERE!! don’t forget to follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/twoticketspleasee?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=          TIKTOK: www.tiktok.com/@twoticketspleasee                                        YouTube : https://m.youtube.com/@2ticketsplease709

OUR BURN BOOK

We are back for season 2 of Two Ticket Please Podcast! Today we are talking about dating, movies, love songs... HONESTLY all things LOVE orr not! Let's chill and get into the valentine mood together !   


MORE OF US :  Two Tickets Please TIKTOK : https://www.tiktok.com/@twoticketspleasee  Cierra TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@ceedy.c?lang=enAlexis TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexiskaya

LOVE ME.. LOVE ME NOT

THIS EPISODE IS GOOOOODDDD .. Get a exclusive listen in Alexis & Cierra friendship with the SkinSeep cards.. We are literally getting closer & closer everyday!! & the question may or maybe not put or friendship on hold 

GETTING DEEP ABOUT OUR FRIENDSHIP

Welcome back to Two Tickets Please .. in the episode we are telling you what P and what’s not P in the dating culture!! With a fire girl lab & essential songs to put in your playlist! Don’t forget to like comment share & leave a review!

DATING DO'S AND DON'TS

This episode is about green/red flags in friendships .. spot them early! Friendships are just as important as relationships! Know how to balance them both and when it’s time to end them! This episode also includes our perfect day scenario with our weekly song obsessions Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCYaLfra-Rtv_9OjGCUwK7UA?sub_confirmation=1 Playlist: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/two-tickets-please/pl.u-6mo4aVKUBLePlzz

RED & GREEN FLAGS WITH FRIENDSHIP

2 Tickets Please

Unexpected is based on how my life changed from my ordinary world to having to deal with anxiety because of my aunts death caused by cancer.

Después de que mi Tia fue diagnosticada con cancer todo mi vida cambio y a causa de eso puede superar una de las pruebas mas difíciles de mi vida que que fue la ansiedad.

SITUACIONES INESPERADAS

Everyone in their life receives unexpected news but for me this was all new. Finding out that My auntie had cancer was the thing I least expected to hear.

Unexpected

平凡的三十歲男子，分享我的文字創作、日常感想與時事觀點。 #LGBT #文學敘事 #說故事  IG：https://www.instagram.com/leeeweiming/ 文字：https://matters.news/@piggycanfly  
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本集故事來自我的吉他啟蒙Rodney先生 intro音樂是一群緬甸男孩們吉他彈唱 片尾我放上他們唱的緬文版童話 當地身處內戰狀態，經濟與生活環境很差 很常停電、網路斷線、天氣熱沒冷氣 吉他男孩們克難環境下手抄樂譜 割塑膠片當作pick 吉他彈唱地超好可以登場女巫店或河岸留言了 讓我思考自己那麼舒服地學吉他沒什麼好抱怨了 台灣的物質環境那麼豐富 卻讓人分身乏術 減法人生聚焦在自己真正想做的事情上 我分享幾個方法從物質、精神到時間層面 去精煉自己的生活  封面圖:Rodney拍攝  留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/ckqjlk39aybsh0860npzbpxb0/comments  
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EP49 減法人生：緬甸男孩們窮困戰亂下的故事與啟發

 標題靈感來自我吉他教室網頁： 你這輩子 完成過多少次夢想？ 你想學，也想了那麼久 為什麼不給自己一次機會 讓我們陪你一起開始…？  這段話讓我心靈被重擊 朋友說聽我從１８歲就說想學吉他聽到老 去年底三十三歲開始學吉他後 覺得更成為自己，走在對的路上 整個很被「充滿」的感受 成人總會用各種看似現實的理由勸退自己 做夢想其實是在抵抗勞動異化(alienation of labor) 「人生不應該用工作來界定 我們應該有一定程度的自治 自己決定如何生活」 如何踏出第一步：拓展交友圈打破固有思維與執著 永遠不嫌太晚 成人用正確知識管理自己 成長速度可能比年輕人更快 遙想老年生活與你的夢想相伴會是什麼樣子  封面圖：我拍我的吉他（他叫小松鼠）  留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/ckqjlk39aybsh0860npzbpxb0/comments   
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EP48 關於那些想了很久的夢想。談我中年(?)開始學吉他的心得

標題講得很嚴重 但是必須雞湯一下 因為我今年真的不是很好過 相信你各位也是(?) 不論過得如何，目標有沒有達成都沒關係 至少你撐下來了 來談談我面臨的低潮與我的反思 而這或許反映了我這輩人可能面臨的處境 1.長期伴侶關係下的辛苦與怨念 2.初老身體拉警報頻繁接觸醫療 很多事情需要時間與耐心去越過山丘的 我祈禱我的朋友們 在最糟的處境時都能有天使拉你一把 (雖然我比較偏無神論啦)  封面圖:LayersonPixabay  留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/ckqjlk39aybsh0860npzbpxb0/comments  
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EP47 感謝自己今年也好好活下去，談我的低潮與三十代人的中年(?)憂鬱

這個題目我卡了一個月才錄 當身邊朋友是受害者 自己曾經的老師是加害者時 情感上很難去談的#METOO 作為男同志我來去談 自己曾經的被騷擾經驗 與男同志#METOO的特殊性 1.刻板印象的男生身體界線比較模糊 2.男同性戀者會經歷比較複雜的認同與探索過程 3.找尋支持團體，卻容易遇上意圖不同的人 4.社群內部壓力 5.出櫃壓力 6.缺乏社會認知和討論 7.缺乏法律保護和支持資源 #METOO最終要帶我們社會上的一課： 共感與真正的同理心  封面圖：bing AI 留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/ckqjlk39aybsh0860npzbpxb0/comments  
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EP46 #METOO的男同志觀點與我的經驗

談最近的炎上事件台大經濟系學生會政見歧視 「LGBTQ 與狗不得在會中辦打傳說對決」 「原住民、僑生、體育生入學名額減少」 台大、台中一中近期還有許多歧視原住民言論 但我不打算就事件深入分析 而是去談歧視經驗對人的長遠影響 「在任何時刻，你都有可能成為某種少數。」—Jolin 聊我自己三個我從小到大的遭歧視貶抑的事件 不要讓那些汙名成為你的「自我預言的實現」 當你被別人貼上標籤，如何保護自己的心靈？ 解方：自我覺察與批判性思維 「我不比任何人優越，我也不比任何人差。」  封面圖：bing AI 留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/ckqjlk39aybsh0860npzbpxb0/comments  
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EP45 那些被貶抑歧視的經驗或許會幽微地影響你後續人生：談台大經濟系學生會政見炎上事件

我是跳跳豬

Bringing back the Ss’ynce of communication. We’ll have weekly topics, open forums, and guests. This is a platform where people can be open and honest in a judgement free place. Where we can help each other through obstacles, experiences, challenges. The good the bad and the ugly. On Ss’ynce you talk...

Brought in the new year but idk how I’m feeling yet… still trying to process 

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It’s 2022! How y’all feeling?

We always acknowledge the good side of losing weight but we never acknowledge what some people actually go through mentally while on their weight loss journey. 

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The mental struggle behind weight loss.

My personal experience during during this pandemic 

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COVID 19 was toxic bro! 

There is a constant battle between men and women. Is it bad timing, lack of communication, or just a simple misunderstanding? How do we bridge the gap? 

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“The men ain’t feeling us ladies”

You guys had questions and I have the answers 

Q&A with ShaniceStephanie

Ss’ynce

A podcast about the underground history of London. Hidden places and forgotten stories beneath the City.

Exploring Q-Whitehall, the network of tunnels beneath the heart of the government, and the strange installations in the bloodstream of the city.

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S07E05: Q-Whitehall

In the depths of the internet lies an exact copy of you. Waiting.

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S07E04: Citronella

The mischievous spirits of the Gunnersbury Triangle Nature Reserve and planning for the swamp.

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S07E03: Brand New Swampland

Pirate radio and divine broadcasts.

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S07E02: Holy Antennae

We don't dance around the dials any more.

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S07E01: Seven Dials

Subterraneans Podcast

Rant or word vomit. I apologize for the horrible audio.

Been a long time, shouldn’t have left you

Happy new year

Want to know something funny?

Updates and such p.s. I’m sorry about the horrible audio. I had my AirPods in and they’re pretty horrid. 

Finished training

Naj’s News

This podcast is a think piece. Bible verses, quotes, things that happened to me during the day. I want to hone my speaking skills.

On today's episode Dwayne talks about God's expectations of us as well as our life's expectations of us. He has had to come to grips with the fact that even though expectations can some times feel daunting, if you do them the way the Shepherd wants you to then no matter what may come you will be alright. He also mentions Hebrews and Proverbs as good books to read when it comes to living a righteous, wisdom filled life. 

EP. 46 Expectations

Season 2 has arrived!! On this first episode Dwayne welcomes his listeners back to the podcast. He also, talks about the power of talk to yourself positively and using your mind for your benefit rather than your detriment. Dwayne is so excited to be back more episodes are on the way he has a ton of things to talk about. Stay Tuned.

Positive Self Talk

Based on the song He Understands by Chandler Moore, Dwayne encourages you as listener to no be discouraged with life circumstances. If you don’t believe anyone understands Jesus does.

Ep. 44 He Understands

On todays episode Dwayne talks about the ability for us to be like Jesus. Jesus walked for a reason, even in the midst of chaos, turmoil or anything else people deemed important he took his time. Look at Lazarus or the Woman with the issue of blood Jesus did not rush in any instant and the outcome worked out in their favor. We have to learn to slow down to be in the presence of God.  

Ep. 43 Jesus Walked

On Today's episode Dwayne exams the story of Daniel and King Nebchadnezzar. He urges you to not sleep on God. Daniel 2:1-49

Ep. 42 Don't sleep on God

SayWhat!?!?

Learn from the experience of some of the successful immigrants in Australia, Canada and around the world. Listen to the stories of their struggles, their resolve, their courage and their indomitable spirit. There stories are real, inspiring and empowering. This podcast is a great way of learning fro...

Entrepreneurship

Manu Gupta comes across as a normal person like you and me. Professional, confident and with soft demeanour. But behind that soft exterior lies a 'Rock Solid' will and a steel core developed with hard work and commitment built over the last two decades.  No wonder he is a marathon runner and not a sprinter.When Manu first landed in Perth around 22 years back, he neither had backing of rich parents nor he had any misconception that road ahead is going to be a an easy one. What he had was ...

Making of a successful Professional - Manu Gupta

He came, he saw and he continues conquering, meet Clinton Shroeder. Clinton is a Tech Entrepreneur and runs his own company; TOKN Technology with his business partner Kevin Venter. Clinton moved to Australia almost 2 decades back from South Africa. As you listen to the conversation, you will find out that he is a born entrepreneur, literally. He started working when he was 12 year old and since then he has always been ahead of the curve, always challenging the status quo, always thinking abou...

Born to be an entrepreneur - Clinton Shroeder

When i met Sanjay for the first time in 2017, he came across as a serious looking gentleman. Now that i know him for past 4 years,  his pensive face reflects the expertise that he carries on his shoulders, he is a very serious Cyber Security professional. He is pretty jovial on occasions when we are enjoying our single malt sessions on Fridays in the haze of Sheesha. However, when it comes to using free WiFi from Hotel or at the Airport, he is pretty stiff about them. He calls them "Free...

Cyber Security Professional - Sanjay Khiani

Challenge your comfort zone!! This is one aspect which you hear quite often from successful professionals and entrepreneurs. In this interview, I get to discuss this aspect in detail with Pulkit Soni. Pulkit is an astute mining professional and an entrepreneur.His aspirations, his positivity and his attitude about challenging his boundaries is not just infectious, it creates a sense of 'believe in yourself' moment for people who get associated with him. Pulkit is my guest today and I am very ...

Challenging Your Comfort Zone - Pulkit Soni

Preeti is an expert in immigration law and a very successful business entrepreneur. She is also a loving mother of 2 young boys, wife to a mining technocrat and a super woman at home.I am delighted to present to you all- Preeti Puri, a strong woman entrepreneur who is not afraid to speak her mind and at the same time an avid learner, she is our WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE. In our show today i discuss with Preeti how she balances all challenges- work, play and home in a single day without looking ...

Woman of Substance - Preeti Puri

Find Your Feet

IMPACT Players exists to inspire men to be great husbands, fathers and leaders. Join us as we break down important issues, interview special guests and feature our very own IMPACT Players!

Hosted by Jon Beazley. Leadership can be hard... and it can become very personal. When you get knocked down, stabbed in the back, or forced out, how do you bounce back? Listen to this honest and powerful discussion about resiliency in leadership by two men who have been tested and found faithful.
Michael Shafer is a pastor and Executive Director of G6 Allies - an organization dedicated to serving pastors and their families through personal care, team development, and empowered networking. You can find G6 Allies on Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, and LinkedIn. You can connect with Michael via email or on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
 To find out more about IMPACT Players, visit www.impactplayers.org.
Additional Resources Mentioned:

Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy
Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture, and Create Movement by Will Mancini
The Vision Frame: The Core Tool for Visionary Church Leaders
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear


019 Building Resilient Leaders with Michael Shafer

In this episode, IMPACT National Director Warren Mainard introduces Jon Beazley, the new IMPACT Players podcast host as they discuss what it looks like to trust God in transition, what it means to lament, and the future of IMPACT as the movMENt grows across the country.
Jon Beazley is the owner of Mind and Body and the new host of the IMPACT Players Podcast and the host of the Mind and Body Podcast! Jon has served as a church planter and pastor and now an entrepreneur and small business owner. 
To find out more about IMPACT Players, visit www.impactplayers.org.
Additional Resources Mentioned:

Center Church by Tim Keller


018 Trusting God in Transition with Jon Beazley

In this episode of Linking Shields with IMPACT Players, Warren talks to Ethan Hare - a young man with a passion for seeing his generation approached with intentionality. With fatherlessness and divorce creating a vacuum of role models for young men, Ethan is passionate about seeing mentors and role models in the church stepping up to fill the gap helping youth take hold of their faith and walk without fear.
Ethan Hare is the host of the Reality Shift Podcast. You can find his podcast on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and on Instagram. 
To find out more about IMPACT Players, visit www.impactplayers.org.
Additional Resources Mentioned:

The Pursuit of God and God's Pursuit of Man by A.W. Tozer


017 Mentorship & The Next Generation with The Reality Shift Podcast

Russ De Vos has experienced what it's like to appear as though everything in your life is fantastic, only to have it all come crashing down. He has also come to learn that even at the very bottom, there is a way up. Listen in as Warren Mainard and Russ talk about Russ' story, his mission to inspire men, and the heart behind his video series - 60 Seconds of Spiritual Food.
Russ De Vos is a certified life and leadership coach with the John Maxwell Team and the founder of Catalyst Coaching where he equips parents with the tools they need to navigate teen drug abuse. You can find '60 Seconds of Spiritual Food' on his YouTube channel 'The Wrestling Room' and on our IMPACT Players Community. If you would like to connect with Russ, email him at devosruss@catalystcoachinghq.com.
To find out more about IMPACT Players, visit www.impactplayers.org.
Additional Resources Mentioned:

Every Man's Battle: Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One Victory at a Time by Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker


016 The Power of 1 Minute with Russ DeVos

IMPACT Players Executive Director Warren Mainard sits down to talk with Dr. Rob McKenna to discuss "pressure testing." Together, Warren and Rob discuss lessons from tennis, insights on how to develop a non-anxious presence, and the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual benefits of composure.
Dr. Rob McKenna is the founder and CEO of WiLD Leaders Inc. and the author of the book Composed: The Heart and Science of Leading Under Pressure. Dr. McKenna has devoted his life to developing leaders and transforming the way we see the people in our organizations - seeing and developing them as whole. You can also see his most recent TEDx on this topic, Whole Leaders Under Pressure.
To find out more about IMPACT Players, visit www.impactplayers.org.
Additional Resources Mentioned:

The WiLD Toolkit


015 Pressure Testing with Dr Rob McKenna

IMPACT Players

Perspective as a service - Writings on tech, marketing, energy, whatever


I can’t help associating Mother’s Day with another holiday: Thanksgiving. That’s because, in 2011, my mother passed away on the Monday after Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is the last holiday I spent with her.
I owe my mother far more than I can ever properly credit. For 10 years in my early childhood, she raised me as a single mother. When she passed away, my mother had worked at a garment factory in southeast Arkansas for 23 years. Her peak wage was $10 an hour.
Thanks to the sacrifices of my mother (and my stepfather), I’ve never made as little as $10 an hour since I graduated college.
As a tired single mother, she prepared me for the future the best way she knew how. She made sure I understood early on that education was my key to getting out of the hometown I couldn’t wait to leave behind. She taught me how to study for tests. She made sure I went to school every day unless I was sick. I didn’t need a prestigious education. (Louisiana public schools have served me just fine.) I just needed an education. And she gave me the stability I needed to focus on being just one tier above mediocre so that I could take on the opportunities waiting for me outside of northeast Louisiana.
I shouldn’t be here, where I am, a humble boy from Middle of Nowhere, Louisiana, making a good life in the middle of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for my mother. She is still the rock upon which I stand.
I was 26 years old when my mother passed away. I wasn’t ready to say goodbye. Even in my mid-20s, I still needed my mommy. And I still do, as I approach middle age.
I often wonder if my mother would be proud of me and where I am. Sometimes, I want nothing more than to hear that sentiment from her. That will never happen. So all I can do is hope.
If you know you owe any semblance of success to your mother–and you know you can never put that fact into proper words–just try. Make the effort. You won’t find the right words. But that’s not the point. The point is in letting her know what you know you can never articulate.
These days, some women lament the idea of being nothing more than just a mother. But there is no such thing as just a mother. A mother brings you into the world. And she is most often the first person to ever love you. We should not discount this simple gift of biology.
So even if your mother is just a mother, let her know you appreciate her. And celebrate the hell out of her while you still can.
Jake LaCaze wants you to say hi to your mother for him.

Songspiration


  



‘Green Eyes’ by Coldplay

She’s just a mother—Celebrate the hell out of her


Would we need therapy if we knew how to slow down and unplug? How to stop distracting ourselves from ourselves?
Convenience has robbed us of these opportunities. As certain tasks have gotten easier, we can now more quickly move to something else. We can more easily switch contexts in the name of productivity.
But is productivity always the goal? Maybe if you’re a widgetmaker. But any widgetmaker who stumbled upon this post has likely clicked on to something else.
What do you do when you’ve been productive enough? Pushing alone can take you only so far.
At some point, you need something else to take you to the next level. A fresh insight. A dash of creativity. Brute force can’t be the only option in your toolbelt.
Insight and creativity aren’t easy to measure, like widgets produced. But insight and creativity are every bit as crucial as pure effort for sustained success.
So what do you need to slow down?
Maybe a comfy chair. Place matters.
What about time?
Sure, time can be hard to find, but it’s more doable if you’ve cut out doomscrolling and those streaming services that are becoming more and more like cable television, the very thing you sought to avoid when you cut the cord.
What if the thing you need to do to improve your life is nothing?
Could you do it?
Could you find the space?
Could you find the time?
If you can’t, fine.
But if you can . . .

When productivity is no longer the goal


Today’s target for artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be artificial general intelligence (AGI), a technology that is competent in many areas, like humans. AI is most often highly-specialized, focusing on one area with a narrow set of tasks. This sort of AI is best-suited for specialized audiences needing specialized tasks. But with AGI, the prophets of AI can achieve their dream: AI for everyone, everywhere.
Or so the prophecy claims.
We very well may achieve AGI, but I’m skeptical we’ll get there in the next decade (which, compared to the estimates from the prophets of AI, is an eternity). The simple truth is that we still know so little about how the human brain works. Regardless of how some may feel about humans, our brains are complex machines, calculating far more than given credit.
The developers of AGI seem hellbent on replicating and/or replacing humans. But can you replicate or replace what you don’t fully understand? Supplementing and improving upon human intelligence seems a far better goal. This is why I prefer the concept of augmented intelligence over AGI1.
Anyone familiar with SMART goals knows that goals should be attainable—that’s the ‘A’ in ‘SMART’, after all. And I’m not convinced that replicating or replacing human thought and processing will be attainable in the near future.
If Gary Marcus is right—if the hype seems to be dying and the return on investment just isn’t there2—then it feels as if AGI will be attainable much, much later than the prophets of AI would have us believe.

Jake LaCaze still believes in the potential of humans.





AI Should Augment Human Intelligence, Not Replace It from Harvard Business Review ↩︎


The ROI on GenAI might not be so great, after all by Gary Marcus ↩︎




Is artificial general intelligence the real benchmark for AI?

Jake LaCaze

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