A reflection on โMakerโs Schedule, Managerโs Scheduleโ by Paul Graham, nearly twenty years laterWe are living in the era of the greatest technological productivity in history. We have tools that generate in seconds what once took days, artificial intelligence assistants available around the clock, and instant access to virtually any information. And yet many people, myself included, report that [...]
As computer programmers, graphic designers, and really nearly everyone starts to fret over AI making their jobs obsolete, itโs a good idea to remember that sometimes change is a very good thing. A quick peek through history will reveal some now-extinct jobs that were once considered normal, but today seem extraordinarily perilous, eccentric, or downright disgusting. Some of these [...]
Gone are the days of the milkman and chimney sweep, as technological advancements have sent a multitude of once-common jobs the way of the dodo. In their stead, however, are different jobs with shiny new titles like Chief Happiness Officer and Digital Overlord, names that would have baffled people just a few decades before. These unusual new job names [...]
The company of your dreams emails you to set up an online interview. Itโs going to be held in a foreign language, but thatโs okay. You've spent your entire life studying, getting job experience, and preparing for this moment that will give you financial freedom, a new career trajectory, and an adventure in a new land. And now youโre [...]
