The Meantime
A Non-Technical Compass for Working with the AI We Actually Have
Most of us are not working in the polished future promised by AI marketing. We are working in the meantime: with tools that are powerful, uneven, surprising, limited, useful, and often misunderstood.
The Meantime is a book for people trying to think clearly about that reality.
What it's about
The Meantime is about the space between panic and fantasy. It explores what AI is, what it is not, and how knowledge workers can begin building better relationships with tools that speak, assist, summarize, generate, and sometimes fail in very convincing ways.
This is not a book about replacing humans with machines. It is a book about learning how to remain thoughtful, capable, and responsible while the tools around us change.
Who it's for
- Knowledge workers trying to understand AI without becoming technical experts.
- Professionals tired of hype, fear, and shallow productivity advice.
- Builders, educators, managers, and operators working with imperfect tools.
- People who want language for what they are already experiencing at work.
Where it goes next
The book is the compass. These are the two places the thinking becomes practical — one private, one shared.
Out now on Amazon in paperback and Kindle.
The book, the tools, and the room are one connected body of work. The book hands you the compass. The rest is the walking. — M.