For anyone unfamiliar with Ross Edgley, bluntly putting it; he’s a beast! He has several books out now which in my opinion are all worth a read however Blueprint was the latest one that I’ve listened to. Ross is both as student of the body as well as a practitioner in pushing it to it’s limits.

"How you do anything is how you do everything."

A simple statement and yet a powerful truth if adopted as a principle in both life and work. I’ve spent many years closely examining and musing over what defines those who are successful in life versus those who just wander through.

I’m a generally optimistic person, which isn’t always easy in today’s world and is made more difficult if you allow yourself to descend too far into the world of social media and mainstream news. Fortunately, my social media exposure is incredibly limited and as far as possible I keep my consumption of news confined to a relatively curated list of sources.

So, what has any of this got to do with AI doomerism?