You know the saying, “If you want it done correctly, do it yourself”.

John Cleese reckons only about one in seven people in any job really knows what they’re doing.

His therapist suggested it was 1 in 10 in that field.

I suspect that percentage would vary by profession and trade, but it’s probably not far from the truth based on what I’ve seen.

My mechanic of 20 years retired.

The ba@#$d.

He couldn’t, or wouldn’t, tell me who he recommended.

He was an excellent mechanic and charged fair prices, but everyone is entitled to retire.

It’s annoying though.

I have to find another competent mechanic.

I had similar issues when I worked as an office equipment technician.

The number of jobs where I went to fix another tech’s stuff-ups was way too many.

So I’ve seen this pattern across multiple industries and many years, that’s why I can back up John’s claim, although I never worked out percentages.

But, with the advent of AI tools you don’t have to do it all yourself.

You still have to cross check things though.

AI, while very good, still makes mistakes, and they make stuff up when they’re unsure.

Partly because it learned from the internet, and the internet’s full of mistakes.

Treat it like an apprentice.

Teach it what you want it to know and do.

Then you’ll get good results.

Regards,
Brent.

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