Keeping up is okay. Keeping up with the person in front of you will get you past that person. Keeping up with the next group of people might push you further than you’ve gone. But when are you going to overtake them? When are you going to take the next step to go past them? And more importantly, what will it take?
When I was a summer student, I shared a closet-sized cubicle, about 12 feet by 4 feet, with 4 other students. I could be wrong on the measurements, but here is what I remember; If you were at the back, you had to navigate past everyone’s chairs to get there. I shared a phone with someone, but even then never wanted to use it because they were 3 feet from me. You could see everyone’s…
You are never bored. You are kept humble by not ever knowing everything. You never stop. (Okay 3 Benefits)
I never got up at 5 am to go stand in line for Boxing Day. Too many crowds, all immediate purchases, not enough browse time. I remember the first year you could buy “online” for Boxing Day – I bought a phone online before we sat down for dinner on XMAS – no lines, no early mornings, just a cup of tea and the internet. And that’s the day Boxing Day just became another day…
We started the year with “AI is here”. Between April and October – “AI can do it all for you, and it’s coming for your job”. Between November and now – “Maybe it can’t do it all and don’t give it to the keys just yet.” We have proven that AI is a junior developer starting out in the world – they are here with all the excitement and anticipation of doing a great job,…