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If you work in or around AI and feel behind every single day, you are not alone. Frankly, I think we all do. Today, I'm sharing a practice that changed that feeling for me.
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"AI is your job."
That quote really made me pause for a second. I heard it from Judith Dada, General Partner at the Visionaries Club, well-known European VC and AI voice, during one of her talks. And she's SO right.
Whether you're a librarian or a software engineer, AI is now part of the role. Every role. (Even the famous plumber might be scheduling clients with AI, sooner than you'd expect.)
For most of us, this means: your current role, plus AI. The standalone job is gone. AI is in changing how we lead, how we work, and how we think incredibly fast.
I feel behind every single day. And every leader I talk to says the same thing: "How am I supposed to keep up with the speed?"
We are in the middle of that change. And uncertainty is a familiar team member.
For a while, I didn't track any of my I learning journey. I just kept moving. The result was a constant low hum of "I'm not doing enough."
Not my most favorite feeling, I'll admit.
Then I started documenting my learnings. What I tried. What I learned. What I would change in the next iteration.
The feeling didn't disappear. But it got smaller. Because suddenly, I could see the evidence, that I was making progress.
You don't always notice you're growing. So you need to make it visible.
Reflecting on your own progress is one of the most powerful tools for building (AI) confidence.
I call this my AI learning loop. Here's how to build yours:
REFLECT
Pick a tool (a notes app, a doc, a shared sheet) and create three columns. I personally use Box note for this.
Spend five to ten minutes each week answering these questions. Think in bullets. Write the first things that come to mind.
What did I try? A new AI tool you tested. A rough idea you shared. A different approach in a meeting. An experiment with a new workflow.
What did I learn? What surprised you? What didn't work? What would you do differently?
What’s next? One specific thing. A single small tweak to build up upon your experiment. Your next tool or step based on the previous two colums.
This document becomes your AI learning loop.
Here's what my entry looked like from a recent week:
My AI learning loop: test fast, capture what works, and iterate.
I learn best from real hands-on examples. So I am always curious how others solve a specific problem with AI. If you bring this practice to your colleagues you can learn, exchange and grow together.
Once the habit was in place, I took it one step further.
I added an extract of the learning loop to my weekly management meeting. I've used these report structure to keep my managers in the loop for years. (If you are not doing it I highly recommend you start ASAP.)
Here is how my updated management report looks:
My updated management report
Here is the link to Wisprflow.ai (the tool mentioned in the screenshots). No, I am not paid for this.
This new column with "Experimenting and learning" is not just good for your relationship with your manager. It also:
Shows you're growing together (your manager learns from you, and vice versa)
Demonstrates a growth mindset (useful for your next promotion)
The whole document is a record of your wins. A brag document, in the best possible way.
GROW
You are a very important peace of the AI change.
Reflecting on your own journey gives you the confidence to keep going and the visibility to be recognized for what you're building. The AI learning loop is your quiet collection of everything you tried, learned, and adjusted. I promise you, going back to it feels rewarding, because you can finally see where all your time and effort went.
Learning only compounds if you capture it.
Try it this week. And if you do, reply and tell me how it goes. I am very curious to know.
Warmly,
Nadia
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