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Fair enough.

Lack of resources is rough I agree. In the past if I believe in an idea enough, I’ll find a way, if not, I let it go. Thanks for the comment.

Smart move. Hope it works out. Best jobs are the ones that don't feel like a job!

impressive. Thanks!

Yeah, I get it! I passed my 20s decades ago, less energy, but passion makes up for it. Thanks for adding your take!

Fair point. Thanks for commenting!

The “3 projects” rule sounds like a smart way to avoid overload. Do you share your photos on Instagram?

My advice to newcomers: if you have the passion and skill, persevere. The hype will settle, and solid engineers and techies will always be needed.

For me, "giving up" would be less about leaving tech and more about re-prioritizing towards other passions.

Best of luck!

Great question. I call this the “delegation paradox”: even when the math works, people resist letting go.

- Psychology: self-worth gets tied to “doing it yourself,” so outsourcing feels like weakness or elitism.

- Trust: Handing over personal tasks (groceries, errands) feels riskier than it is.

- Friction: hiring, scheduling, and managing another human adds overhead.

- Perfectionism: many would rather do it “their way” than risk compromise and not have the job done perfectly.

Ironically, these same barriers make people more comfortable with AI assistants, where with AI, you have less friction, less stigma, fewer trust issues.

The real productivity hack isn’t just saving hours, it’s getting past the belief that you must be the one doing everything.

I once knew someone who was given a short timeline. Strangely, it didn’t just change their life; it changed mine. Ten years sounds like a gift, but it also redefines what “later” really means.

I stopped thinking of time as something to save up, and started treating it like something that leaks away whether you notice or not.

The haunting part isn’t the final day. it’s the missed days you can’t get back.

As Seneca put it: “It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste much of it.”

So for me, the question isn’t what I’d do with 10 years. It’s whether I’ll avoid wasting today.

Well put. Thank you for sharing such a powerful personal example.

Interesting. Thanks

It's fascinating that you mention this, as I wrote a piece exploring the very same idea, that our modern anxieties about AI are a direct echo of ancient philosophical warnings from Plato, Socrates, and Seneca.

Nice read. As another commentator mentioned, this is a great real-world application of Kahneman's 'Thinking, Fast and Slow.' The author's examples illustrates how leaning into System 2 thinking can be a powerful strength, not a weakness.

You've absolutely hit the mark of what I wanted to share: the joy of journaling. Thank you for that.

Your practice of keeping book notes is such a great idea. Capturing what you felt in the moment can be priceless. I usually just note what I'm reading, it never occurred to me to write about my feelings about the read. It makes me wish I’d saved those thoughts when I first read some of my own favorites, like Don Quixote!

Thank you. Very kind of you.

Your point about balancing criticism with kindness is the key takeaway. Agreed!

Well said and great point. I suppose he'd prefer we just have a dialogue with ourselves in our heads. For me, journaling is that middle ground, a mix of both, i guess. Thank you for this.

Interesting perspective. Thanks for that connection.

Great point, I completely agree. Reflection can be powerful, but like any tool it can slip into rumination if overused, especially for those prone to anxiety or depression. Appreciate you pointing that out.

Author here. I didn’t expect this to hit the front page. Thanks to the OP for sharing, and to everyone for reading and commenting.

The mix of encouragement and critique is motivating, and it came at the right time since I’d been wondering whether to keep going.

I’ve spent decades in IT, mostly software dev and consulting, but writing and storytelling are new to me. The blog’s a work in progress, rough edges, a few nuggets, but I’m learning by doing. If one post helps someone else, that’s a win.

Thanks again for the thoughtful feedback. It really is a gift.

Glad to answer questions if anyone has them.

Nicely said! Appreciate your comment.

I’m still an MVC fan, thanks in no small part to Scott Allen’s teaching (RIP). I agree that if controllers stay tiny and boring, your model stays rich and your app stays portable, testable, and easier to evolve.

If you’re learning MVC, Scott’s OdeToCode/Pluralsight material still nails the fundamentals and the why behind them.

I’m old enough to remember when blogs were basically personal journals. Totally agree things have changed. But those diary-style posts are still out there, they mostly circulate in small circles instead of being easy to stumble across.

The upside is self-expression didn’t die, it just evolved into new forms such as vlogs, newsletters, short clips, etc...

My own blog probably fits the “new” style, but for me it’s more about practicing storytelling and sharing something that resonates.

Thanks for sharing.

I love this. Your experience is what everyone hopes for and it reinforces my perspective on how passion and purpose intersect. Thanks for sharing!

While I’d personally love for this to turn out to be alien tech, history suggests natural explanations usually win out. Still, it raises good questions.

I asked ChatGPT for a summary:

"3I/ATLAS is an interstellar visitor that doesn’t behave like any comet we know. It’s huge, gives off unusual gases, and shows strange chemistry that has some scientists wondering if it could even be artificial in origin. More answers should come as it swings close to the Sun in late 2025. In short: a massive interstellar object with a CO₂-dominated tail, odd nickel-without-iron chemistry, and an orbit strangely aligned with our Solar System — raising more questions than answers."

Like it or not, AI is here to stay, but many of the questions it raises are ancient ones. Since I often spend my rainy days diving into the writings of the ancient world, I couldn’t help but imagine how three philosophers might look at it: Plato, Socrates, and Seneca.

Plato: warns against mistaking simulation for truth (think shadows on the wall in 4K).

Socrates: reminds us that easy answers can kill questioning.

Seneca: cautions that the real danger isn’t robots rising, but humans surrendering their reason, becoming “zombies of the algorithm.”

TL;DR: AI isn’t inherently good or evil, but without transparency , accountability, and self-discipline, we risk losing our ability to think, question, and create. Ancient philosophy still has lessons for AI safety today.

Interested to hear your thoughts.

This is what dreams are made of! Hats off to the students who dared to aim higher.

I get it. That’s why, over the years, I’ve simplified my own system. I use a paper sheet that is daily breakdown paper template and a quick Excel tracker. At the end of the day, I spend about 15 minutes logging everything in Excel, and later I can filter it by task. I agree that at first, it felt time-consuming. But with a bit of streamlining, it’s become something that actually saves me time and mental energy in the long run.

Thanks for your comment.

100% agree! I learned that lesson a little later in life, but now I protect my “yes” like it’s a bitcoin.

That said, as someone who loves juggling multiple projects, time tracking really helps me map things out and stay grounded.

Appreciate your comment!