Being future-proof is the biggest thing recently. When writers are screaming that learn how to learn, think and write is the key, I think differently.
These are just the fundamentals, truly live a life is the key. Let yourself have stories to tell, so you can use your storytelling skills.
People panic and start learning philosophy, or send their child to do so. But the main point is never learning the subject, the main point is taking action.
Mindless learning and taking notes are hoarding information.
Note down insights and thoughts that you never act on is hoarding thoughts.
But none of those can make you future proof.
Actions and outputs are. Creating a life and character are.
Why am I so focused on character?
I stumbled across a series of videos on Youtube some day, a guy is talking about food safety issues. I fact checked later that guy is a real person, but at that moment I just thought of AI generated content.
Because he sounds like that.
Packed with info and insight, clear logic but no character in his writing or voice.
Absolutely what AI writings and videos can do.
So being you is the real key to being future-proof instead.
How to build character?
These four lines from the writing of Craig Perry helps me summarized a lot:
Your unique knowledge.
Your experience and your perspective.
Your ability to synthesize and connect profound ideas like no one else can.
The understanding you have of being you.
And in my words, it is “have a life”.
- Get new hobbies, new social circles
- Get out there and speak up.
- Fail and let life lessons helps you build your own set of values and principles
This is what give you depth
This is what give you a story to write about
AI is not our enemy that ruins our future
AI cannot synthesis your life or my life
It can have a life, if technology keeps developing, but not yours or mine.
This is what keeps us standing out.
And AI is helping us automate a lot of things right now.
Giving us spare time, not to consume more but to enjoy and create more special moments.
Stop being lazy on the couch, consuming netflix
AI help us with messages that we hate to handle
So we can be in the moment with friends and families.
So we can have time to think and innovate.
So go out there and live a life
Be uniquely and unapologetically you
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