July 10, 2023: AI Can Help You Ask Better Questions β€” and Solve Bigger Problems

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How's everything going?
This is Kei and Kazuki, founders of Glasp πŸ‘‹

We hand-picked 3 good articles for you to highlight this week. Hope they'll help you get new ideas and perspectives. (You can read this online!)


πŸ“š 3 Good Articles for You

AI Can Help You Ask Better Questions β€” and Solve Bigger Problems
by Hal Gregersen and Nicola Morini Bianzino (8 mins)

  • AI can boost critical thinking and problem-solving by enabling faster, varied, and novel questions, leading to innovative solutions in businesses.
  • AI creates conditions for breakthrough thinking by pushing leaders out of their comfort zones and encouraging reflection and reevaluation of existing understandings.
  • To leverage AI effectively, leaders should cultivate trust and psychological safety within their teams, and manage the limitations of AI by complementing it with human strengths.

πŸ”— Glasp Community Highlights

Scientists finally know why we get distracted β€” and how we can stay on track
by Tim Vernimmen (6 mins)

  • Psychologist Jonathan Smallwood studied mind-wandering and found that unhappy minds dwell on the past, while happy minds focus on the future.
  • The default mode network in the brain is associated with mind-wandering and plays a role in memory retrieval.
  • Social media may serve as a substitute for mind-wandering, as both involve social interaction, but mind-wandering allows for more active thought generation.

πŸ”— Glasp Community Highlights

Why Content Distribution Is More Important Than Ever Before
by Chris Meabe (2 mins)

  • The internet is inundated with content, causing quality pieces to get lost in the noise, largely due to the emphasis on content creation.
  • The author suggests a shift from content creation to distribution, to ensure quality content reaches and engages audiences.
  • The rise of direct search results on Google necessitates a new strategy focusing more on effective content distribution.

πŸ”— Glasp Community Highlights


πŸ“£ Community

  • πŸŸ₯ Community Meetup:
    We'll have a monthly community meetup at 10 am on July 16th (PDT). We're looking forward to seeing you all! Please feel free to jump in and out. You can register for the event from here 🀝

🐣 User’s Hatch

Here’s an insightful hatch by Tara B

Organizing Shared Spaces and the Evolution of Information Organization

Hatch is a new feature that generates new ideas/articles by finding common points in two articles. Please check here to see how to use it.


❀️ Gratitude

We found some people who mentioned Glasp in their articles and blogs, and we appreciate all the kindness!

  • Thank you for taking the time to talk to us! Your feedback is insightful and helps us improve the product!

We found that Glasp was featured in the articles below. Thank you for writing about Glasp!

Thank you all for sharing and mentioning us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and/or in your blogs πŸ™‚ We appreciate all of your support! Please feel free to ask us anything at any time! Also, feel free to join our Slack community ;)

Hope you enjoyed reading this newsletter!
See you next week ;)

Best,
Kei and Kazuki

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