I've been discussing the future with a few friends. Most of them feel somewhat threatened by the emergence of AI. They are concerned about their jobs*, positions in life, and their investments and savings. Many have read about the potentially negative scenarios that superintelligence could bring to humanity, including the...
On the brink of insanity. No connection with people, extreme anxiety and panic attacks, vertigo, desperation, low self esteem and depression. That is how I felt when I went through burnout two years ago. I was in a deep hole. Until an unconventional illegal drug experience helped me turn my...
The president of my country tweeted about remote work today and as an off-site freelance iOS developer, that made me think of how does it work for me. The tweet was as follows: Work is not somewhere you go, it’s something you do. — Kersti Kaljulaid Though I do it for a...
Creative professionals who do commercial work are not doing art. They might be artists in real life, but when they are doing a gig they are pleasing a client. While art might consider the aestethic sense of the society, it still is mostly personal. Client work is not. I’m one...
