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📸 Etna

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AI lowers the threshold for building tools, but that is not where business transformation stalls: jeroensangers.com

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@jthingelstad Very impressive! I’m planning on building something similar for our podcast archive for our Patreon members, but this is of an another level! 🤩

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Productivity doesn't come from working longer, but from letting your brain reset: jeroensangers.com

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@jeroensangers I added a little touch of orange to the CSS. Just enough to make it feel personal, but no so much that it ruins a minimal design.

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Three fixes, one worked, and I don’t know which: jeroensangers.com

","summary":"For weeks my Photos and Archive pages quietly served the home page instead. Three attempts later they work again, and I still cannot tell you which one did it.","url":"https://jeroensangers.com/2026/09/02/three-fixes-one-worked-and.html","date_published":"2026-09-02T09:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeroen Sangers","url":"https://jeroensangers.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F10%2F12141.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jeroensangers"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-02 09:00","date_timestamp":1788339600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uovvin2znnyhj5ovx3dnqdvg/post/3mujl76qkzf2r","https://www.threads.com/@jeroensangers/post/Dcx3ln9GwTB"]}},{"id":"96811003","content_html":"

The Instagram algorithm tests new content on people who don't follow you yet: jeroensangers.com

","summary":"Instagram shows a new post to a small group of strangers before it shows it to your followers, so the question that decides your reach is not whether your audience likes it, but whether someone who has never seen you keeps watching.","url":"https://jeroensangers.com/2026/09/02/the-instagram-algorithm-tests-new.html","date_published":"2026-09-02T07:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeroen Sangers","url":"https://jeroensangers.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F10%2F12141.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jeroensangers"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-02 07:00","date_timestamp":1788332400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uovvin2znnyhj5ovx3dnqdvg/post/3mujega62qz2h","https://www.threads.com/@jeroensangers/post/DcxpsRYnKmT"]}},{"id":"96765660","content_html":"

Nicholas Bate (@HG21C) explains how to brief your AI.

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You optimise a system by looking at the whole flow, not by making the fastest part faster: jeroensangers.com

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Self-control is a learnable skill, not an innate trait: jeroensangers.com

","summary":"Willpower is one blunt tool and it barely trains. The strategies around it do transfer, which is why a slip says something about your toolkit rather than your character.","url":"https://jeroensangers.com/2026/08/31/selfcontrol-is-a-learnable-skill.html","date_published":"2026-08-31T07:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeroen Sangers","url":"https://jeroensangers.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F10%2F12141.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jeroensangers"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-31 07:00","date_timestamp":1788159600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96643366","content_html":"

Structure is cheaper than intelligence: jeroensangers.com

","summary":"A model that guesses about your life is a structural problem, not a prompting one. The better your own data is organised, the thinner the AI layer has to be.","url":"https://jeroensangers.com/2026/08/30/structure-is-cheaper-than-intelligence.html","date_published":"2026-08-30T07:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeroen Sangers","url":"https://jeroensangers.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F10%2F12141.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jeroensangers"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-30 07:00","date_timestamp":1788073200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uovvin2znnyhj5ovx3dnqdvg/post/3mubszamwzv2y","https://www.threads.com/@jeroensangers/post/Dcp7SzqnAXG"]}},{"id":"96594716","content_html":"

Time management training leaves volition alone: jeroensangers.com

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The top use cases for AI in 2026 are:

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  1. Therapy and companionship
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  2. Troubleshooting
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  3. Fun and nonsense
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  4. Fan fiction and storytelling
    5. \n
  5. Technical use of software
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  6. Autonomous agentic operations
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  7. Relationship advice
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  8. Work buddy
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  9. Astrology and tarot readings
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  10. General advice
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My use cases are 6, 5, 2, 10, and a little bit of 8. Might need to look into Astrology and tarot readings though, as it seems a natural fit for AI’s hallucinations. 🤪

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Implementation intentions correct the planning fallacy: jeroensangers.com

","summary":"Naming when, where and how you will do something raises completion and shrinks the optimism in your estimates.","url":"https://jeroensangers.com/2026/08/28/implementation-intentions-correct-the-planning.html","date_published":"2026-08-28T07:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeroen Sangers","url":"https://jeroensangers.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F10%2F12141.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jeroensangers"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-28 07:00","date_timestamp":1787900400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uovvin2znnyhj5ovx3dnqdvg/post/3mu4s2yumzj2t","https://www.threads.com/@jeroensangers/post/DckxrZaFuTG"]}},{"id":"96482976","content_html":"

@HG21C Thanks for the link. I’m using the quiet summer months to go through some of my notes…

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Unplanned tasks get finished more often than planned ones: jeroensangers.com

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Blind spots need someone else's eyes: jeroensangers.com

","summary":"Blind spots are usually strengths and patterns you cannot see from where you stand, which is exactly what makes an outside conversation do something solo reflection cannot.","url":"https://jeroensangers.com/2026/08/26/blind-spots-need-someone-elses.html","date_published":"2026-08-26T07:55:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeroen Sangers","url":"https://jeroensangers.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F10%2F12141.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jeroensangers"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-26 07:55","date_timestamp":1787730901,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uovvin2znnyhj5ovx3dnqdvg/post/3mtxu7u7n762q","https://www.threads.com/@jeroensangers/post/DcfuZ7Wlh0J"]}},{"id":"96411737","content_html":"

Urgency, not importance, decides what gets done: jeroensangers.com

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The cheapest acquisition channel is the one you should start with: jeroensangers.com

","summary":"Four ways to bring in customers, each asking a different amount of volume, margin and patience before it returns anything. Which one you start with decides whether the growth pays for itself.","url":"https://jeroensangers.com/2026/08/25/the-cheapest-acquisition-channel-is.html","date_published":"2026-08-25T07:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeroen Sangers","url":"https://jeroensangers.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F10%2F12141.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jeroensangers"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-25 07:00","date_timestamp":1787641200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uovvin2znnyhj5ovx3dnqdvg/post/3mtvapdahlb2r","https://www.threads.com/@jeroensangers/post/DcdDXOHlke0"]}},{"id":"96298673","content_html":"

The glass is already broken, and that is why I enjoy it: jeroensangers.com

","summary":"Ajahn Chah kept a glass he treated as already broken. Where that habit buys you presence, and where it turns into an excuse.","url":"https://jeroensangers.com/2026/08/24/the-glass-is-already-broken.html","date_published":"2026-08-24T09:05:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeroen Sangers","url":"https://jeroensangers.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F10%2F12141.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jeroensangers"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-24 09:05","date_timestamp":1787562356,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uovvin2znnyhj5ovx3dnqdvg/post/3mtsxg47qls2q","https://www.threads.com/@jeroensangers/post/DcatRM1m1oF"]}},{"id":"95525253","content_html":"

The meeting ends the moment you share your screen: jeroensangers.com

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Recognising information feels like knowing it, but it is a different cognitive operation from retrieving it: jeroensangers.com

","summary":"Recognising a text is not the same as being able to retrieve it. Highlighting and rereading raise how familiar something feels while barely building the storage that survives without the source.","url":"https://jeroensangers.com/2026/08/06/recognising-information-feels-like-knowing.html","date_published":"2026-08-06T09:36:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Jeroen Sangers","url":"https://jeroensangers.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F10%2F12141.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"jeroensangers"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-06 09:36","date_timestamp":1786008987,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uovvin2znnyhj5ovx3dnqdvg/post/3msfqkhe2ee26","https://www.threads.com/@jeroensangers/post/DbsaF4uoA8C"]}},{"id":"95249152","content_html":"

Praise for rescuing keeps the dependency alive: jeroensangers.com

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Does your AI work for you or is it the other way around?
\nWhenever you’re pasting the output the AI gives you into another application, you’re just acting as a meat proxy (the next Times Word of the Year?).

\n
\nBy all means, prompt AI.\n But don't just relay the output.\n Read it, understand it, validate it, and then write a response in your own words\n (a decent certificate that you've done the prior steps).\n Making that effort is value you can add.\n\n
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Train when your chronotype peaks, but never let the perfect hour stop you from training: jeroensangers.com

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AI is a Swiss Army knife. It does everything and excels at nothing.

\n

That’s exactly why it wins. The best tool is not the sharpest one, it’s the one already in your pocket.

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Finished reading: Offerdjuret by Henrik Fexeus 📚

\n

First non-fiction book in a long time. I enjoyed the experience, even though the book is medium level.

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Siddhartha de Herman Hesse \"\" : kenso.es

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@frank Ik ben, volgens de test, een Org Chart Survivor. Het is een interesante vragenlijst die je tot nadenken zet, maar bij de classificatie had ik hetzelfde gevoel als jij: ik voel me niet aangesproken door de beschrijving.

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@mattharwood Lived it. It Madrid me think and accept.

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@frank Heel herkenbaar. Ik gebruik de wachttijd vooral om wat meer te bewegen: rek- en strek oefeningen, planten water geven, even wat klaarzetten in de keuken, etc.

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@chrisfoley I haven’t read Time Surfing yet.

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@noticingthenonsense Because cats like us do things like this…

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@kenso I really enjoyed this conversation with Marcus Collins.

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@numericcitizen Sorry I missed the nuance in your answer. Now it makes more sense.

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@numericcitizen I have to agree with @JohnPhilpin here. To get most knowledge workers to the next level of AI use will take a miracle

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@patrickrhone None of my mentors know me 🤔

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@philipbrewer LOL 🤣

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@frank Ik schrijf sinds 2005 in de originele variant van Markdown en heb zelden problemen. Ik vind het makkelijk, duidelijk en intuïtief, dus heb geen reden om naar een alternatief te zoeken.

\n

Ik vraag me wel af wat softwareontwikkelaars ertoe brengt om af te wijken van de originele definitie, behalve dan het toevoegen van nieuwe functies als tabellen.

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@miguelmanalo I seriously did not know jailbreaking was still a thing in 2025…

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@frank Yep, staat ook op mijn lijstje van gewenste concerten. Eind van de maand treden ze op in Barcelona, maar net op dag dat ik andere verplichtingen heb. Ik blijf afwachten dus…

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@LucCogZest Tana is web based and each node has a unique ID and URL. As for creating new linked items, there is an API to create new nodes and obtain their ID.

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@patrickrhone Great News indeed. Welcome to the club, @HG21C 🤗

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@patrickrhone Ouch! Glad to read you’re alright.

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@frank Voor mij kwam het “aha” moment tijdens de vierde editie van de “Roam Book Club” waarin Beau Haan het boek “How to take smart notes” besprak. Beau gaf vooral veel aandacht aan de Zettelkasten als gesprekspartner en liet zien hij hij zijn permanente notities in Roam Research organiseert op basis van inspiratie. Hoewel ik ondertussen ben overgestapt naar Tana, gebruik ik nog steeds dezelfde structuur.

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@frank Doet me een beetje denken aan Refind, wat ik al jaren gebruik en me elke dag drie interessante artikelen geeft.

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@frank Ik ga er altijd vanuit dat iCloud synchronisatie niet “instant” is maar vooral ’s-nachts plaatsvind (als de telefoon aan de oplader hangt).
\nMocht ik een foto direct nodig hebben, dan gebruik ik altijd Airdrop.

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@pcora ⌘+C

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@jeroensangers I just discovered another initiative to label images: Content credentials, used by Adobe, LinkedIn and others.

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@jeroensangers I changed my system language back to Spanish after running my tests, and, to my surprise, Apple Intelligence started working again!

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