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  1. Sep 2026
    1. That shift starts with a skill our education system rarely teaches directly: problem formulation. We have spent generations training students to answer questions. Designing the question is a rarer, harder skill, and it is the one that matters most now. A vague prompt produces the intellectual equivalent of moldy cheese. A clear, constrained, intellectually ambitious question produces something worth reading. The people who get real value out of AI right now share a few traits: they are curious, they have a genuine problem they want to solve, and they are willing to fail and try again.

      This entire paragraph is so interesting to me. Specifically the idea that answering a question is harder than creating the question in the first place. I'm curious as to why designing the question is harder and is deemed a rarer skill? From what I've learned in my science classes and through a science degree, the most important questions one can ask are how, why and what if. These questions are the core of scientific research.

    1. The single most reliable fact about workplace reading is that readers skim.

      I was always taught to skim in my history and English classes. Skim the material first, and then reread and leave notes as needed. I think this is also the reason why important documents, such as resumes, are one page long. It gives the basis on who you are without dragging on details. I've also seen AI being used to skim for readers. They input the text, and AI provides a shortened paragraph explaining the text.

    1. Use AI assistance for correspondence without sounding like everyone else.

      I think making yourself stick out is super important and a crucial part of the electronic world. I will say, however, I am not the biggest fan of AI for personal reasons. I think it is a helpful tool, but should not be used to replace an individual's natural voice. I can see the value in using AI in situations as these.

    1. Accomplishment Statements: XYZ and STAR

      This was super helpful to me. I vaguely remember learning this in high school, and I'm grateful for the refresher. I think this will be very beneficial for me.