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Michelle Walstra retweeted
In partnership with Google DeepMind's new Lyria model, YouTube just previewed two new AI music experiments.
1. ‘Dream Track’ generates 30-second AI vocal tracks from text prompts.
2. 'Music AI Tools' include humming a melody to generate instrumentals and seamless editing
Michelle Walstra retweeted
Google's new AI is making traffic lights more efficient.
Introducing Google's newly revealed 'Project Greenlight.'
It uses AI + Google Maps driving trends to model traffic patterns and make recommendations for optimizing the existing traffic light plans.
Michelle Walstra retweeted
Remove the branches of a thorn bush today and you'll avoid a scrape this year. But next year, you'll face the same problem again.
Remove the root of the bush today, and the entire plant will die.
Are you solving problems at the branch level or the root level?
Michelle Walstra retweeted
When researching strategies, emphasize patterns over stories. One person succeeding means nothing. 100 people succeeding is a signal.
When explaining strategies, emphasize stories over patterns. People forget numbers and charts. Everyone remembers a great story.
Michelle Walstra retweeted
Before you try to increase your willpower, try to decrease the friction in your environment.
Michelle Walstra retweeted
If you keep doing what you are about to do today for the next five years, will you end up with more of what you want or less of what you want?
Michelle Walstra retweeted
How can you create an environment that will naturally bring about your desired change?
Michelle Walstra retweeted
11 Promises from a Manager: a 🧵
1. We’ll have a weekly 1:1. I’ll never cancel this meeting, but you can cancel it whenever you like. It’s your time.
Michelle Walstra retweeted
A difficult task survives forever on a to-do list but gets absolutely slayed once added to a calendar.
Michelle Walstra retweeted
As a…
– user
I want…
– cute error messaging like "oopsy woopsy, all your files have been deleted! 😜"
so that…
– my anxiety is replaced with a much-needed hearty chuckle
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WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram down. #DeleteFacebook
Twitter :
Michelle Walstra retweeted
Good microcopy is one of the fastest ways to improve an interface.
Try doing an audit on your UI with these tips to see how it stands up. 👇
