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December 4, 2025

What Anthropic's Research Reveals About AI Adoption

Anthropic built an AI-powered interview tool and used it to talk to 1,250 professionals about how they actually feel about AI at work. They spoke with the general workforce, scientists, and creatives.

The research validates a lot of what we're seeing. People tend to like AI, they use it frequently, and they're still uneasy about it.

December 1, 2025

Three Divisions, One Team

With the launch of this new website, we're bringing our three divisions—Mostly Serious, Habitat, and MSAI—into one space. It's important to understand how this all came together.

Fifteen years ago, Mostly Serious started in a spare bedroom building websites. Along the way, we built a team and culture that actually works—and that foundation led to Habitat and MSAI. Three divisions, one team, solving connected problems.

December 1, 2025

We're Hiring Our Next Director of Development

Mostly Serious is hiring a Director of Development to lead a small, high-velocity technical team as we expand from traditional web projects into AI-powered solutions.

This post shares what the role looks like, who will thrive in it, and how to apply to join our Springfield, Missouri-based digital agency.

November 26, 2025

Choosing the Right AI Model for the Job

As AI tools become part of everyday work, the model you choose—4o, o3, 4.5, o3-pro, or whatever comes next—has a huge impact on quality, speed, and how “smart” the assistant feels.

This article shares how we teach teams to think about model choice in AI Quest Foundations, including simple personas for today’s ChatGPT models and why learning to pick the right one is a skill that will only matter more over time.

November 19, 2025

The Psychology of Great Teams: Data, Frameworks, and Practices

Great teams do not appear by accident—they emerge when leaders understand the psychology of dysfunction, build psychological safety, and create the conditions for people to do their best work together.

This article distills insights from Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions, Google’s Project Aristotle, and the Tuckman team lifecycle into practical habits you can use to diagnose your team, strengthen trust, and sustain high performance over time.