by linustan | Jul 23, 2025 | Academia, AI Futures, AI Mindset
TL;DR: As AI takes over mental labour, will we need “intellectual gyms” to keep our minds sharp? Universities could become the new spaces for deliberate cognitive challenge. For millennia, survival depended on physical strength. Our ancestors ploughed fields,...
by linustan | Jun 19, 2025 | AI Mindset, Craft, Focus, Wellbeing
TL;DR: Chasing the latest AI tools can lead to burnout and shallow creativity. True mastery comes from slowing down, reflecting on your prompts, and building skill with intention. Every day, a new AI tool launches or gets a major upgrade. As someone who...
by linustan | Apr 26, 2025 | AI Mindset, Craft, Talent
TL;DR: AI doesn’t replace creativity. It demands that creativity become more adaptive, more confident, and more willing to diverge from default. In my classroom, I see two kinds of people. The first group has never used AI and assumes it functions like an...
by linustan | Apr 21, 2025 | AI Mindset, Craft, design pedagogy
TL;DR: AI is redefining what it means to learn design. This post shares why treating AI as a craft, rather than just a skill or shortcut, may be the most resilient path forward. The Skill Shift We Didn’t See Coming Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the...
by linustan | Apr 16, 2025 | AI Mindset, Craft, design
TL;DR: Hand-drawing remains one of the most memorable and meaning-rich design practices even in the age of AI. This post explores why using our hands might be the most future-proof design skill. The hesitations of a hand-drawn line I recently stood in front of...
by linustan | Apr 14, 2025 | AI Mindset, Talent
TL;DR: The AI-crafted persona Jianwei Xun and his book Hypnocracy, is a glimpse into our future: a world where AI fluency becomes a creative talent. As with any craft, how we teach, value, and challenge it will shape the culture we build. A story that’s...
