At the core of Capitalogix's existence is a commitment to systemization and automation.
Consequently, I play with a lot of tools. I think of this as research, discovery, and skill-building. There is a place for that in my day or week. However, few of those tools make it into my real work routine.
Here is a list of some of the tools that I recommend. I'm not saying I use them regularly ... but in some cases, I should (it reminds me of some exercise equipment I have).

Since the late 90's, I've been collecting tools to make my business more efficient and my life easier.
It's a little embarrassing, but my most popular YouTube video is an explainer video on Dragon NaturallySpeaking from 13 years ago. It was (and still is) dictation software, but from a time before your phone gave you that capability.
Today, I have more tools than I know what to do with, but here are a few that keep coming up in conversations.
Daily.AI - AI Newsletters
We've launched a new newsletter that is AI-curated by Daily.ai. It matches the tone and style of my newsletters, gets good engagement, and (honestly) looks much better than what we put out.
Our handwritten newsletters still do better on some metrics - but it's a nice addition and a promising technology.
For transparency, our handwritten newsletters get around 45% opens, and 10% click-throughs and our new AI newsletter is averaging around 38% opens but around 30% click-throughs. Our normal newsletter isn't focused on links - which is why the click-through isn't as good.
That said, Daily.AI is a great tool that creates compelling two-way communication with your audience way easier and cheaper (time, money, and effort) than something similar done manually.
This is an example of how people won't get replaced by AI ... people will get replaced by people who use AI better.
Opus.pro - AI Video Repurposing
Opus.pro takes your long-form video content and cuts it into short-form content that you can post as teasers to other channels like YouTube Shorts, TikTok, or Instagram Reels.
For me, I tend to do more long-form content naturally. I go on a podcast, speak at a conference, or to a mastermind group. I end up with a 30-minute+ video that I don't have the time or interest in using. This tool allows me to find the best parts quickly - and still allows editing to make it perfect.
For someone interested in really pursuing video, it's not worth it. If you're interested in being present online, and not worried about making it your career, this is a great tool to streamline and systematize your process.
Type.AI
Type.AI is an interesting AI-first document editing tool. At its core, Type is a faster, better, and easier way to write.
A lot of people are using chat GPT for some editing. Type is a good example of a next-generation tool that incorporates ChatGPT and other LLMs under the surface. It is aware of what you are doing and lets you know what it can do.
Type jumpstarts the creative process and banishes the blank page. Underneath its gorgeous UI are powerful features for generating ideas, querying your document, experimenting with different models, and easily formatting your work.
The point is that with a tool like this, you don't have to be good at prompt engineering. The tool does that for you – so you can focus on the writing.
GetVoila.AI
Voilà is an all-in-one AI assistant in a browser extension. That means it goes with you everywhere you go on the web and supercharges your browser by making it use ChatGPT to do what it does best without you having to do more than check what is available.
Voilà simplifies the process of working with the content of websites and URLs, making it easy to convert them into various types of content, summarize them, or extract key information. For example, if I am watching a YouTube video, I can right-click and choose "Summarize" - it creates a short video summary from the transcript. Or, while writing this sentence, a simple right-click lets me choose: Improve, Fix grammar, Make longer, Make shorter, Summarize, Simplify, Rephrase, or Translate.
This is more useful than I thought. I use it well ... then forget about it. When I use it again, I often find that it got better. I think you will find that with a lot of the tools these days.
Don't worry about how well you use tools like this. It is enough that you get better at using tools like these to accomplish what you really want.
Explore a little. Then, let me know what you found worth sharing.
Cognitive Biases & The Consequences of Labeling
Continuing with the theme of cognitive biases, the upcoming election has me thinking about the consequences of labeling things, creating boxes, and simplifying ideas into news-ready headlines.
With more news sources than ever and less attention span, you see ideas packaged into attention-grabbing parts. The focus isn't on education or the issues, but on getting the click, making your stay on their page longer, and sending you to a new article utterly unrelated to why you clicked on the page.
Complex issues are simplified – not even into their most basic forms – but instead into their most divisive forms ... because there's no money in the middle.
via Quote Investigator
The amplified voices are those on the fringe of the average constituents' beliefs – precisely because those are the ones who are often the most outspoken. We might think that because they're the voices we hear, these fringe messages fairly represent what people like us believe or think ... but they rarely do.
Issues that should be bipartisan have been made "us" versus "them," "liberal" versus "conservative," or "right" versus "wrong." The algorithms many of our information sites use create echo chambers that increase radicalization and decrease comprehension.
Identity politics have gotten so strong that you see families breaking apart and friend groups disintegrating ... because people can't imagine sharing a room with someone with whom they don't share the same values.
In psychology, heuristics are mental models that help you make decisions easier. They're a starting point to save mental bandwidth, allowing you to spend more brain cycles on the important stuff.
That's a great use of "boxes" and "simplification"… but it shouldn't eliminate deeper and more nuanced thought on important issues.
Most situations are nuanced, and the "correct" answer changes as you change your vantage point.
In an ideal world, we'd consider every angle. I recognize that's not realistic.
Instead, I encourage you to remember to continue to think and learn ... even about things you already know. And, if you become familiar with the most common cognitive biases, you can hopefully identify them in your thinking and decision-making.
Confirmation Bias is one of the more common forms of cognitive bias. Here is an infographic that lists 50 common cognitive biases. Click to explore further.
via VisualCapitalist
Important issues deserve more research. New insights happen between the boundaries of what we know and don't. Knowledge comes from truly understanding the border between what you are certain and uncertain about.
I challenge you to look beyond the headlines, slogans, and talking points you like most. Look for dissenting opinions and understand what's driving their dissent. Are they really blind or dumb (or are their value systems just weighted differently)?
Not everything needs to be boxed. Not everything needs to be simple. You should explore things and people outside of your comfort zone and look to see things from their point of view ... not your own.
Recently, I've started using a website and news app called Ground News. They claim to be a news platform that makes it easy to compare news sources, read between the lines of media bias, and break free from algorithms.
As discussed above, online news and ad-driven algorithms have made it profitable for news outlets to embrace a position on the bias spectrum to target specific consumers. That bias in the media affects everything from what events receive coverage to how a news outlet frames those events in their reporting.
As media outlets narrow their perspective and range of coverage, I use Ground to help me get a well-rounded view of important issues and become aware of my blind spots.
Applying This Lesson
I love learning a lesson in one space and applying it to other spaces. It's one of the cool things about AI. An algorithm can learn rules in the construction space that may help in the medicine or trading space. Everything's a lesson if you let it be.
In that vein, the lesson on labeling also applies to yourself and your business. Don't get me wrong - naming things is powerful. It can help make the intangible tangible. However, don't let the label (or your perception of the label) stop you from achieving something greater.
Many things are true because we believe them to be, but when we let go of past beliefs, the impossible becomes possible, and the invisible becomes visible.
Hope that helps.
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