AI is the new ‘protein’ hype

👧🏽 Good news for parents, bad news for teenagersA panel of experts handed the EU a formal recommendation this week: ban children under 13 from social media entirely, and require platforms to remove infinite scroll for teens 13-18. The European Commission is expected...

Time to plan boredom

New AI tools launched or expanded this week that you can try right now. Plus the uncomfortable truth about what all this AI actually costs the planet, and why boredom might be the most underrated productivity tool you’ve quietly abandoned. And can we laugh at AI...

Settings never looked so interesting

Long time no email. The Morning AI got a new identity: it’s now called Too Productive — a weekly snapshot of key AI news, tools, and ideas you’ll actually use or need to know about. Check out the most recent posts on tooproductive.comNow where was I? Ah, yes,...

Busy or not busy? That is the question.

👀 275 interruptions per dayAsana tracked knowledge workers and found something uncomfortable.60% of the average workday goes to what they call “work about work.” Status updates. Searching for files. Managing communications. Chasing decisions that should...

Humans are better than AI at this?

🍎 Apple’s core announcements (pun intended)Everyone’s covering the headline stuff from Apple’s keynote. But the updates that actually change your Tuesday are the small ones: annoyances fixed, workflows smoothed, rough edges sanded down. Personally, I care...

Typing is the new handwriting

⌨️ It’s not just you, it’s the trend Working from home has an advantage you might not use enough: it is not having to use that expensive white keyboard (or the retro one that makes a satisfying clicking sound). Replying to emails, sending messages … stop typing, start...

Back to basics

Quick answer: Write down three things. Do the first one. Don’t touch the second until the first is done. Once all three are finished, you can add more. That’s it. That’s the system.You have a productivity app. Maybe two. Possibly a project management...

The voice of Spotify

Spotify is adding (narrated) magazine articles from publications like The Atlantic, WIRED, Vogue, Rolling Stone, and GQ. Audioarticles much? Yes, I made up a word.It’s available to users who already have audiobook access, and every article runs under two...

I got apps on my mind

You know the ones. The fitness app you opened twice in January. The food delivery app from a city you no longer live in. The game you downloaded on a flight, just in case.Here’s this week’s task: delete them.Ten minutes, maybe less. Scroll to the last page of...