Jun 4, 2026 | AI, Stress Management
This morning I fed Pope Leo XIV’s new letter on artificial intelligence into NotebookLM and asked for a summary. The summary was fine. The ideas were better. I’m not Catholic. But I found myself nodding along as I read it. What caught my attention...
Mar 19, 2026 | Stress Management
When I was in my 30s, I lost my job. What I found instead changed everything. At the time, we had a five-year-old, a two-year-old, and another one on the way.The company I worked for got acquired. The new company didn’t need two Human Resource IT Managers. They gave...
Feb 19, 2026 | Stress Management
https://philbarth.com/wp-content/uploads/AI-Needs-YOUR-Emotional-Intelligence-Garbage-In-Garbage-Out-Explained-1-2.mp4 If you’ve heard me speak, you know one of my issues with AI is that I’ve inadvertently trained it to suck up to me. Use these tools long enough and...
Jan 28, 2026 | Stress Management
AI has changed how much I can get done—and how quickly I can do it. It’s not a small difference. It’s huge. For years, I’ve kept handwritten notes. I use red ink to mark tasks, ideas, things I don’t want to forget. For a long time, those notes came with a price: I had...
Jan 5, 2026 | Stress Management
Before we dive into the article – a little music: https://philbarth.com/wp-content/uploads/Darcy-Dad-Joke-Theme-Song-Best.mp4 OK – now let’s talk AI. A lot of conversations about AI feel abstract. Big promises. Big fears. Big theories about what it’s...
Dec 19, 2025 | Stress Management
“Why are you doing this?” — Fearful Freddy“It’s a waste of time!” — Nasty Negative Nelly“Stay in your lane!” — Cynical Cedric (That’s the chickens talking.) It started as a joke. Could I make my puppy talk using AI? I know that sounds obvious. But every time I post a...
