What if the superpower of the future is self-discipline. The discipline to write enough code yourself to understand coding well enough to effectively outsource coding to agents. The discipline to learn math by proving theorems yourself. The discipline to write your own texts, so you learn to think. The discipline to pay attention. The discipline to sit with emotionally uncomfortable situations until you understand those emotions, yours and the other's. The discipline to read old long books. The discipline to repeatedly bang your head against the wall. The discipline to be bored. So that you can think beyond the obvious. Beyond the next token.
What if the way to become an AI super-user is to learn to resist AI almost all the time.
What if the way to win at Chess is not to move the pieces as fast as you can. What if the way to find true love is not to enter a new relationship every week. What if Pythia only allowed you to ask one question.
What if the schools of the future require you to sit straight and write in your book with a graphite pencil, in total silence, for hours at a time. What if the mark of a successful person in that future is an unhurried demeanor and a steady gaze, lending you their full attention for as long as you deserve it. What if the capital of the future is not San Francisco.
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