The Value of State in the Age of Ai
Your nervous system drives the type and quality of response.
I was shocked myself. Yes, how you show up to your screen determines the inputs.
I first heard about it, reading this book by a Meta Researcher, Abi Awomusu. (Click for her great substack).
She said that in coaching her executives she saw a pattern - Their state changed the results.
So I thought I’d try it out.
I was in a pretty good mood, and I felt like taking a gamble. And it certainly is a gamble to scroll because you may see things that totally bring you down.
Of course, the algorithm does something to get you hooked - it mixes them all up! Happy, sad, frustrated, confused. And of course, the ever elusive value in feeling like you’re in on some kind secret (like a conspiracy theory that resonates).
So you get flooded with all kinds of feelings, and they become your entertainment.
And there’s a cost…
Of course there’s your time.
But also your brain chemistry is getting wired for cheap dopamine, making it hard to motivate for bigger (healthier) things.
Back to the story…. I’m in a good mood, so here we go. Let’s roll the dice.
The first one was this, and it blew my mind.
This was so on point for me (and without many likes, this wasn’t really a viral one). It resonated - It’s like it tapped into that feeling of guilt I had watching the reels, but it invited me to convert it.
I decided to get up right then, and start writing, and oh my God, it kept going and going.
And then I got on the whiteboard to capture even more.
Did you watch it? Did it motivate you?
Let me know if you decide to gamble too.