AI and the Art of Being Human: The Pocket Edition
What Makes You You When AI Can Do What You Do?
21 practical tools to help you answer that question—in a book that fits in your pocket
AI and the Art of Being Human: The Pocket Edition is a portable guide to thriving with AI while staying human.
It’s a streamlined edition of AI and the Art of Being Human: The same stories, same tools, and same framework as the full edition, along with a couple of additional navigational guides, all in a pocket or purse-sized format ( 4.25″ × 7″).
Perfect as a complement to the full version, or for readers who just want the essentials in an easy to access companion.
A profoundly human book on one of the defining questions of our time
Thupten Jinpa, Translator to the Dalai Lama
What’s Inside:
Through fictional narratives set in Munich, Singapore, Dubai, São Paulo, and beyond, the book explores what it means to thrive when machines can mirror so much of what we thought made us unique. Each story illuminates practical tools you can put into practice straight away:
Four foundational principles:
- Curiosity — Approaching AI as discovery, not threat
- Intentionality — Choosing consciously instead of following algorithmic momentum
- Clarity — Seeing what’s actually happening beneath the hype and fear
- Care — Building systems and practices that preserve human dignity
When AI seems to know you too well:
- Mirror Test — Three questions to ask when the machine shows you something uncanny about yourself
When you’re wondering “Will AI replace me?”:
- Human Qualities Spectrum — Understanding what AI can replicate vs. what remains irreducibly yours
- Identity Matrix — Mapping what’s replaceable against what endures
When you need to make decisions under pressure:
- Intent Map — Making your values visible before momentum decides for you
- 7-Minute Clarity Pause — A structured pause when stakes are high
- 4-Lens Scan — Ninety seconds to see what urgency hides
When you’re working with AI and want to stay in the driver’s seat:
- Curiosity Loop — Transforming defensiveness into exploration
- Orchestration Triangle — Balancing data, intuition, and context
- Prompt-Scaffolding Canvas — Structuring creative AI conversations with purpose
When you can’t figure this out alone:
- Micro-Circle Launch Kit — Gathering others for collective exploration
- Community Flywheel — Growing and sustaining what you start
Plus 10 more tools for values under pressure, creative partnership, organizational care, and building your personal AI roadmap.
A profound guide for our time—showing us how technology can illuminate our shared humanity.
Owsley Brown, Board Member, Mind and Life Institute; Chair, Festival of Faiths
How does this edition differ from the full book?
The pocket edition captures the essentials of the full book—the characters, stories, and all 21 tools—in a streamlined format. We removed the sidebars, hands-on cards, footnotes, and longer background passages (all still available in the full edition).
What we added: a Tool Finder organized around the questions you’re actually asking, plus a Quick Reference Guide so you can find what you need fast.
The result is a book that’s designed to be well-thumbed, spine-cracked, and coffee-stained—a day-to-day companion for the art of being human in an age of AI.
a must-read for anyone trying to figure out their place in an AI-infused world
Chris Yeh, Co-author of Blitzscaling
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