Welcome to The Hash Key, your weekly digest to Hard Mode First.

It's been a tough week, so I'll keep it brief. If you need a break from the news cycle this weekend, hope you can catch a post or two over a cup of coffee or in between museum-hopping with the kids.

January 6, 2025
Celebrating the end of an era: Lessons from Broadway's Suffs and the power of closure

-Reflections on the ritualization of beginnings and endings in theatre

-The importance of celebrating milestones as a team

-What tech can learn from theatre's approach to transitions

January 7, 2025
Reframing rejection as a catalyst for a creative breakthrough

-A six-year journey from book proposal rejection to AI-powered publishing

-How rejection can redirect you to more innovative solutions

-Finding relief instead of disappointment in traditional publishing limitations

January 8, 2025
A curated reading list exploring AI's impact on society through fiction

-Reviews of thought-provoking AI-themed novels like 'Hum' and 'Network Effect'

-Exploration of themes like human-AI relationships and technological displacement

-Recommendations for understanding AI's societal impact through storytelling

January 9, 2025
The surreal experience of watching disasters unfold through digital screens

-How technology is reshaping our experience of real-world events

-The blurring lines between reality and AI-generated content

-Social media's role in crisis documentation and communication

January 10, 2025
Lessons learned from creating an out-of-office chatbot for the holidays

-Step-by-step process of building a custom GPT assistant

-Insights on training AI with personal and professional context

-Practical learning about user engagement with chatbots

Welcome to The Hash Key, your weekly digest to Hard Mode First.

It's been a tough week, so I'll keep it brief. If you need a break from the news cycle this weekend, hope you can catch a post or two over a cup of coffee or in between museum-hopping with the kids.

January 6, 2025
Celebrating the end of an era: Lessons from Broadway's Suffs and the power of closure

-Reflections on the ritualization of beginnings and endings in theatre

-The importance of celebrating milestones as a team

-What tech can learn from theatre's approach to transitions

January 7, 2025
Reframing rejection as a catalyst for a creative breakthrough

-A six-year journey from book proposal rejection to AI-powered publishing

-How rejection can redirect you to more innovative solutions

-Finding relief instead of disappointment in traditional publishing limitations

January 8, 2025
A curated reading list exploring AI's impact on society through fiction

-Reviews of thought-provoking AI-themed novels like 'Hum' and 'Network Effect'

-Exploration of themes like human-AI relationships and technological displacement

-Recommendations for understanding AI's societal impact through storytelling

January 9, 2025
The surreal experience of watching disasters unfold through digital screens

-How technology is reshaping our experience of real-world events

-The blurring lines between reality and AI-generated content

-Social media's role in crisis documentation and communication

January 10, 2025
Lessons learned from creating an out-of-office chatbot for the holidays

-Step-by-step process of building a custom GPT assistant

-Insights on training AI with personal and professional context

-Practical learning about user engagement with chatbots