Steve Davis
S07E06 – Functioning With Less Effort
The path to greater mental bandwidth isn’t doing more with multitasking magic but achieving unconscious competence that frees your mind for what truly matters. From Christopher Hitchens’ reflections on truth-telling to the paramedic’s competency cycle, discover why mastering basics creates…
S07E05 – Avoiding The Echo Of Emptiness
From Tim Ferriss’s revelation that systems beat willpower to ChatGPT’s excruciating conversation with itself, we discover why the most disciplined approach involves building structures that remove the need for heroic daily effort. Tim Ferriss explains why he’s become less disciplined…
S07E04 – What Do You Know, What Don’t You Know, And What Do You Think?
From Hunter S. Thompson’s scathing Nixon obituary to an intelligence officer’s clarity framework, we explore how separating facts from opinions might save us from both political contortions and peanut butter cowboys. Steve opens with a morbid but revealing question about…
Hackers, Bots, And Thieves: The Internet Villains Are Using Stolen Credentials And AI Smarts To More Boldly Go Where Few Scum Have Been Before
In the early 1970s, Cher had a hit with a song, Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves, in which she bemoaned the hypocrisy of townsfolk who would publicly distance themselves from “outcasts” but privately would enjoy the elicit pleasures on offer as…
Marketing Requires Discipline Not AI Sugar Pills
For more than two years, we have integrated various AI tools into our processes to AMPLIFY our human insights and abilities but right now too many small business owners are been distracted by snake oil promises that gold lies just…
S07E03 – Can You Feel What I’m Thinking?
From paramedic wisdom to the neuroscience of narrative, we explore how competence creates space for connection and why changing minds requires changing hearts first. In Person, Leigh Anderson’s “The Paramedic Mindset” reveals why technical competence becomes the foundation for human…
Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Love AI Tools AKA How ChatGPT Took My Money And Ran
I’ve had a strange week with ChatGPT and so I am writing this to remind us all not to get too close to your AI tools. I’ll share some strange charges and examples of hot and cold support, and then…
S07E02 – How Much Is That AI In The Window?
From Viktor Frankl’s concentration camp wisdom to AI style guides that actually sound human, Steve and David explore why finding meaning beats chasing metrics, whether fake awards fool anyone, and why a man adjusting his fly in public might still…
Finding the AI Goldilocks Zone: Beyond Novelty to Practical Marketing Power
This blog post is a companion piece to the AI workshop I ran this morning, Beyond Taming: 5 Ways to Make AI Actually Earn Its Keep. I craft and deliver bespoke webinars and workshops for businesses and organisations, always striving…
Tread Carefully With AI Tools Because All That Chatters Is Not Gold
Imagine having a chat with a smart and funny stranger at a bar and, next minute, inviting them into your business and giving them full access to your emails, credit cards, accounting systems, website, etc, in an unsupervised role. What’s…