https://www.fredpope.com/blog Builder and investor in Colorado. Exploring the connections between software, business, and economics. Writing to think. en-us fred@fredpope.com (Fred Pope) fred@fredpope.com (Fred Pope) Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fredpope.com/blog/ai/hidden-benefits-of-using-ai https://www.fredpope.com/blog/ai/hidden-benefits-of-using-ai Discover how interacting with AI enhances our cognitive abilities, focusing on the art of developing questions and the emerging role of Prompt Engineers in shaping AI conversations. Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT fred@fredpope.com (Fred Pope) aiprompt-engineeringproductivitycognitive-developmentlearning https://www.fredpope.com/blog/ai/stop-building-logic https://www.fredpope.com/blog/ai/stop-building-logic How I discovered that AI models can replace traditional application logic - and why it actually works better. 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Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT fred@fredpope.com (Fred Pope) productivitymental-healthengineeringminimalism https://www.fredpope.com/blog/productivity/the-illusion-of-effortless https://www.fredpope.com/blog/productivity/the-illusion-of-effortless When successful people share their secrets, we dismiss them as too simple. We're waiting for hidden complexity while they've already told us the truth: daily practice, boring fundamentals, and years of pattern recognition that looks effortless from the outside. Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT fred@fredpope.com (Fred Pope) productivitymasterylearningself-improvementexpertisehabits