Are you worried that AI is doing too much of your thinking for you?

We love AI for what it helps us achieve, but we worry about this too.

Knowledge work used to exercise your mind the way physical labour exercised your body. Now AI does that heavy lifting for us.

Like the body in a sedentary lifestyle, our minds are losing the exercise they used to get for free.

To keep our minds in top shape, we need a gym for the mind.

That's why we started Mind Club.

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What is Mind Club

Mind Club is an in-person session where we do exercises across math, science, language, logic and reasoning. Hard (but not too hard!).

Our goal isn't to ship anything or add a certificate to your CV, but to sharpen your ability to reason, think critically, and solve complex problems.

It's a bit like going back to school in the 2000s, before everything moved online, before you could look anything up mid-thought.

Who is this for

People who use AI a lot and feel something slipping.

People who care about their minds the way they care about their bodies.

People who miss the feeling of genuine mental effort.

And people who are looking for nerd events in Kitchener-Waterloo.

What to expect

A small group. A set of exercises. No phones. No AI.

Just pen, paper, and your mind^*.

The idea is to work quietly, but you can ask questions if you're stuck. More about how it works here.

^*calculator and printed dictionary provided

What to bring

You don't need anything, but headphones and snacks are welcome if they help you focus.

Cost

Your first visit is free.

After that, it's $20 per visit.

Some special events are $30.

What you get

• A booklet of original problems covering math, science, language, logic and reasoning
• Full worked solutions at the end, so you can compare your approach
• Healthy snacks to munch on while you work
• A group of like-minded people

Upcoming events

The calendar below is live. Click any event to see details and register. You can scroll inside the calendar to see more events, or click here to go directly to the Luma calendar.

Can't make it in person?

The shop has PDF problem sets from past sessions, so you can run your own session at home. If you want to start with just one problem, Mind Club Weekly sends one to your inbox every Friday.