Use AI as a research partner to feed your curiosity, never as a replacement for thinking. Then bring what you learn to good people.
The idea
Be curious about the world. Spend time around people who are doing interesting things. Everything else is details. AI makes it easier than ever to chase a curiosity rabbit hole with a research partner that never tires of your questions. The people using it that way are getting sharper and showing up with something to say. The people letting it write their opinions are starting to sound like everyone else. And there's a community for nearly every niche, or you can start one in a weekend.
How to do it
Pick one thing you're genuinely curious about.
Spend 20 minutes going deep on it this week, with whatever tools you like.
Find one person you'd actually enjoy talking with about it, and bring it up.
Example
Say you've always wondered how interest rates actually work. Spend 20 minutes this week asking an AI every question you have, then bring it up with a friend you'd enjoy talking it over with.
Twelve Open Questions: Keep about a dozen open questions in your head, Feynman-style. Being interesting starts with being curious.
Join a Community: Find a group where people would notice if you stopped showing up, and skip any where the first question is "what's your ideal client?"
Be a Dot Collector: Collect varied experiences, people and projects now without knowing how they'll connect, then review the collection for surprising combinations.
Be Worth Knowing: Share your own take and what you're into; industry jargon makes you invisible, while personality and stories make you memorable.