I sometimes scroll my LinkedIn feed because the algorithm serves me posts about AI in the writing world. I find a lot of the takes to be ugly and boring, but I think it’s valuable to glimpse what people in the industry are saying about the tech being foisted upon it.

A consequence of stopping to read posts about AI is that LinkedIn now serves me ads for AI products, which I’m actually glad to receive, as my inaction after seeing them helps drive down these companies’ conversion rates, meaning they have to spend more money on ads to get the same amount of people paying for their garbage.

Anyways, lately I’ve been seeing a lot of sponsored posts by various LinkedInfluencers for a certain AI note taking app. They all more or less follow the same narrative, something like this:

I’m a busy professional, and I’m in many very important meetings. 👨‍💼 💰

But my brain is so smooth that I can’t possibly remember a single thing we talk about in them! 😂

Using Mues.ly* has been a total game changer. 🔥

Now, I can keep raking in six figures- – and use less of that silly gray thing rattling around in my skull to do it! 🤭

Give Mues.ly a try and let me know what you think! Link in the comments ⬇️

These posts crack me up because they’re coming from people who have worked to build a following on LinkedIn for their intelligence and business acumen, yet the crux of the argument they’re peddling in these ads is that they’re incapable of doing basic work tasks without enlisting the so-called “help” of invasive, polluting, and unreliable tech. So they’re either total sellouts or revealing themselves to be imposters. (Or maybe, just maybe, they’re equal shares of both.)

Anyways: Please please please do your own thinking! Tools like these are the fast lane to brain fog. Remembering things is hard for a lot of us, but there are easy exercises we can do to improve our memories rather than just fake it while our brains go to mush.

• Hand-write notes on what you need to remember—the very act of it helps you remember.
• Take time to think about your agenda before you start your day—setting intentions helps with focus.
• And forgive yourself when you occasionally forget things. It really is okay (you are not a robot, and that’s actually so, so great).

Memory is a practice. So practice!

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*They’re always named some bullshit…