Greg Dickson
@gregdickson.bsky.social
Author, Entrepreneur, Mentor, Business Coach to Small Business Owners and entrepreneurs. Sometimes I post @ politics when I am miffed
AI doesn't actually help you learn. https://www.swellcast.com/elasticbd
November 27, 2025 at 4:30 AM
AI doesn't actually help you learn. https://www.swellcast.com/elasticbd
... participants who used no technology at all to write their essays showed the highest levels of neural activity, and were overall more creative, curious, engaged, and satisfied with the end results.
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 AM
... participants who used no technology at all to write their essays showed the highest levels of neural activity, and were overall more creative, curious, engaged, and satisfied with the end results.
Are oil prices too low, or are production costs too high?
November 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Are oil prices too low, or are production costs too high?
Teach people how to get something done, not just the principles.
They may not even need the principles if you have a process, if you have a step-by-step process that walks them through to completion.
They may not even need the principles if you have a process, if you have a step-by-step process that walks them through to completion.
October 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Teach people how to get something done, not just the principles.
They may not even need the principles if you have a process, if you have a step-by-step process that walks them through to completion.
They may not even need the principles if you have a process, if you have a step-by-step process that walks them through to completion.
This is likely far from perfect, but it’s definitely an improvement
October 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This is likely far from perfect, but it’s definitely an improvement
Definitely a strange set of circumstances
October 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Definitely a strange set of circumstances
When experiencing confusion, it can help to pause, identify the specific area causing uncertainty, and break it down into manageable parts.
October 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
When experiencing confusion, it can help to pause, identify the specific area causing uncertainty, and break it down into manageable parts.
To my fellow Canadians… Happy Thanksgiving!
October 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
To my fellow Canadians… Happy Thanksgiving!
Here are some of the things that can inhibit our willingness to learn and change: habits, attitudes, assumptions and personal morals and ethics.
September 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Here are some of the things that can inhibit our willingness to learn and change: habits, attitudes, assumptions and personal morals and ethics.
My name is Greg, I live in Red Deer, AB Canada, I write about Business and entrepreneurship, I help people master soft skills so they can have more influence in life and business.
September 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
My name is Greg, I live in Red Deer, AB Canada, I write about Business and entrepreneurship, I help people master soft skills so they can have more influence in life and business.
I love what @cbouzy said in his email today... "While others cave, we stand. While others are silent, we amplify. .
September 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I love what @cbouzy said in his email today... "While others cave, we stand. While others are silent, we amplify. .
This is a powerful argument
https://apple.news/A9rh9o0j2TyisnTftm9vt3Q
https://apple.news/A9rh9o0j2TyisnTftm9vt3Q
September 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is a powerful argument
https://apple.news/A9rh9o0j2TyisnTftm9vt3Q
https://apple.news/A9rh9o0j2TyisnTftm9vt3Q
It's better to have no business than to have bad business because bad business is from bad customers who consume unrealistic amounts of time, effort, and energy to keep them happy.
August 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
It's better to have no business than to have bad business because bad business is from bad customers who consume unrealistic amounts of time, effort, and energy to keep them happy.
We honor the sacrifice of those who raised us and those who taught us, encouraged us, and provided leadership to us by the choices and how we live every day.
July 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We honor the sacrifice of those who raised us and those who taught us, encouraged us, and provided leadership to us by the choices and how we live every day.
Can you spot fake news?
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6837591
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6837591
July 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Can you spot fake news?
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6837591
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6837591
AI is an existential threat to entry level intellectual work
https://www.perplexity.ai/page/ai-godfather-warns-workers-sho-YAaebkMWRvKOBkr74RRBHg
https://www.perplexity.ai/page/ai-godfather-warns-workers-sho-YAaebkMWRvKOBkr74RRBHg
June 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
AI is an existential threat to entry level intellectual work
https://www.perplexity.ai/page/ai-godfather-warns-workers-sho-YAaebkMWRvKOBkr74RRBHg
https://www.perplexity.ai/page/ai-godfather-warns-workers-sho-YAaebkMWRvKOBkr74RRBHg
Surprise! Not surprised. The outputs of generative AI systems are most closely aligned with the values and worldviews of wealthy, English-speaking nations. This inherent bias quite naturally constrains the diversity of ideas these systems can generate.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07439
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07439
June 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Surprise! Not surprised. The outputs of generative AI systems are most closely aligned with the values and worldviews of wealthy, English-speaking nations. This inherent bias quite naturally constrains the diversity of ideas these systems can generate.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07439
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07439
Once you've evaluated your entrepreneurial potential, you'll want to assess your readiness for self-employment. This is a matter of doing a bit of a gap analysis to assess your key business and soft skills needed to succeed in business.
May 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Once you've evaluated your entrepreneurial potential, you'll want to assess your readiness for self-employment. This is a matter of doing a bit of a gap analysis to assess your key business and soft skills needed to succeed in business.
There are so many opportunities to express oneself through opening a business. It's mind-boggling.
Opening that business is part science and part art. The science part involves a business plan. The art is created when implementing the business plan.
Opening that business is part science and part art. The science part involves a business plan. The art is created when implementing the business plan.
May 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
There are so many opportunities to express oneself through opening a business. It's mind-boggling.
Opening that business is part science and part art. The science part involves a business plan. The art is created when implementing the business plan.
Opening that business is part science and part art. The science part involves a business plan. The art is created when implementing the business plan.
How many businesses actually succeed or fail in any given year?
May 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
How many businesses actually succeed or fail in any given year?
I think I just got nipped by tariffs. Purchased Canada Dry Ginger Ale, 500 ml for $3.03 at a Walmart Check out. Clearly states “bottled in Canada” no where does it state “Made in Canada”
My point $3.03 for a small bottle of soda seems a bit much.
What do you all think?
My point $3.03 for a small bottle of soda seems a bit much.
What do you all think?
May 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I think I just got nipped by tariffs. Purchased Canada Dry Ginger Ale, 500 ml for $3.03 at a Walmart Check out. Clearly states “bottled in Canada” no where does it state “Made in Canada”
My point $3.03 for a small bottle of soda seems a bit much.
What do you all think?
My point $3.03 for a small bottle of soda seems a bit much.
What do you all think?
I watched this entire video with great interest. Excellent assessment and supported with data.
May 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I watched this entire video with great interest. Excellent assessment and supported with data.
If Canada Post is to avoid disappearing like Blockbuster, both the union and the corporation need to take this report seriously. https://apple.news/AwmFbHUh8RwKU_eHUPGtz2Q
May 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
If Canada Post is to avoid disappearing like Blockbuster, both the union and the corporation need to take this report seriously. https://apple.news/AwmFbHUh8RwKU_eHUPGtz2Q
Alberta will not be able to actually separate from the rest of Canada. Listen to this. https://youtube.com/shorts/zGKwuiezVtg?si=pgJ1gaqH6LP03e-X
May 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Alberta will not be able to actually separate from the rest of Canada. Listen to this. https://youtube.com/shorts/zGKwuiezVtg?si=pgJ1gaqH6LP03e-X