My friend Eli Schein asked me: "Can you share a word for last year and one for this year?" I decided to let my data answer. I ran my conversations through a word frequency analysis — Limitless recordings, Granola meeting notes, ChatGPT threads, everything from 2025. The winner: AGENT.
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