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"RAG isnât rocket science. Itâs just organized thinking.â đđ§
Weâve been breaking this down RAG because this knowledge can be used with an AI tool to:
Save your best interview answers so you can reply fast and get higher-paying jobs
Reuse old winning proposals so you make money faster with less work
Keep track of meetings so nothing gets forgotten and you ...
Apr 17, 2026
Hereâs something nobody tells you about AI
If you dump all the right documents into it⌠it can still give you the wrong answer!
Why? Because the AI doesnât need all the information. It only needs the most relevant parts. And without a good filtering step, it ends up mixing truth with noise.The Filtering Step đ§šOnce the AI pulls chunks of ...
Apr 15, 2026
What if I told you AI does NOT see your photos
You've sent a photo to ChatGPT.
Maybe it was a screenshot of a document. A chart you needed explained. A picture of your whiteboard after a long meeting.
Or this one?Â
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And it answered. Accurately. Maybe even impressively.
So here's the question nobody asks:
What did the AI actually see?
The an...
Apr 14, 2026
"AI isnât really âsmart⌠itâs just really good at finding stuff.â đ
Letâs be honest: when people talk about AI, it sounds like magic.But hereâs the truth â without the right storage system, even the best AI is basically rummaging through a messy junk drawer.So far in this series, weâve:1ď¸âŁ Broken big documents into smaller pieces (chunking).2ď¸âŁ Turned those piece...
Apr 06, 2026
How to feed your AI
Wait⌠how do you actually feed knowledge into RAG?đ¤
RAG??
Well, if you missed the last post it was about Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and me complaining about a doctorate program in Gen AI. đ
I'm also learning and taking classes more than ever before, because that's how you stay relevant ...
Apr 04, 2026
AI and suffering
Because I like to "suffer", or maybe that's the only way to explain it, I began a doctorate that specializes in GenAI.Â
It's got to be a love of suffering to combine that with being a dad to 4 kids, working a job, running business - and trying to keep my music skills intact! đ
It is quite fascin...
Apr 03, 2026
The Interview Question That Reveals If Someone Will Actually Succeed as a PM
I've helped dozens of people transition into project management.And I can tell within 5 minutes of talking to someone whether they'll actually make it.It's not about certifications. It's not about how well they know Agile vs Waterfall. It's not even about their technical background.It's about how...
Nov 27, 2025
Weâre not short on Project Managers. Weâre short on courageous ones.
Increasingly, you can smell it meeting room as AI changes the work landscape: fear disguised as "process".
PMs clinging to their templates, their Jira tickets, their âstatus greenâ updates â because itâs safer to look organised than to call out a doomed plan.No one talks about the real job:- Bein...
Nov 13, 2025
đĽ Youâre Not âOverloadedâ. Youâre Under-Decisive.
Letâs get this straight: 90% of âIâm overwhelmedâ is really just code for âI havenât made the tough calls yet.â đ§¨I once coached a product manager who complained daily about drowning in work. Her backlog was a monster, her team was scattered, and stakeholders were impatient. But when I asked her w...
Nov 10, 2025
đ How to Definitely Not Get a Promotion
If youâre tired of being recognized and rewarded for your work, hereâs your foolproof guide to staying exactly where you are:1ď¸âŁ Be âtoo busyâ for visibilityWhy waste time sharing wins or progress? Your managerâs obviously a mind reader. đ§ââď¸2ď¸âŁ Perfect the art of meeting attendanceDonât contribu...
Oct 17, 2025
Unpopular Opinion: âMultitaskingâ Is the Corporate Version of Junk Food. Addictive, Convenient, and Slowly Killing Your Brain.
Weâve glamorized multitasking like itâs some kind of elite skill. đAnswer Slack messages while in a Zoom call. Update the project tracker while planning the next sprint. Think about Q3 metrics while writing up Q2âs retrospective.You feel âbusy.â You feel important.But hereâs the truth: youâre jus...
Oct 09, 2025
Your Job is Slowly Killing You â and Youâre Cheering It On
Letâs rip off the bandage: most professionals today are addicted to looking busy while quietly dying inside. Youâre not burned out because youâre overworked. Youâre burned out because youâre under-fulfilled.Yes, I said it.
Most of you reading this have no idea what it feels like to do real work â...
Sep 23, 2025
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