There are ways to fix your problems. I can do it fast by getting vibe coding it- and it will look nice, but may not scale. I can do it with no code, but I might be limited by how far I can take it with the features made available to me; it probably won’t look as nice as if I’d Vibe Coded, as it will be following a structured template. I can code it…
We need steady listeners. We need slow to responds. We need methodical actions. We need pragmatic solutions. Loud voices only get you through the meeting, but they don’t figure out the problem, they don’t create the solution, they don’t test its viability. Choose who you want to be.
In Star Trek lore, Data (the Android) was the next logical level step in evolution from Spock. (Stay with me, I know we’re entering new territory). You can’t get more logical than Spock than being a computer with no emotions. But when you watch Star Trek, they still had work to do, they still had problems to solve – Data didn’t know all the answers. AI is great, it saves time and helps us incredibly,…
Only a few people know the value of your work, the expert being you. Whether you’re salaried, part-time, or contract – your worth, what you deliver, what your work says about you never changes. You can turn in the same slop that AI can produce, quickly, without review, based on your first prompt. Or you can sit there, refine it, tweak it, validate answers, and demonstrate the value that you deliver that goes beyond quick…
Whatever you do, wherever you are. Never stop asking yourself this question. The concept of grown-ups and becoming something at 25 is out the door. You can change careers all throughout your life and look back one day and go – “I did all that stuff.” And beyond that, it keeps giving you something to aim for (if you’re into that). We might mature, but we are always growing and never stop.