06/05/2026
I was reading a piece from Harvard Business School today about the two-tier future of learning.
It perfectly captured a feeling many of us have been struggling with lately.
There is a massive push right now to collect "micro-credentials"—learn this prompt, master that software, get this certificate.
But there is a catch.
When you only learn a specific tool, your knowledge has a short expiration date.
You end up on a treadmill, paying for the privilege of staying employable.
The moment the software updates, that training loses its value. It becomes a "subscription" you have to keep paying just to keep up.
📍 The real gap isn't a lack of information.
📍 Information is everywhere.
📍 AI can summarize it in seconds.
The real value—what keeps you ahead of the curve—is discernment.
Discernment is the wisdom that helps you decide which parts of your professional experience will actually move your students forward.
It is the ability to look at a list of AI-generated ideas and know which ones are high-value insights and which ones are just noise.
I do not recommend blindly copying everything AI gives you.
Instead, use it as a brainstorming partner while we provide the strategic human direction.
In my upcoming Masterclass, I’ll be demonstrating how to use specialized AI tools for research, positioning, and setting up your back end.
My focus is on teaching the logic of using these tools, rather than just chasing the latest shiny object.
You don't need to subscribe to this and that expensice AI tool to use my business model to go from 0 to 1.
This allows you to lead the technology instead of letting the tools dictate your course.
If you’re tired of the learning treadmill and want to see how to build a course with a lasting foundation, join us here:
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(I'll leave a link to the Harvard article in the comments for those who want to read the full piece)