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Quick Facts

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Quick facts about Human, Still
TitleHuman, Still: Strengthening Your Mind for an AI-Shaped Future
AuthorM. Analise Kandasammy
PublisherOne Momentum Publishing
Publication Date22 September 2026
Format(s)Paperback / eBook
Page Count155
ISBN978-1-969564-31-4
PricePaperback — US$14.99 · eBook — US$5.99

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Elevator Pitch

Human, Still hands knowledge workers, business owners and creatives a practical, neuroscience-backed framework for protecting their focus, sharpening their judgment, and using AI as an amplifier of clarity, not a replacement for it. Instead of competing with the machines, readers learn to out-human them.

Key Themes

Uncrackable ClarityJudgment Over SpeedAttention as InfrastructureReset Through MovementOut-Human Don't Out-ProcessSelf-Understanding as FoundationAI as Amplifier Not Replacement

Author Bio

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M. Analise Kandasammy is a human-centred futurist and risk strategist with an MBA, an MS in Business Psychology, and over a decade of Caribbean corporate risk leadership. She is the author of Human, Still, a practical guide to building focus, judgment, and clarity in an AI-shaped future.

Key Messages

Talking points.

  1. 01

    Out-human, don't out-process.

    The instinct to compete with AI on its own terms — speed, output, credentials — is a losing game. Real relevance comes from doubling down on what only humans can do.

  2. 02

    Uncrackable Clarity is built, not born.

    Mental clarity under pressure isn't a personality trait — it's a trainable skill, grounded in neuroscience and simple daily practice.

  3. 03

    Your attention is the most hunted commodity on Earth.

    Before you can think clearly about AI, you have to protect the resource AI, and everything else, is competing for: your attention.

  4. 04

    Self-understanding is the foundation of intentional living.

    You cannot navigate a fast-changing world without first knowing your own patterns, fears, and defaults.

  5. 05

    AI should amplify your clarity, not substitute for your thinking.

    The goal isn't to compete with AI or hand over your critical thinking to it — it's to expand your own cognitive capacity so collaboration with AI feels grounded and intuitive.

Suggested Interview Questions

Fifteen places to start.

★ marks questions especially good for short-format podcasts.

  1. What made you spend four years obsessing over agentic AI?
  2. You call your central idea “Uncrackable Clarity.” What is that, exactly, and how does someone build it?
  3. You've said the goal isn't to out-process AI, but to out-human it. What does that actually look like day to day?
  4. Your background is in corporate risk management. How did that shape the framework in Human, Still?
  5. What's the difference between self-awareness and genuine self-knowledge, and why does that distinction matter for working with AI?
  6. Who is the reader you had most in mind while writing this book?
  7. What's one simple, movement-based practice readers can use today to reset mental fatigue?
  8. You write about attention being “the most hunted commodity on Earth.” What are the hidden distractions most people don't even notice?
  9. How do you train judgment, specifically, as opposed to just gathering more information?
  10. What's the biggest misconception professionals have about staying “relevant” in an AI-shaped future?
  11. Your first instinct, when you felt the pull of AI anxiety, was to go back to school. What changed your mind?
  12. As a Caribbean-based author writing about a largely Silicon-Valley-driven topic, what perspective do you bring that's missing from the conversation?
  13. What would you say to someone who feels like the identity they've built their career around may no longer be enough?
  14. If a reader closes Human, Still and does only one thing differently, what do you hope it is?
  15. What's next for you and for this work, beyond the book?

Who This Book Is For

  • Established knowledge workers feeling the ground shift.
  • Managers and leaders overwhelmed by the pace of AI.
  • Creators, students and Gen Z building identity alongside AI.
  • Anyone who's asked, “will I still be needed?”

Perfect For…

  • Corporate book clubs
  • Panels on AI, leadership and reinvention
  • HR, L&D and DEI programming
  • University career-readiness programmes
  • Executive coaching curricula

Sample Talk Titles

Keynote

Uncrackable Clarity: Building a Mind AI Can't Replace

The book's three-pillar framework, delivered as a keynote for teams facing rapid AI adoption.

Workshop

The Focus Infrastructure: Protecting Your Attention in an Algorithmic World

A hands-on session on finding and closing the hidden leaks in a working day's attention.

Endorsements & Social Proof

Early praise.

A compelling and timely reminder that in an age increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, our greatest advantage remains our humanity. Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, and her lived experience, Analise skilfully integrates the work of lead thinkers with her own models… a thoughtful, practical, and grounded guide.
Maxine AttongOrganizational Development Specialist, PCC-level Executive Coach, CMA & Author
As someone who has spent decades helping people reconnect to their purpose, energy, and potential, it has been inspiring to watch Analise step fully into her voice as a writer… Human, Still offers readers a thoughtful exploration of focus, self-awareness, and what it means to remain deeply human.
Leah de SouzaCPTD, Talent Development Strategist & High-Performance Coach for Leaders
Kandasammy's premise is that we should out-human the machines rather than try to out-process them. She describes how predatory algorithms colonise our attention at the cost of deep, reflective thought—one of our greatest human advantages. Human, Still breaks down the science for a wide audience and offers practical, easy-to-implement practices to reclaim intuitive thought, moral judgment, and tacit knowledge that no algorithm can replicate.
Dr. Paul BalwantCMBE, Senior Lecturer, Department of Management Studies, UWI St. Augustine