# Applied AI

> A weekly newsletter for executives and knowledge workers who want to get better with AI — written by a practitioner, not a journalist.

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## Posts
- [HTML > Markdown](https://posts.thayermethod.ai/p/html-vs-markdown): Why a member of technical staff at Anthropic stopped writing markdown, and why you should care.
- [The Implementation Era Begins](https://posts.thayermethod.ai/p/the-implementation-era-begins): The labs, the layoffs, and a clearer picture of where work is headed.
- [Build a Company Brain](https://posts.thayermethod.ai/p/build-a-company-brain): Last week I used a term. Yesterday YC made it official.
- [Inside a Claude Implementation](https://posts.thayermethod.ai/p/inside-a-claude-implementation): The four things every serious Claude setup needs
- [A Tale of Two Labs](https://posts.thayermethod.ai/p/openai-vs-anthropic): OpenAI and Anthropic are racing to build the future of AI. Their approaches couldn't be more different.
- [The Free Ride](https://posts.thayermethod.ai/p/the-free-ride): You're getting a remarkable deal on AI right now. It won't always be this good.
- [Hope and Alarm](https://posts.thayermethod.ai/p/hope-and-alarm): 81,000 people told Anthropic what they want from AI. The people most worried about losing their jobs are also the ones most likely to keep them.
- [The Rise, Fall, and Imminent Return of the Em Dash](https://posts.thayermethod.ai/p/the-rise-fall-and-imminent-return-of-the-em-dash): The punctuation mark that accidentally became an AI tell.
- ["Good With AI"](https://posts.thayermethod.ai/p/good-with-ai): Jarvis answers to those who ask well.
- [The Gap](https://posts.thayermethod.ai/p/ai-productivity-gap-nber-study): 80% of executives say AI isn't working. Jack Dorsey just laid off 40% of his company because it is.
- [There Are Levels to This](https://posts.thayermethod.ai/p/there-are-levels-to-this): Most people have never used AI. The ones who have might be doing it wrong.
- [Your Keyboard Is Slowing You Down](https://posts.thayermethod.ai/p/your-keyboard-is-slowing-you-down): Stop typing. Start talking.
- [The Easiest AI Win at Work](https://posts.thayermethod.ai/p/the-easiest-ai-win-at-work): You're losing more in meetings than you think.
- [A 200-Year-Old Learning Method for the AI Era](https://posts.thayermethod.ai/p/a-200-year-old-learning-method-for-the-ai-era): How West Point's approach to learning applies to AI.

## Pages
- [](https://posts.thayermethod.ai/)

## Authors
- [John Crowley](https://posts.thayermethod.ai/authors/john-crowley)