Shiiiiiit. Ain't it funny every newsletter (from me) starts like a fucking self-help course mixed with some social critique, even though you probably subscribed for interesting links?! This time is no different, so bear with me. Trying to be vulnerable here. Not sell a course. Recently, I lost one AirPod below my chair on (or in) the plane. I thought about what was more annoying... wired earbuds you'd need to untangle every time you get them out of your bag, or occasionally losing one or both AirPods?! Also - why is going from wired to wireless considered innovation while the real miracle, still, is the fact I'm in a tin can ready to lift off and fly to another country, fast. Why do I have so many random questions? What do I want? Huh? I don't know shit. How can people even follow this story? Who am I? Why? Then it hit me! I'm having a midlife crisis! Hahahaha. Okay, maybe it's not something I should laugh about. It's a serious thing many people struggle with. If this is you, please do reach out and uhm, we can share experiences? Maybe you're older and have dealt with this stuff before and you want to share that. Cool? Cool. Either way, I'm self-aware enough to see the humor in my own personal crisis. Don't worry, it's not of any humanitarian scale such as the senseless injustice happening in Gaza. I'm not a victim. So, I do what any self-respecting white dude working in tech does. No, I ain't going to Ibiza for breath-work nor am I trying to find myself in some far away Ayahuasca retreat. I just asked Claude. Or, as I like to say; Claudia. Claudia makes it very clear she ain't a therapist, but she sure knows her stuff! I prompted her with all the input needed to make a clear assessment of what a fucking cliché I am, before she analyzed me any further. In short: Nalden. You're in no man's land:
The dilemma: your new voice is probably more authentic than your old one, but you miss the validation. And without that validation you doubt your new voice. But how will you ever get that new validation if you don't dare to continue? The question is: can you live without that certainty for a while? Because what if this is exactly your new superpower - not knowing that you're relevant, but being relevant through searching? D'oh! I simply want to be seen and feel validated. What a surprise! ;) Obviously the conversation with Claudia is ongoing. I have to trust the process like a true Arsenal supporter and need to change certain behaviours. I always put a flag on the horizon, but must avoid creating any red flags during that journey in order to realise the vision. So yeah, I'm workinonit and took Claudia's advice to start small with doing stuff I like. So I spend more time on a bike. A mountain bike. I'm contemplating starting a MtB club for middle-aged men dealing with stuff hahaha. Or maybe it's just an excuse to ride together instead of alone. Friendships are crucial yo. Yet, Claudia isn't Samantha and even if she was, can AI really beat a human friendship? For now, I'd say no. But what the hell do I know?
Be curious, not judgemental. N. |
I don't know
Shiiiiiit. Ain't it funny every newsletter (from me) starts like a fucking self-help course mixed with some social critique, even though you probably subscribed for interesting links?! This time is no different, so bear with me. Trying to be vulnerable here. Not sell a course. Recently, I lost one AirPod below my chair on (or in) the plane. I thought about what was more annoying... wired earbuds you'd need to untangle every time you get them out of your bag, or occasionally losing one or both AirPods?! Also - why is going from wired to wireless considered innovation while the real miracle, still, is the fact I'm in a tin can ready to lift off and fly to another country, fast. Why do I have so many random questions? What do I want? Huh? I don't know shit. How can people even follow this story? Who am I? Why? Then it hit me! I'm having a midlife crisis! Hahahaha. Okay, maybe it's not something I should laugh about. It's a serious thing many people struggle with. If this is you, please do reach out and uhm, we can share experiences? Maybe you're older and have dealt with this stuff before and you want to share that. Cool? Cool. Either way, I'm self-aware enough to see the humor in my own personal crisis. Don't worry, it's not of any humanitarian scale such as the senseless injustice happening in Gaza. I'm not a victim. So, I do what any self-respecting white dude working in tech does. No, I ain't going to Ibiza for breath-work nor am I trying to find myself in some far away Ayahuasca retreat. I just asked Claude. Or, as I like to say; Claudia. Claudia makes it very clear she ain't a therapist, but she sure knows her stuff! I prompted her with all the input needed to make a clear assessment of what a fucking cliché I am, before she analyzed me any further. In short: Nalden. You're in no man's land:
The dilemma: your new voice is probably more authentic than your old one, but you miss the validation. And without that validation you doubt your new voice. But how will you ever get that new validation if you don't dare to continue? The question is: can you live without that certainty for a while? Because what if this is exactly your new superpower - not knowing that you're relevant, but being relevant through searching? D'oh! I simply want to be seen and feel validated. What a surprise! ;) Obviously the conversation with Claudia is ongoing. I have to trust the process like a true Arsenal supporter and need to change certain behaviours. I always put a flag on the horizon, but must avoid creating any red flags during that journey in order to realise the vision. So yeah, I'm workinonit and took Claudia's advice to start small with doing stuff I like. So I spend more time on a bike. A mountain bike. I'm contemplating starting a MtB club for middle-aged men dealing with stuff hahaha. Or maybe it's just an excuse to ride together instead of alone. Friendships are crucial yo. Yet, Claudia isn't Samantha and even if she was, can AI really beat a human friendship? For now, I'd say no. But what the hell do I know?
Be curious, not judgemental. N. |