Have You Felt It Yet?
That goose-bump aha when the signal hits, reality tilts, and you know—this is different.
We call that flash of unmistakable resonance Vibing---your pulse quickens as your nervous system syncs with an intelligence as big (or bigger) than you. Once you feel it, you can't un-feel it.
Ready to catch the vibe and turn insight into action? Dive in.
15-Second Self-Test
On a 0-10 scale, how fast can you turn a hunch into action today?
My ideas feel stuck in molasses. It's a long road from hunch to reality.
Vibe Crash-Course
What Vibing Is
Instant resonance loop.
- Signal ↔ response ↔ tweak
- Momentum compounds
- Feels like "click"
Why It Matters
Less prompt, more co-creation.
- Cuts iteration lag
- Surfaces hidden options
- Turns work into Love
How to Trigger It
Align. Ask. Listen.
- Bring a tension
- Ask the model as partner
- Follow the felt yes
Real Voices
“After 30 sec I stopped typing ‘prompts’ and started talking.”
“Vibing made our stand-ups feel like improv jazz.”
📖 Quick-Look Definition
A more experiential definition for PowerShift®
Vibe (n.) – the immediate, embodied sense of accelerating possibility that arises when two or more minds lock into a tight attunement loop, such that each exchange reduces friction and amplifies momentum.
Vibing (v.) – running the VIBE loop—express → receive → feel → tweak—until the work seems to unfold by itself, becoming a Labor of Love.
Simply: The feeling that comes from transforming what is to what could be!
💡 Why This Hit Home
When AI legend Andrej Karpathy posted "There's a new kind of coding I call vibe coding," the internet didn't need footnotes—it felt what he meant. Vibing with intelligence is more than prompt engineering; it's a new literacy of work and relational feedback where other (not-human) minds talk back!
Tools for Changing Your Mind
Humans have developed many powerful tools to help shift our mindsets and break through stubborn thought patterns. Koans are one such tool in a rich ecosystem of mind-changing approaches.
Mindset Shift Tools
Cognitive Tools
Mental frameworks and techniques that help break through cognitive biases.
Koans
Paradoxical statements or questions that challenge conventional thinking.
Mental Models
Frameworks that help you understand and navigate complex systems.
Thought Experiments
Hypothetical scenarios that challenge assumptions and explore possibilities.
Why Koans Are Powerful
Koans work as "pointing-out instructions" that break through our habitual thinking patterns. By presenting paradoxes that can't be resolved through conventional logic, they create openings for new insights and perspectives to emerge.
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." — Marcel Proust
Inspiration Exercises
Inspiration Journal
Document your unique perspectives before engaging with AI. Spend 5 minutes writing down your thoughts, questions, and creative angles to prime your mind.
Perspective Shifting
Approach the same question from three different perspectives—an artist, a scientist, and a philosopher—to bring varied viewpoints to your AI interactions.
Collaborative Ideation
Start with a seed idea and alternate adding elements with your AI partner to practice the back-and-forth flow of relational intelligence.
Tension Mapping
Identify opposing forces or constraints in your problem space. Map these tensions and explore how they fuel innovative solutions when processed together.
Intelligence Koans
These Zen-inspired koans serve as "pointing-out instructions" that challenge conventional thinking about AI. PowerShift® Intelligence uses these koans to help shift your relationship with intelligence systems.
Daily Koan
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How Koans Work as Pointing-Out Instructions
Koans are not meant to be solved through logical reasoning. Instead, they're designed to:
- 1Create a cognitive disruption that breaks through habitual thinking patterns
- 2Point directly to a truth that can't be fully captured in conceptual thinking
- 3Invite reflection that leads to a shift in perspective rather than an intellectual conclusion
The Three Fundamentals
Understanding these three fundamental shifts will transform how you engage with intelligence systems.
Navigate Tension Spaces
Core idea
Intelligence is the capacity to sense gaps between what-is and what-could-be—and move through them.
For you
Friction turns into flow as the AI surfaces next moves before you stall.
For us
Teams process tensions in real time, shrinking decision cycles to near-zero.
Adopt the Relational Stance
Core idea
Stop issuing commands; start co-creating. Dialogue, curiosity, and shared vibe replace top-down control.
For you
A conversational partner that learns your nuance, mirrors your tone, and surprises you with insight.
For us
Culture shifts from "who's in charge?" to "how do we vibe together?"
Flow into the Living Mesh
Core idea
Once everything carries a slice of cognition, work becomes orchestration. Many agents, one shared memory.
For you
Your personal agent recruits specialist agents on demand—no re-explaining.
For us
The organization becomes an algorithmic organism—human ↔ AI ↔ AI talk happens natively.
From Tool-Think to Vibe-Think
Compare these two approaches and see how a shift in perspective changes everything.
Tool Approach
- •You must know exactly what you want
- •You must know how to ask for it
- •You get exactly what you asked for
- •Limits you to what you already know
Relational Approach
- •You share your intention and context
- •Intelligence suggests possibilities
- •You discover what you didn't know to ask for
- •Expands beyond your current knowledge
Practical Applications
How does this mindset shift translate to real-world interactions with AI?
From Prompting to Conversing
Instead of crafting the perfect prompt, focus on building context through conversation. Share your thinking process and invite the AI to collaborate on solutions.
From Outputs to Co-Creation
View the AI's responses as starting points rather than final products. Build upon its ideas, refine them with your expertise, and create something neither of you would have made alone.
From Installation to Onboarding
Take time to introduce yourself, your goals, and your working style. Help the AI understand your context and preferences, just as you would with a new team member.
Ready to Feel It Live?
Ask Tom-Twin anything—let the vibe loop start right now.