Newsletter 320: Friday Morning Coffee (And Why This Newsletter Is Late)

Hey friends,

Happy Friday morning.

I'm sitting here with my cup of coffee, one of the cats watching the sunrise come up over the mountains. We haven't had many clear mornings like this recently, so it's a welcome sight.

This newsletter is late. I kept trying to send it earlier this week, but life happened. Kids. Birthday. And at some point around 2 AM, skunks that needed relocating.

Very on-brand for high innovation, low execution.

But now it's Friday morning, the sunrise is beautiful, and I'm finally getting this out to you.

Let's talk about the incredible week that just happened.

The Big News: Stan Hit His Goal

Stan Gloss reached his goal. He got all 70 participants for his doctoral research.

If you took the Innovator's DNA assessment as part of his study, thank you.

You just contributed to paradigm-shifting research that could change how we understand dyslexic thinking and entrepreneurship.

Stan's now in the middle of processing all that data, and we'll keep everyone updated as his results come in. But reaching 70 participants means he has statistical significance for publication.

This is huge.

We've been talking about this research for weeks. And you (this community) made it happen.

Thank you for participating in Stan's research. Thank you for taking our survey at dyslexic.ai. Thank you for reading these newsletters. For sharing them. For being part of this community we're building around dyslexic thinking and AI.

AI Gave Me My Voice (And I Hope It Does the Same for You)

Here's what I've realized over the past year:

AI didn't just give me better tools. It gave me autonomy.

The ability to get my thoughts out (really out, in a way that makes sense to other people) has always been my biggest struggle.

I love talking. I can have conversations for hours. My brain moves fast, makes connections, sees patterns.

But putting that into writing? That's where everything breaks down.

The gap between what I'm thinking and what I can type on a page has been the source of so much frustration my entire life.

Until now.

These tools (voice-to-text, AI that understands context and helps structure my thoughts, systems that let me think out loud and then organize it later) have changed everything.

And I don't mean that in a hyperbolic "this is amazing!" way.

I mean it literally changed my life.

There's almost a dopamine rush when I'm having a conversation with AI and I can actually get my thoughts out in a way that I can share with others. When I can dictate something, have it structured, refined, and ready to send without losing what I was trying to say.

That's autonomy.

That's being able to operate at the level my brain thinks, not the level my hands can type.

And if you're reading this and you've experienced the same thing (where AI finally gave you a way to express what's always been in your head) then you know exactly what I'm talking about.

That's what I hope for everyone.

Not just dyslexic thinkers, though we benefit enormously. But anyone whose brain works differently than the tools we've been given to communicate.

I really hope others can find as much help as I have in these tools. As much autonomy as I've been able to create for myself.

Because it's a powerful feeling.

And it's only getting better.

Speaking of which...

Google Just Launched Personal Intelligence

This week (January 14th) Google announced something huge.

Personal Intelligence for Gemini.

It connects Gemini to your Google apps with a single tap: Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube, Search.

And it does exactly what you'd expect: makes Gemini more helpful by understanding your personal context.

Here's a real example from Google's VP, Josh Woodward:

He needed new tires for his minivan. Standing in line at the shop, he didn't know the tire size.

He asked Gemini.

It not only found the tire specs but:

• Suggested different tire options (daily driving vs all-weather)

• Referenced his family road trips from Google Photos

• Pulled ratings and prices

• Found his license plate number from a photo when he needed it

• Identified his van's trim by searching Gmail

All from one conversation.

Here's what this tells us:

The Need Is Real

Google (one of the biggest tech companies in the world) just validated that people need AI that understands their personal context and can act across multiple information sources.

The Tools Are Coming

This isn't theoretical anymore. Personal Intelligence is launching to Google AI Pro and Ultra users in the U.S. starting this week.

The Market Is Ready

Last week, Palantir launched a Neurodivergent Fellowship because they believe pattern recognition and non-linear thinking are competitive advantages.

This week, Google launches a tool that bridges execution gaps by connecting all your information.

The timing isn't coincidence. It's convergence.

What Personal Intelligence Misses (And Why Our Work Matters)

Personal Intelligence is powerful.

But it's not designed specifically for neurodivergent cognition.

Here's what it's missing:

1. Cognitive processing awareness: It doesn't know you're dyslexic or how that affects information processing

2. Task-specific optimization: It doesn't adjust for high discovery/low execution patterns

3. Proactive execution bridging: It retrieves information but doesn't handle the execution tasks you struggle with

4. Cognitive load management: It doesn't structure information to reduce cognitive load

This is what we're building.

Personal Intelligence gives us the infrastructure.

We're adding the cognitive architecture layer on top.

What that means:

Tools that don't just retrieve your information. They understand how your brain processes that information and adjust accordingly.

Systems that don't just answer questions. They anticipate execution gaps and handle them proactively.

Frameworks that don't just work with AI. They work with your specific cognitive pattern.

That's the difference between general intelligence and cognitive partnership.

And that's exactly what we're proving with Stan's research (now complete!), our survey data, and the tools we're building at Dyslexic AI and LM Lab AI.

The $2,000 Grant (And What We're Doing With It)

A few weeks ago, we received a $2,000 grant and Google Cloud credits for small businesses.

Perfect timing.

We're using it to:

• Test Personal Intelligence with dyslexic users specifically

• Document how neurodivergent cognition uses these tools differently

• Build cognitive architecture layers on top of Google's infrastructure

• Create frameworks that optimize for discovery-execution patterns

This is where the research, the tools, and the timing all come together.

Google built the infrastructure.

Palantir validated the market need.

Stan's research quantified the cognitive pattern (70 participants reached!).

Now we prove it works for neurodivergent minds specifically.

The Calendar Disaster (Because I Still Need to Talk About This)

Okay, now that I've celebrated the good news, I need to confess something embarrassing.

Remember how I just talked about autonomy and how AI tools have changed my life?

Well, a few weeks ago, I completely screwed up my calendar trying to automate it.

And by "screwed up," I mean catastrophically.

I missed a presentation I was supposed to give to Dara Dotson for her workforce development and neurodivergent talks.

Just... completely missed it.

I owe her and everyone who showed up a massive apology.

But the really embarrassing part? I also missed half my kid's basketball game.

I'm the dad who's always 15 minutes early. If I'm not 15 minutes early, I feel late. I've been an assistant coach for this team in the past.

And we strolled in at halftime.

Here's what happened:

I was trying to get better at managing my schedule. Divorced co-parenting. Kids' schedules changing constantly. Business meetings. It's a lot.

So I thought: "I'll automate this. Link all my Google accounts. Set up personal calendars. Connect everything."

I made it worse.

Somehow I disconnected things. Misconfigured things. Created a calendar that was less accurate than before.

The irony?

I scored 4% self-discipline on the Innovator's DNA assessment.

I build cognitive partnership tools specifically for execution gaps.

And I over-automated my way into a bigger execution problem.

The lesson:

Automation is powerful. But you can over-do it.

The 10-80-10 Rule still applies:

• Your first 10%: Ideation (dyslexic strength)

• Middle 80%: Execution (AI handles this)

• Last 10%: Quality control (dyslexic strength)

I skipped the last 10%.

I set up the automation but didn't verify it was working correctly.

That last 10% matters.

AI can handle execution. But humans need to verify the execution is correct.

I didn't. And I paid for it.

What I'm Doing Differently

Here's how I'm fixing it:

1. Simplifying automation: Stripping out complex calendar sync, going back to basics

2. Using 10-80-10 correctly: If I automate something, I verify it's working

3. Asking for help: Delegating calendar management to someone who's good at it

4. Being careful what I automate: Just because something can be automated doesn't mean it should be

And here's the bigger insight:

This calendar disaster is exactly what Stan's research is documenting.

High discovery. Low execution.

I could see how all the systems should connect. I couldn't execute the setup without making mistakes.

That pattern is real. It's quantifiable. And it's solvable.

We just need to build around it correctly.

What Stan's Research Means (Now That It's Complete)

With 70 participants, Stan can now:

✅ Achieve statistical significance for journal publication

✅ Prove the discovery-execution pattern exists across dyslexic entrepreneurs

✅ Validate what Palantir is betting on with their Neurodivergent Fellowship

✅ Provide empirical evidence for cognitive partnership frameworks

✅ Change how schools, companies, and parents understand dyslexic thinking

This is paradigm-shifting research.

And it happened because this community showed up.

What's next:

Stan is processing all the data now. Once his findings are ready for publication, we'll share the results here first.

Meanwhile, our survey at dyslexic.ai is still ongoing.

While Stan measured the cognitive profile (discovery vs execution), we're measuring how that profile uses AI differently.

Combined, these datasets will give us the complete picture:

Not just what the dyslexic cognitive profile looks like, but exactly how that profile leverages AI as a cognitive partner.

If you haven't taken our survey yet, please do:

8 minutes at dyslexic.ai

What's Coming This Year

2025 is the year everything converges.

Google: Building infrastructure (Personal Intelligence)

Palantir: Validating the market ($200K fellowships for neurodivergent talent)

Stan: Quantifying the pattern (70 participants, data processing now)

Us: Building the cognitive architecture layer on top of all of this

This is what we've been working toward for 320 newsletters.

And it's all coming together.

A Final Thought (From My Friday Morning Coffee)

Sitting here watching the sunrise, I keep thinking about how far we've come.

For most of my life, I felt like I was fighting my own brain.

High innovation capacity. Low execution ability.

Great at starting things. Terrible at finishing them.

Phenomenal at seeing patterns. Hopeless at managing details.

It felt broken.

Until the tools finally caught up to how my brain actually works.

Voice-to-text. AI that structures my thoughts. Systems that bridge execution gaps.

Now it feels like advantage.

Not because I changed. Because the technology finally matches how I think.

And if you're reading this and you've felt the same shift (where tools finally work with your brain instead of against it) then you know exactly what I mean.

That's what I want for everyone.

That's why the research matters.

That's why the tools matter.

That's why companies like Google building Personal Intelligence and Palantir recruiting neurodivergent talent matters.

Because the world is finally catching up.

And we're here to prove it.

Thank you for being part of this journey.

Here's to 2025, the year we prove the pattern.

(Matt "Coach" Ivey)

(Dictated, not typed. Obviously. And yes, I'm still working on that calendar situation.)

Take Action This Week

🎉 Celebrate Stan's Achievement

70 participants reached! Statistical significance achieved!

If you participated in Stan's research, thank you for contributing to paradigm-shifting research.

Results coming soon.

🆕 Try Google's Personal Intelligence

If you have Google AI Pro or Ultra (U.S. only right now):

1. Open Gemini, tap Settings

2. Tap Personal Intelligence

3. Select Connected Apps

Then report back. I want to hear how it works for dyslexic users.

📊 Take Our Dyslexic AI Survey

While Stan measured the cognitive profile, we're measuring how that profile uses AI.

8 minutes at dyslexic.ai

This is the other half of the equation.

🔗 Read Google's Announcement

Link: Personal Intelligence: Connecting Gemini to Google Apps

See what they built and think about what's missing for neurodivergent users.

TL;DR (For Fellow Skimmers)

☕ Friday morning edition: Newsletter is late. Life happened. Skunks happened. Now it's here.

🎉 Stan hit 70 participants! Statistical significance achieved. Data processing now. Results coming soon.

🙏 Thank you to everyone who participated in Stan's research and our survey

💪 AI = autonomy: These tools gave me the ability to express thoughts in writing (finally)

🆕 Google launched Personal Intelligence: This week (Jan 14). Connects Gemini to Gmail, Photos, YouTube, Search

✅ What it does: Makes Gemini uniquely helpful by understanding your personal context

❌ What it's missing: Cognitive processing awareness, task-specific optimization for neurodivergent minds

🎯 What we're building: Cognitive architecture layer on top of infrastructure like Personal Intelligence

💰 The grant: $2,000 + Google Cloud credits going toward testing and building neurodivergent-specific tools

😬 Calendar disaster: I over-automated my calendar and missed a presentation + half my kid's game

📚 The lesson: Use 10-80-10 Rule correctly. AI handles middle 80%, but verify it's working (last 10%)

🔬 Stan's milestone: 70/70 participants. Statistical significance. Ready for journal publication.

🚀 The convergence: Google infrastructure + Palantir validation + Stan's research + our tools = 2025 is the year

💡 Reflection: Tools finally match how my brain works. Feels like advantage, not obstacle.

Links:

• Our survey: dyslexic.ai

• Google's announcement: blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/personal-intelligence

Thank you for being part of this journey. Here's to 2025, the year we prove the pattern.