This week, I’m sharing updates on my coaching practice, new creative projects, and a curated selection of thought-provoking reads. Plus, a reality check on AI deception—why you shouldn’t believe everything you see online. Let’s dive in.
"Reaching Out" Created by Eric Kerr using Midjourney
Hi Friend,
I hope you had a Happy Valentine's Day!
I'm always scouring the internet for information and inspiration. I've gathered a wealth of knowledge and information across subjects. And it ain't helping me to hoard it all for myself.
So, from my love of sharing what I've learned, I decided to revive my newsletter and share a few curated articles and resources with you. I also wanted to update you on my work over the past few months.
Let me know what resonated with you (or didn't) and what questions, topics, or themes to cover in future newsletters. More details are towards the bottom.
Thanks for reading this newsletter. I know how valuable our attention is these days.
Much love and appreciation,
UPDATES
Coaching Practice Launched!
A few months ago, I quietly launched my coaching practice. I'm passionate about helping people identify what's holding them back and collaborating on a path forward. Integrating a lifetime of personal and professional experience, and leverage AI technology, I help people navigate obstacles and move towards a fulfilling, integrated life.
I'm currently working with fellow neurodivergent creatives, assessing challenges, identifying strengths, clarifying goals, and defining core values in order to navigate the traps of being nonlinear thinkers in a linear world focused on productivity and output.
My collaboration with generative AI has helped me reconnect with my creative roots and evolve my visual work.
Check out myRevamped website! It includes a large collection of images, portraits, videos, and visual experiments to explore.
Launched two art shops (Etsy and Redbubble), selling original designs and unique artwork! Check out the series of retro sci-fi designs I created for Valentine's Day.
Big Bear Mural - I was recently commissioned to design a 4ft x 10ft mural for a bar in Big Bear, Ca. I'll share photos after it's installed, but here's one (of five) of the initial designs I presented to the bar owners, to give you a sense of what we were going for—a little retro, sci-fi, après ski on the moon.
Image created by Eric Kerr using Midjourney
Contact me if you're interested in commissioning me to create an original design, big or small or if what want to know how I use generative AI in my creative work.
The team at Ness Labs have created a phenomenal community platform, filled with a wealth of practical information and resources from the field of neuroscience. Highly recommend checking them out!
Overfunctioning is the urge to take on others’ responsibilities—at work, in relationships, and beyond—often in an attempt to prevent problems or maintain control. While it may feel productive, it fuels anxiety, leads to burnout, and keeps others from stepping up. If you find yourself constantly fixing, planning, or checking in, it might be time to step back. Define what’s truly yours to manage, communicate openly, and practice letting go. You don’t have to do it all—and you’ll function better when you stop overfunctioning.
How to enjoy almost every conversation by Daniel Williams
A sharp, self-aware dive into the struggle of feeling like every conversation is a personal failure. The author tests a simple but radical shift—treating conversations as “story hunts”—and finds surprising success. With humor, honesty, and just the right amount of cynicism, he unpacks what it means to actually connect with people and why conversation isn’t a solo performance.
A new scientific review challenges the validity of love languages, the popular relationship theory.
Researchers argue that people don’t have a single primary love language, love can be expressed in more than five ways, and matching love languages doesn’t necessarily improve relationships. Despite its widespread popularity, love language theory lacks strong empirical support, prompting scientists to question whether it’s more pop psychology than proven relationship science.
Disappointment isn’t just a personal feeling—it’s a political force. This piece explores how disappointment, rather than optimism, reveals the failures of political systems and fuels the potential for real change. Instead of seeing it as an obstacle, embracing disappointment can open pathways to deeper critique, resistance, and transformation.
↓ Do or Don't
Don't Believe Anything Online (at first)
The line between reality and fabrication is increasingly blurred. Our critical thinking skills need to be at an all time max. Seriously, assume everything online has the possibility of not being real or accurate.
While we continue to build technology that lets anyone replicate voices, create realistic avatars, and deploy chatbots that sound like real people, it's more important than ever to question the authenticity of everything we encounter online.
Pickle is an innovative AI tool that allows users to create digital twins of themselves for video meetings.
The avatar lip-syncs to the user's voice in real-time. So, you can workout while your avatar presents as being at your workstation. You can purchase additional avatars in different outfits, so your coworkers don't question why you wear the same outfit everyday; and not ask why you're panting, out of breath.
AI-driven deception is making it harder than ever to trust what we see and who we interact with online.
A recent case in Massachusetts highlights how bad actors are using AI to create fake personas, generate non-consensual images, and even program chatbots that impersonate real people—revealing personal details and encouraging harassment. This isn't just about deepfakes or scams; it's about how AI is being weaponized to manipulate perception and reality. In a world where digital replicas can be fabricated in minutes, skepticism isn't just advisable—it’s necessary.
↓ Process
NEXT NEWSLETTERwill include a longform piece I am writing about friendship and grief.Here is a sneak peak:
Friendship is a verb. It requires effort, presence, and a level of ambition culturally associated with work and family. It's about showing up for each other, not just in times of joy, but also in moments of struggle. It's keeping people in mind in midst of changing priorities and constant distraction. So, how do we show up for our friends? What if they don't show up for us?
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ARTWORK
LOVE IS WEIRD by Eric Kerr
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