Issue 707 - "Industriousness and AI for 2025" (Part 3)


Wooden's Wisdom - Volume 13	Issue 707
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"INDUSTRIOUSNESS AND AI FOR 2025" (PART 3) John Wooden Video Clip (2 min. 26 sec.): Coach Wooden is asked: "Who do you think are the greatest players who ever played?" Over 40 million Americans use Artificial Intelligence tools daily. ChatGPT claims an estimated 100 million weekly users in the U.S. High school students (ages 13–17) are increasingly adopting AI for schoolwork, with around 26% reporting its use—double the level from a year ago. Roughly 37% of college students report currently using ChatGPT for assignments, and 56% of students overall have used AI for coursework or exams. A person who is Industrious takes the approach: "Facts first, opinions second." As John Wooden reminded us: "There is no substitute for work." I think ChatGPT is a good resource if used with caution. I asked ChatGPT two questions to test its accuracy.: Why was John Wooden called the Indiana Rubber Man? How did John Wooden feel about his players diving on the floor for loose balls? ChatGPT gave confident answers. Both were wrong. First, it said Coach Wooden got the nickname "Indiana Rubber Man" because of his "suicidal dives" on the court. Wrong. The nickname came from the rubber padding on the wall in his high school gym. After layups, he’d bounce off it and sprint back on defense. Second, ChatGPT said Coach Wooden "valued players diving on the floor." Wrong. Coach Wooden did not want his players diving on the floor. Coach believed if you dove on the floor, you were off balance. He wanted you to pick the ball up. He also did not want to risk injury diving for a loose ball. Hopefully there is not a ChatGPT Coach somewhere encouraging his players to dive on the floor like John Wooden. Here are some things I have found ChatGPT helpful with: Basic Research on Historical Topics Basic Biographical Info on Leaders (and famous quotes) Clarifying Technical Details (like what law governs a specific issue) Acting as a Research Assistant (but draw your own conclusions) ChatGPT is not good for: Writing Essays for You (Asking it to write an essay on the Pyramid of Success sounds helpful, the result might end up being generic, possibly inaccurate, and lacking real substance. It may miss the story behind the story — like what we saw with "Indiana Rubber Man.") Doing the Work for You (ChatGPT doesn’t know facts. It knows patterns. It pulls from what’s been published — accurate or not.) It’s not industrious to ask ChatGPT to do your thinking. It is industrious to ask it to give you more to think about. Who does your thinking? Click here for personal development exercise: Issue 707. Click here for Printable Poetry: Issue 707. Yours in Coaching, Craig Impelman www.woodenswisdom.com Follow @woodenswisdom	COACH'S FAVORITE POETRY AND PROSE When Day Is Done When day is done and the night slips down, And I've turned my back on the busy town, And come once more to the welcome gate Where the roses nod and the children wait, I tell myself as I see them smile That life is good and its tasks worth while. When day is done and I've come once more To my quiet street and the friendly door, Where the Mother reigns and the children play And the kettle sings in the old-time way, I throw my coat on a near-by chair And say farewell to my pack of care. When day is done, all the hurt and strife And the selfishness and the greed of life, Are left behind in the busy town; I've ceased to worry about renown Or gold or fame, and I'm just a dad, Content to be with his girl and lad. Whatever the day has brought of care, Here love and laughter are mine to share, Here I can claim what the rich desire— Rest and peace by a ruddy fire, The welcome words which the loved ones speak And the soft caress of a baby's cheek. When day is done and I reach my gate, I come to a realm where there is no hate, For here, whatever my worth may be, Are those who cling to their faith in me; And with love on guard at my humble door, I have all that the world has struggled for. Edgar Albert Guest (1881-1959)
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