While You Were Arguing About Nothing, The World Changed
by Mitch Mitchem, CEO of HIVE Interactive
“While you were busy locked in a digital shouting match over everything from tariffs to politics and throwing tantrums over this and that online, the real shift has already happened. AI didn’t knock. It walked in and rewrote the rules. And you missed it.”
But in this article, I'm going to help you catch up with real talk, facts, and tools.”
I'll cut to the hard truth you may not be ready to face: We waste time on the superfluous at such a level that we can't engage with each other for joy, productivity, or even decent debate. The world is noisier than ever. According to recent studies, the average person checks their phone over 96 times a day and spends more than 7 hours staring at screens, most of it consuming content designed to distract or divide. Outrage is a bizarre currency that buys nothing but regret and wasted time. Social feeds have become battlegrounds of opinions, identity crises, and endless distractions. And while most people were busy fighting over headlines, algorithms were learning, AI tools were evolving, and the future quietly arrived. And my job, our job at HIVE, is to catch you up and prepare you for what's next.
AI... it’s not waiting for anyone. So, let's help you rise to meet it.
AI Is Here. It’s Not The Future, It’s The Filter
We’re no longer in the information age. We’ve crossed over into the intelligence age heading for a new economy of trust. The game is changing under us and it's being built for those who are paying attention and put learning at the forefront of their humanity. But here’s the problem: most people are still using their minds like it’s 2015. They’re trying to remember everything, solve everything, do everything manually.
It’s like trying to win a Formula 1 race with a tricycle.
Let's set the stage, then apply the learning: The Illusion of “Staying Informed” Is Costing You Everything.
According to new research, in just one day, the average person consumes more information than a person in the early 1900s encountered in their entire lifetime but, here is the rub, they actually did something with the information. They built things, in our society such as cars, airplanes, machines, rockets, telephones, computers, and factories. They did not bother to waste time on pointless arguments, gender positions, or politics. Thus, arguing online about politics, and tariffs (which most humans don't really understand) doesn’t make you more informed it makes you reactive. Reacting to the crisis of the day doesn’t make you smarter and staying “busy” without AI guiding your time, thoughts, and energy is a recipe for mediocrity.
People who are winning today, those not more intelligent than you, just more effective, are using the tools of AI to make themselves smarter, better, faster, and more efficient. They’re focused. They’ve traded noise for clarity. They’re using AI to communicate better, lead faster, solve problems quicker, and expand their impact daily. And they are putting down their social media.
Practical Steps to Put AI to Work Right Now
About a month ago I did something drastic with AI, I made all the models of AI I use start to retrain me to be a next-level individual and leader building a billion-dollar business while also still being a great husband, father, and friend, and son. So now all the models I use from ChatGPT, to Claude, PI, and others, all designed to make me think at this level. It's a human upgrade using tech. My AI always now thinks and responds to me to put me in check, to push me harder, to ask me tough questions about my actions and reactions to things, all because it is making me become more every day. And it is working, fast.
For you, here’s how to start integrating AI into your business and personal life today, no coding required, just a mindset shift and intentional action:
1. Set a Daily Intentional Focus with AI
Start every morning by prompting your AI assistant (like ChatGPT) with: “Help me plan my day with clarity and efficiency..” Let it structure your goals, appointments, and priorities in 60 seconds flat. Stop trying in life and start making life happen.
2. Replace Reactive Scrolling with Reflective Thinking
Use AI tools to summarize the news and block time-wasting websites. Apps like ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity AI custom settings can give you unbiased summaries so you stay informed without losing hours. Just get the news you need for your daily life and work. Then delete all social media from your phone. You don't need it.
3. Strengthen Relationships with AI-Augmented Feedback
Use AI to help write better emails, texts, and updates, ones that are clearer, kinder, and more effective. You can even ask it, “How can I say this in a way that builds trust or shows authenticity without hostility?" Get better at being a human.
4. Use AI to Learn Faster, Not Just Work Faster
Pick a topic you want to master like negotiation, leadership, finance, parenting, and ask AI to coach you daily with 3-5 minute lessons. You’ll double your learning speed without opening a book.
5. Reflect Weekly with AI
Each Sunday, prompt your assistant: “Ask me 5 questions to help me reflect on my week and get better.” AI can help you identify patterns, missed opportunities, and wins you didn’t even notice. Then for fun, ask it to tell you what you are missing about yourself, your blind spots in how you think and act.
We have taught tens of thousands of people how to use AI in ways they never imagined and we also have educated more on human skills needed in a time of uncertainty, rapid change, and growth, with major companies across the world.
We don't bring theory, these are moves. Simple, powerful, and right now. The real divide is between those who USE it daily, and those who still think it’s optional.
So, all your arguments, political positions, and nonsensical debates over things you can't control are destroying your ability to grow, improve, and become more. If you and your company make these changes while leveraging AI, you will become less reactive and more creative in all your business, work, and personal life.
It's up to you.
Mitch
