Rethinking AI

The more we trust artificial intelligence, the less we trust ourselves.

This is the most chilling consequence of the inevitable AI revolution,

and the major plot point of countless future dystopian novels.

We are eagerly turning our lives over to AI, asking questions we could answer ourselves.

I read a case study in which a social services agency used AI to identify senior citizens at risk for loneliness.

I worked in a nursing home for five years. I've volunteered with senior citizens for almost 20 years.

Believe me when I tell you it doesn't take an algorithm to identify lonely senior citizens. 

But we are conditioned to treat AI as if it's the all-seeing eye, revealing the deepest mysteries of the universe. 

Senior citizens get lonely?

And it's bad for their physical and mental health?

THIS IS BRAND NEW INFORMATION! THANK YOU AI!!!

Our society is at a point of collective critical insecurity. 

It is scary how willingly we give up our humanity for the promise of what we believe to be better answers than we could ever provide. 

We are allowed to have deep insights.

And make observations.

And trust our own judgement.

And we don't have to wait for AI to quantify and validate our ability to do so.

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rethinking exercise

i'm no fitness guru.

i can't show you 47 essential exercises to unlock tight hips.

or 83 must-use movements to reverse aging.

what I do have is one simple tip to help you make the most of your workout.

it's good for whatever you do. wherever you do it. whenever you do it.

home gym. gym gym. yoga mat in the park. airport terminal waiting for your flight.

best of all, it requires zero equipment. 

here it is.

stop crying about what your body once could do.

appreciate what it still can do.

i lied. that's two tips.

but the second one is the important one.

APPRECIATE WHAT YOUR BODY CAN DO!!!

no matter what you are doing, your body is doing something amazing.

and not just the countless combinations of bending and stretching and lunging.

think of how much harder it all would be if you didn't sweat. 

you don't even have to put it on the calendar and set reminders. 

your body sweats automatically.

because your body is amazing and does amazing things. 

get up.

get active.

let your body do amazing things.

and appreciate what it's doing. 

for information on individual therapy, contact me at bradleyjabel@gmail.com