Ray Sidney-Smith
@rsidneysmith.com
Digital Productivity / GTD / automation / Psychology / 🖖🏻 | 🐘 Evernote Certified Expert | Google expert | 🎙️ Host of ProductivityCast, Productivity Book Group, Personal Productivity Club, and ProductivityPlusTech.com
It's important that (1) we empower children to develop thinking skills without AI, and (2) adults don't abdicate important cognitive capacities to AI. There's lots AI can do but we need not be lazy thinkers.
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AI Could Make Intelligent People Less Smart | Psychology Today
When people can choose between thinking or asking AI, they choose AI, even when their own thinking would work. The cognitive abilities you don't exercise may never develop.
www.psychologytoday.com
September 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
It's important that (1) we empower children to develop thinking skills without AI, and (2) adults don't abdicate important cognitive capacities to AI. There's lots AI can do but we need not be lazy thinkers.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Join us for #ProdChat, audio-first productivity conversation, today @ 18:00 EDT! Topic: Designing Effective Automation Workflows - Full details: www.personalproductivity.club/share/NGSGig...
August 5, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Join us for #ProdChat, audio-first productivity conversation, today @ 18:00 EDT! Topic: Designing Effective Automation Workflows - Full details: www.personalproductivity.club/share/NGSGig...
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Hauling water across rugged landscapes is a daily chore no rancher in the Rockies asked for. Historically, snowmelt would refill stock ponds and creeks. Now, the worst snowpack on record — made worse by climate change — means many must haul water for miles.
July 28, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Hauling water across rugged landscapes is a daily chore no rancher in the Rockies asked for. Historically, snowmelt would refill stock ponds and creeks. Now, the worst snowpack on record — made worse by climate change — means many must haul water for miles.
Reposted by Ray Sidney-Smith
No one figure can capture the toll of war. But NBC News is tracking various measures to help illustrate the range of human toll and economic consequences of the conflict.
How much has the Iran war cost? Tracking the human and financial toll
Four months, thousands of lives, billions of dollars.
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July 27, 2026 at 1:00 AM
No one figure can capture the toll of war. But NBC News is tracking various measures to help illustrate the range of human toll and economic consequences of the conflict.
@jaybrannan.bsky.social Random question: Are you touring again anytime soon? 😊
July 27, 2026 at 1:18 AM
@jaybrannan.bsky.social Random question: Are you touring again anytime soon? 😊
Our next #ProdChat is in less than an hour. Join us: www.personalproductivity.club/share/NGSGig...
Topic: AI Implementation for Daily Task Management
How are you integrating AI tools into your daily workflow to streamline task capture and prioritization?
Topic: AI Implementation for Daily Task Management
How are you integrating AI tools into your daily workflow to streamline task capture and prioritization?
July 22, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Our next #ProdChat is in less than an hour. Join us: www.personalproductivity.club/share/NGSGig...
Topic: AI Implementation for Daily Task Management
How are you integrating AI tools into your daily workflow to streamline task capture and prioritization?
Topic: AI Implementation for Daily Task Management
How are you integrating AI tools into your daily workflow to streamline task capture and prioritization?
Podcast Movement NYC voting closes today, July 21, 2026, and my co-author, Steve Orr, would be grateful for your support: posts.rsidneysmith.com/2026/07/21/p...
July 21, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Podcast Movement NYC voting closes today, July 21, 2026, and my co-author, Steve Orr, would be grateful for your support: posts.rsidneysmith.com/2026/07/21/p...
#ProdChat is back! Productivity Chat 2.0 is now a live, audio-only (and text chat too!) conversation for productivity enthusiasts and anyone looking to boost their personal productivity. Join us 7/22 @ 18:00 EDT! Free. Join/RSVP: www.personalproductivity.club/posts/104…
July 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
#ProdChat is back! Productivity Chat 2.0 is now a live, audio-only (and text chat too!) conversation for productivity enthusiasts and anyone looking to boost their personal productivity. Join us 7/22 @ 18:00 EDT! Free. Join/RSVP: www.personalproductivity.club/posts/104…
Time is mercurial. One moment it’s the concrete beneath your next footstep; the next, it’s a sudden gust of wind. Think of it what you will, or don’t think of it at all, but the clock still ticks in absolute terms. We only get so many breaths. Use them wisely.
July 3, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Time is mercurial. One moment it’s the concrete beneath your next footstep; the next, it’s a sudden gust of wind. Think of it what you will, or don’t think of it at all, but the clock still ticks in absolute terms. We only get so many breaths. Use them wisely.
I really hope for improved AI language beyond anthropomorphic words like “intelligence” “CoT” “reasoning” and even “hallucination.” It’s amazing, evolving technology, but applying these cognitive terms meant to placate fears may cause more harm than good.
June 26, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I really hope for improved AI language beyond anthropomorphic words like “intelligence” “CoT” “reasoning” and even “hallucination.” It’s amazing, evolving technology, but applying these cognitive terms meant to placate fears may cause more harm than good.
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🔔 My book "Generative AI for Small Business" drops in July! Sign up to be notified: forms.gle/1ep3qvphaaE1...
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June 18, 2026 at 10:57 AM
🔔 My book "Generative AI for Small Business" drops in July! Sign up to be notified: forms.gle/1ep3qvphaaE1...
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This week, I led the AI Small Business Conference at @DuquesneSBDC with ~90 small biz leaders. No hype, just practical, responsible AI for real businesses. 🎉 More businesses need this to start, grow and sustain responsibly with AI.
June 18, 2026 at 10:57 AM
This week, I led the AI Small Business Conference at @DuquesneSBDC with ~90 small biz leaders. No hype, just practical, responsible AI for real businesses. 🎉 More businesses need this to start, grow and sustain responsibly with AI.
I hope it's apparent that any stretch of the imagination of the term "artificial general intelligence" (AGI) is not what our current class of AI are when Skills are the best we've got. I think Skills are great. And I'm excited to see Anthropic release anthropics/skills on GitHub.
June 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I hope it's apparent that any stretch of the imagination of the term "artificial general intelligence" (AGI) is not what our current class of AI are when Skills are the best we've got. I think Skills are great. And I'm excited to see Anthropic release anthropics/skills on GitHub.
"It turns out that the kinds of career pressures familiar to employees everywhere — the desire to revive a stalled career or obtain a minor promotion — can be enough to incentivize lower- and midlevel officials to violate professional obligations, fundamental norms and even basic morality."
May 25, 2026 at 3:35 PM
"It turns out that the kinds of career pressures familiar to employees everywhere — the desire to revive a stalled career or obtain a minor promotion — can be enough to incentivize lower- and midlevel officials to violate professional obligations, fundamental norms and even basic morality."
In all the years of owning the Pixel Watches (since the original Pixel Watch), I’ve recently had the most problems with the OS. Assistant/Gemini keeps resetting, display items are jumping off screen, erratic power usage. I hope these get fixed soon!
May 23, 2026 at 1:21 AM
In all the years of owning the Pixel Watches (since the original Pixel Watch), I’ve recently had the most problems with the OS. Assistant/Gemini keeps resetting, display items are jumping off screen, erratic power usage. I hope these get fixed soon!
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🚀 AI is changing small business. Are you ready? Join me at Duquesne SBDC's hands-on AI Small Business Conference. Practical prompts, AI workflows, and agentic AI to work smarter.
📍 Pittsburgh, PA
📅 June 16, 2026
☕ Breakfast/lunch & 🅿️ parking included!
🎟️ Register: www.sbdc.duq.edu/Event-BizBur...
📍 Pittsburgh, PA
📅 June 16, 2026
☕ Breakfast/lunch & 🅿️ parking included!
🎟️ Register: www.sbdc.duq.edu/Event-BizBur...
May 14, 2026 at 4:07 PM
🚀 AI is changing small business. Are you ready? Join me at Duquesne SBDC's hands-on AI Small Business Conference. Practical prompts, AI workflows, and agentic AI to work smarter.
📍 Pittsburgh, PA
📅 June 16, 2026
☕ Breakfast/lunch & 🅿️ parking included!
🎟️ Register: www.sbdc.duq.edu/Event-BizBur...
📍 Pittsburgh, PA
📅 June 16, 2026
☕ Breakfast/lunch & 🅿️ parking included!
🎟️ Register: www.sbdc.duq.edu/Event-BizBur...
🎙️ AI as a Collaborative Partner: Moving beyond task automation, on ProductivityCast, we explore treating AI as a true collaborative assistant.
Learn to define clear organizational roles, train custom personas, and manage prompt workflows while keeping human control.
productivitycast.net/148
Learn to define clear organizational roles, train custom personas, and manage prompt workflows while keeping human control.
productivitycast.net/148
May 12, 2026 at 8:56 PM
🎙️ AI as a Collaborative Partner: Moving beyond task automation, on ProductivityCast, we explore treating AI as a true collaborative assistant.
Learn to define clear organizational roles, train custom personas, and manage prompt workflows while keeping human control.
productivitycast.net/148
Learn to define clear organizational roles, train custom personas, and manage prompt workflows while keeping human control.
productivitycast.net/148
I’ve relaunched the podcast, “Getting More Done With Evernote.” Check out Episode 019, “The Elephant Gets Smart: Evernote’s AI Assistant, Full-Screen Tasks, and V11’s Biggest Changes.” open.spotify.com/episode/0…
April 30, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I’ve relaunched the podcast, “Getting More Done With Evernote.” Check out Episode 019, “The Elephant Gets Smart: Evernote’s AI Assistant, Full-Screen Tasks, and V11’s Biggest Changes.” open.spotify.com/episode/0…
Don’t Start With the App
Don’t Start With the App | ProdPod, a Productivity Podcast
Ray was searching for a productivity timer to jumpstart his mornings better and realized the real issue wasn't technology. Many of us look for new apps when what we need is to examine our workflows, emotions, and avoidance patterns. Read more.
podcast.prodpod.net
April 30, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Don’t Start With the App
Check out the latest ProductivityCast! We dive deep into the GTD concept of Perspective…from the daily “runway” to the 50,000-foot view of life purpose.
How do you balance top-down visioning with bottom-up execution? 🎧
Listen here: productivitycast.net/146 (or Spotify, YouTube, etc.)!
How do you balance top-down visioning with bottom-up execution? 🎧
Listen here: productivitycast.net/146 (or Spotify, YouTube, etc.)!
April 27, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Check out the latest ProductivityCast! We dive deep into the GTD concept of Perspective…from the daily “runway” to the 50,000-foot view of life purpose.
How do you balance top-down visioning with bottom-up execution? 🎧
Listen here: productivitycast.net/146 (or Spotify, YouTube, etc.)!
How do you balance top-down visioning with bottom-up execution? 🎧
Listen here: productivitycast.net/146 (or Spotify, YouTube, etc.)!
Build a System That Survives a Bad Week
Build a System That Survives a Bad Week | ProdPod, a Productivity Podcast
How does a single failure cascade into a bad week? And why should your productivity system be built to survive setbacks, not just support peak performance? That's what Ray discusses in this episode. Read more.
podcast.prodpod.net
April 23, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Build a System That Survives a Bad Week
What does it really mean to be “in control” of your life? 🤔
Listen to ProductivityCast: What Does Control Mean in GTD?
Available in your favorite podcast app, or by visiting:
productivitycast.net/145
Listen to ProductivityCast: What Does Control Mean in GTD?
Available in your favorite podcast app, or by visiting:
productivitycast.net/145
April 21, 2026 at 1:20 AM
What does it really mean to be “in control” of your life? 🤔
Listen to ProductivityCast: What Does Control Mean in GTD?
Available in your favorite podcast app, or by visiting:
productivitycast.net/145
Listen to ProductivityCast: What Does Control Mean in GTD?
Available in your favorite podcast app, or by visiting:
productivitycast.net/145
@zdnet.bsky.social: "I tried to wipe my digital footprint without paying for a data removal service - 5 free ways" - www.zdnet.com/article/free...
I tried to wipe my digital footprint without paying for a data removal service - 5 free ways
It may take a while, but it's possible to remove your personal data from the internet via deletion tools and helpful government resources.
www.zdnet.com
April 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM
@zdnet.bsky.social: "I tried to wipe my digital footprint without paying for a data removal service - 5 free ways" - www.zdnet.com/article/free...
Recovery Is a Productivity Skill
Recovery Is a Productivity Skill | ProdPod, a Productivity Podcast
Recovery is a fundamental productivity skill, not a reward you earn after work. There's a difference between rest (passive recovery) and rejuvenation (active recharging), and regular recovery is essential to avoid burnout. Read more.
podcast.prodpod.net
April 16, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Recovery Is a Productivity Skill