Introduction
This text is an excerpt from a much longer conversation that I had with ChatGPT4 on an entirely different topic. It definitely gave me a great belly laugh. Continue reading
Moving the Needle
The Setup
“Move the needle” is an expression that conjures a powerful visual metaphor for making progress towards a goal. It’s especially useful for conceptualizing progress on goals that are large-scale, or those requiring a long span of time and/or substantial effort to complete.
However, tracking progress isn’t always as simple as observing a gauge or meter. Some goals are of such a nature that measuring progress is challenging, if not downright elusive.
Here is a possible solution. Determine sub-tasks that are component parts or contributing factors for the completion of the target grand goal. Continue reading
Can ChatGPT Be Trusted?
TL;DR
For ChatGPT the word “trust” carries with it certain baggage. Namely, asking ChatGPT whether or not it can be trusted interjects issues about whether or not ChatGPT can have beliefs, consciousness, on intentions.
As you will read below, ChatGPT will suggest it can be trusted to do what it does. And, it goes on to describe what it does.
When pressed for clarification specifically on the topic of whether one should use content from a ChatGPT response without cross-checking, confirming, and generally applying the Gezertenplatz Method to verify the content, ChatGPT will tell you “user beware.” Continue reading
Contentment As A Gateway to Gratitude
Introduction
In my continued deep dive into gratitude, I discovered a proximity between contentment and gratitude that (for me) provides another access route to gratefuling.
This blog contains the results of a conversation with ChatGPT4 on the topic. Continue reading
Challenges to Cultivating Gratitude
Challenges people face when trying to cultivate gratitude.
One approach to the cultivation of gratitude is to look for and appreciate the many reasons in our life for which we can be grateful. This requires targets, reasons and is conditional.
Here are some of the common obstacles and suggested strategies to overcome them: Continue reading
Why Gratefuling?
Introduction
Gratefuling is a made up word. I know, because I made it up.
In this blog you’ll find a transcript from a conversation I had with ChatGPT on the topic of gratefuling. Continue reading
ChatGPT: All Phenomena Is Illusion
Introduction
This discussion with ChatGPT is both and experience to see if I can encourage it to ease up on the “life coach” prattle and an exploration of some thoughts on the first line of the Voyager’s Quatrain: “All phenomena is illusion”.
It looks to me both purposes were served. Continue reading
The Four Lines – A Lesson from Programming to Life
Introduction
As an experiment, I have asked ChatGPT4 to simplify and restate my original blog. The aim to restate the content for a modern audience that is not as tolerant of long blogs.
The rewrite is a little nutty — but it did not fall too far from the tree. And, there are a few approaches that I believe make the concept more accessible. Continue reading
The Four Lines — A Graceful Failure (Updated)
Notice of Update
I have feed this into ChatGPT4 to see what it had to say on the topic. Since I did not request anything specific, it gave a general synopsis along with a bit of commentary. Continue reading
What Really Happens When You Die?
Introduction
With some poking and prodding ChatGPT4 gives us a survey of various perspectives on death and what happens after.
[Note: ChatGPT is not a scholar. Nor is it a learned individual. ChatGPT is a large language model. This means that it will give us a response created as a construction of most likely words following words following words. I haven’t put in the time to verify each and every one of the facts in this particular chat session. That means you must either take these responses with a grain of salt. Or, you should put in the work to verify yourself. Definitely don’t take a chat AI’s word for it. For myself I have taken this as a curiosity to be explored later on my own — as I am able.] Continue reading