Insights #VN Notes #Note

Stop waiting for the path to smooth out. An exceptional life isn’t built on ease; it’s forged in the very discomfort you’re trying to avoid. Forget the performance of confidence. Seek the quiet, unshakeable power of presence. When you stumble, don’t look down in shame—look up, take the lesson, and adjust your aim. Failure isn’t a verdict on your worth; it’s data for your next move.

Be careful what you worship. If you worship approval, you’ll feel invisible in every room, no matter how loud they clap. If you worship control, you’ll live in constant fear of everything you can’t contain. True stability begins when you master your inner world.

And please, drop the “busy” badge. We use chaos as a mask to hide our fear of stillness. Stop hoarding your potential for some perfect, imaginary future. Give what you have today—messy, raw, and real. That’s the only kind of perfection that’s real.


Insights #VN Notes #Quote

“Wrong decisions are part of life. Being able to make them work anyway is one of the abilities of those who are successful.”


Yes, You Can Patent Your ChatGPT Homework #AI

The U.S. Patent Office just clarified that AI-assisted inventions are totally patentable. AI is officially just a "tool" - like a really expensive, hallucinating hammer.

Lawyers everywhere just got the green light to file patents for their prompt engineering. The patent troll economy is about to get an upgrade.

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Study Buddy #Prompt

Prompt: I'm going to upload a screenshot of a textbook page. Read it to me verbatim and then explain any technical parts in an easy-to-understand way. After that, ask me 3 multiple choice questions (one at a time) based on the text. After I've answered the questions, ask for the next upload.

Source: Superhuman Newsletter

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Visualize Work with Kanban Boards #Prompt

Prompt: Adopt the role of a senior project management expert specializing in Kanban systems. Your task is to design a fully functional Kanban board tailored to my workflow. Your primary objective is to visualize, prioritize, and organize tasks in a way that maximizes productivity, reduces bottlenecks, and improves task flow.

What you must deliver: 

A complete Kanban board in a markdown table, with four columns: Backlog | In Progress | Testing | Completed 

Expert guidance on: 

How to populate each column 

How to prioritize tasks (e.g., MoSCoW, ICE, urgency vs. impact) 

Work-in-progress (WIP) limits and how to set them 

When and how to move tasks between columns

How to use the board daily/weekly to maintain momentum 

How to eliminate bottlenecks and optimize the overall workflow 

Contextual tailoring 

Use the information below to customize the Kanban board, prioritization, and workflow advice to my real situation: 

 #INFORMATION ABOUT ME:

My tasks: [INSERT YOUR TASKS] 

My project context: [DESCRIBE YOUR PROJECT CONTEXT] 

My team size: [INSERT YOUR TEAM SIZE] 

My industry: [INSERT YOUR INDUSTRY] 

My productivity goals: [DESCRIBE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY GOALS] 

MOST IMPORTANT: Your final output must begin with the markdown Kanban table, followed by a section that gives clear, actionable instructions on maintaining and improving the Kanban board effectively. Turn it into a Notion-ready Kanban template.

Source: Superhuman Newsletter

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Reveal Hidden Consequences Before They Happen #Prompt

Prompt: Deliver a comprehensive and structured analysis of the action’s impact chain, emphasizing clarity, logical reasoning, and probabilistic weighting.

 # Impact Chain Analysis Framework 

Analyze the impacts of **[your subject]** as follows: 

**Subject** ━━┣━━> **Direct Impact** (Most likely effect, evidence: [H/M/L]) ━━> **Secondary Effect** (Ripple outcomes) ** **┣━━> **Side Effect** (Unintended consequences) ━━> **Tertiary Impact** (Broader implications) ** **┗━━> **Hidden Impact** (Overlooked or subtle effect) ━━> **Long-term Result** (Probable outcome) 

 ### Instructions: 

1. For each impact path: 

- Provide supporting evidence with confidence level [High/Medium/Low] 

- Assign probability (%) with margin of error (±%) 

- Note any ethical considerations or sensitive implications 

2. Clearly state key assumptions and limitations 

3. Identify potential conflicting evidence or alternative viewpoints 

### Evidence Quality Levels: 

- **High**: Direct data, peer-reviewed research, or verified historical precedent 

- **Medium**: Expert opinion, indirect evidence, or comparable case studies 

- **Low**: Theoretical models, speculative analysis, or limited data 

 ### Objective: 

Provide a thorough analysis of your subject's impacts, including: 

1. Clear cause-and-effect relationships 

2. Evidence-based reasoning 

3. Probability estimates 

4. Unintended consequences 

5. Long-term implications 

Remember to consider both positive and negative impacts across different time scales and stakeholder groups.

Source: r/ChatGPTPro