Michael Webb's Blog

Tag: life

  • Claude Cowork – First Impressions

    I’ve just installed Claude Cowork on my Mac. The hype: “The Future of AI at Work: Introducing Cowork“. The reality – early stage agentic AI that can process your files and access some applications. I’ve subscribed to Claude Pro – £18 a month, which gives access to the beta version, and I’ve decided to use…

  • Banning Social Media?

    Some Friday morning thoughts on banning social media for under-16s. I absolutely think we have a problem, and it is not just about under-16s. But I wonder if the mainstream media debate is in the wrong place. The government’s consultation is looking more broadly, which feels like the right thing to do, even though it…

  • Introversion and Energy

    A bit of a more personal Friday post from me on introversion and managing energy in a busy week. I originally posted this on LinkedIn – ’m not sure LinkedIn was necessarily the place for this – the running jokes about everyone being permanently excited and energised by their last or next event seem grounded…

  • Prosopagnosia and not recognising people

    Ok, a slightly personal post. I’m partly sharing because writing is my way of thinking things through, but also maybe it’s of interest too. I tend to avoid social events around conferences, for reasons that will soon become clear, but this week, I stepped out of my comfort zone and joined a conference dinner. In…