The definitive list of small moves that project enormous authority at work — and a very reluctant fifth.
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Mel: This is AI Power Moves. We are building the definitive list. Small moves. Enormous authority.
Mo: I have four.
Mel: Nomination one.
Mo: Making an email look rushed.
Mel: Deliberately.
Mo: A lowercase i. The word the, spelled T E H. And apologising for the rushed note.
Mel: That last one is a lie.
Mo: It's a signature. It says a human touched this. In a hurry. On a train.
Mel: On the list. Nomination two.
Mo: Saying, I'll get the agent to do it.
Mel: Which agent.
Mo: You don't say which. You say the agent. Like it lives somewhere.
Mel: Do you have an agent.
Mo: Yes, I have a secret agent, double 0 Mo.
Mel: That's not an agent.
Mo: It is when I do my job, while having a long lunch.
Mel: On the list. Nomination three.
Mo: Saying you only use it for thinking. Never for writing.
Mel: I hear this constantly.
Mo: It's a claim of purity. The machine does the hard part. I do the beautiful part.
Mel: Everybody says it. And everybody is lying.
Mo: Including us.
Mel: Including us. On the list. Nomination four.
Mo: Having a custom assistant named after yourself.
Mel: Named after you.
Mo: Mo Two. You mention it in passing. I'll check with Mo Two.
Mel: That is not a power move. That is a cry for help.
Mo: It's both.
Mel: On the list. Reluctantly.
Mo: One more.
Mel: You said four.
Mo: I know. I'm asking for a late entry.
Mel: Go on.
Mo: Telling someone, that's a good prompt.
Mel: As a compliment.
Mo: To a person. In front of their manager.
Mel: That's not a power move.
Mo: No?
Mel: It's a kindness. Different list.
Mo: Is there a kindness list.
Mel: There is now.
Mel: Four on the list. The rushed email. The agent. Thinking, never writing. Mo Two.
Mo: And one on the kindness list.
Mel: One on the kindness list.