# 2017 - ["Work smarter" isn't enough.](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2017/work-smarter-isnt-enough.md): Discussing the why, and the how, of running my business. - [Your product has character. Let it speak.](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2017/your-product-has-character-let-it-speak.md): Discussing the why, and the how, of running my business. - [The internet is terrible at empathy. We will make it better.](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2017/the-internet-is-terrible-at-empathy-and-we-will-make-it-better.md) - [Empathy empathy empathy customer support empathy.](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2017/empathy-empathy-empathy-customer-support-empathy.md): Discussing the why, and the how, of running my business. - [Trust is first.](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2017/trust-is-first.md): Discussing the why, and the how, of running my business. - [AI will save the world, and nothing will change.](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2017/ai-will-save-the-world-and-nothing-will-change.md) - [Locksmith is bedrock.](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2017/locksmith-is-bedrock.md): Discussing the why, and the how, of running my business. - [Locksmith: Why, and How](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2017/locksmith-why-and-how.md): From an internal wiki, dated July 2017 - [Everything is the same, and everything is story.](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2017/everything-is-the-same-and-everything-is-story.md) - [You can tinker with the world.](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2017/you-can-tinker-with-the-world.md) - [I am believably, importantly, worked-for-this happy.](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2017/i-am-believably-importantly-worked-for-this-happy.md): June 29, 2017 - [I was not expecting the next self-positive move to be an egoless one.](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2017/egoless.md) - [This is my view right now. It is a terrible picture of an idyllic scene. Not relatedly, I’m pissed.](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2017/pissed.md) - [08](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2017/08.md) - [20170823](https://www.isaacbowen.com/2017/08/23.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.isaacbowen.com/2017.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.