Joanna Bloor

Photo of a coffee mug on a store shelf. The mug says "The Future Is" but has a sticker over the last pay which says "Reduced for quick sale $2"

Now more than ever.

Your session was perfection!

The Growth Maze vs The Idea Maze Why the next wave of AI will shift the race towards distribution and growth

This piece on the Idea Maze vs. Growth Maze in AI is worth a read. It got me thinking. Some AI products take off because they feel inevitable. Others stall because they do not fit the story people expect. What does that mean for what comes next?
open.substack.com/pub/andrewch...

Putting this here to remind myself who I want to be when I grow up.

Someone asked me how I was doing today.
This was my response.
Feel free to join me in #glitterbombing

Here's the listing:

Job posting or marketing stunt?

Me too.

America the feminine.

Can anyone explain to me why home listings first photo now all seem to be the dining room? Or if not that, a bathroom?
Is this the end of curb appeal?
And FYI - no, no it's not making me want to click on your listing.
#realestate

Sadly it seems they don't know how.
Never really have.
Handwringing isn't very effective.
Plus the minds we want changed aren't other democrats.

Full-body scan startups see dollar signs under your skin An MRI machine with $100 bills blowing out the back.

Do we want this?
Yes - preparing for the future me. 🪄
Maybe - it will scare the crap out of me and have me chasing medicine. 🫦
No - how long until insurance companies offer this to me for "free" and use it to calculate my rate? 😨

#futurepathing is always an adventure.

Are you an "Onion" thinker or a "Tetris" thinker?
We need to hear ideas in the Tetris way.
Simple, clear, easy to put in a box.
So we know what to DO next.
And
I've yet to meet anyone who doesn't see themselves as an Onion. Complex, nuanced, hard to categorize.
We fight the idea of being boxed in.

I am amused.

😂

Am I Worried They Might Not Like Me? The RV Effect: How Our Pursuit of Likability is Making Us All the Same

My YouTube is full of RV tours (don't ask).
Here's the thing: they all look identical.
Because they're optimizing for "liked."
And all I'm getting is sameness.
Maybe it's time to be silver.

Elderly Women in Japan Are Choosing Prison Over Loneliness As Japan's population ages, some in their twilight years choose to remain in prison rather than face the loneliness of the outside world.

What do you choose when you don't think you have a choice?

The End Of The World It isn't always where or when or what you think it is.

How can beauty come from ashes?
This way.
I'm honored to call this author a friend.
And reading her story of fire, both past and present,
had me gasp.
So I had to share.
Here you go.

Best Post TikTok outage response.

a little girl in a pink sweater with a flower on it is saying no ALT: a little girl in a pink sweater with a flower on it is saying no

+1
It's ask impactful as asking a little kid if they got into chocolate when it's all over their face.

Oof. I'm getting a lesson in habits this morning.
I keep opening #tiktok and then going, "Oop. No. Not today."
Help me feel less of an idiot and tell me I'm not alone in doing this.

🪄

a man with his mouth wide open and the words i 'm the king of england ALT: a man with his mouth wide open and the words i 'm the king of england

I'm re-watching the Tudors.
The phrase "history repeating itself" keeps running around in my head.
I hope it stays on course.
Because I can't wait for Elizabeth I to get in power.

His entire rhetoric is "Only I have the power..."
And people keep giving it to him.

Ice Cream

a man is sitting at a desk in front of a computer drinking coffee . ALT: a man is sitting at a desk in front of a computer drinking coffee .

Is someone measuring the productivity gain with #tiktok down?
Asking for a friend.

When you’re sharing an idea with someone, they’re creating a silent sentence in their head about its potential.

Their reaction and feedback to the idea is a reaction to that sentence, not what you actually said.

It’s why I prefer the question “What did you hear?” to “What do you think?”

Request - can the product people who manage contacts on my phone please add the ability to have pet names and/or kids names up at the top.
Eg.
Sarah Jones
D - Chilli, Clove
555-123-4567

Or
Jennifer Budgins
K - Fred, Julie
444-234-5678

THIS would be useful.
Just sayin

Right now my TikTok feed looks like the party when the cops have shown up.
The fun kids have either left or are putting on their coats.
And I'm seeing some weird things.

Other options:

Gen Z Pro - it's the upgrade we all need.
The CTRL+Z Generation - Undo That last thing
The Botennials - Like millennials, but with more bots and fewer avocado jokes.
The Synthlings - Born to vibe, built to sync.
Gen Hive - Collective intelligence, individual chaos.