My name is Dylan Heagy. I am a father of five. I am an entrepreneur. I am a speaker, a homeschooler, and an adventure guide. I am submitting to this challenge because you and Sam have changed my life in innumerable ways, and I intend to pay it forward.
Here's what I believe:
The most important problem I am navigating right now is: How do you thrive as a father in the age of algorithms?
Not just survive. Thrive.
I have five kids. I moved my family to a farm. I homeschool them using a framework around the 8 Forms of Capital because I believe we can do better than traditional schooling. Not just on intellectual development, but on experiential, social, and every other form of capital that actually matters for a life well-lived. My wife works harder than anyone I've ever met. I owe it to her and to them to figure this out.
And I'm looking at the world right now and I see two forces pulling in opposite directions:
One: AI tools that genuinely help me be a better father, a better provider, and a happier, more effective person overall.
Two: Algorithms designed to capture my attention, fragment my focus, and turn me into a consumer instead of a creator. Systems that threaten to do the same thing to my kids before they even have a chance to develop a sense of self.
I thought about doing just another AI newsletter. But that's not what people need.
What people need is someone willing to sort through the noise and figure out: How do you leverage the insane potential of AI to get more of what actually matters, while also freeing yourself from the oppressive grip of algorithms that want to own your attention?
That's the problem I'm obsessing over every day. That's what Ready or Not is about.
What Ready or Not Actually Is
Ready or Not is an invitation to play.
It's an assertion that these are some of the most pressing problems we need to navigate, and most people are talking about them wrong. Everyone's got their head up their ass geeking out on AI productivity gains that deliver zero actual throughput of value to their life.
I want more. I want to help other people get more.
Ready or Not is also a call to action. To figure out what really matters, figure out what's blocking you, and do more of the right thing. Solve the right problems.
We are not AI evangelists. We are not AI doomers. We're going to sort through all the noise and help you think about what's actually worth thinking about and what's actually worth doing.
The truth is that 99% of what you're doom-scrolling about AI is pointless. This newsletter will help you keep a cool head. We'll help you figure out where your attention actually needs to go, and how to use the tools so you're spending less time on the computer, not more.
If the computer is supposed to be a tool that helps you, we're going to show you how to make it one… and not a tool of your own destruction.
One More Thing
If you're looking for a reason to pay attention, it's this:
I’m committing to the MrBeast ‘100 pieces of content’ challenge.
Round 1 is in the books.
See you in 99 more.
—Dylan