This article was meant for me today. I got to work today and just didn't want to go in. Just felt depressed and anxious. So I went on a walk. And then kept walking. Covered more than 5 miles before I finally decided to go in. Then I read your post. Thank you.
I'm re-reading Master of Change. It's such a great book. I'm trying to apply it's principles to what we're seeing with AI. It feels like the world's on fire. It's so hard to be open to the flow of life when everything feels like it's changing so rapidly and exponentially. In addition, I've worked on my craft for so long, and now these LLM's seem to do it in seconds. It's really hard for me to wrap my head around. But, at the end of the day I tell myself this: AI will never have a voice, and it will never care about what it's writing. Most importantly, it will never stop me from making my art.
Brad, I was listening to your recent Excellence, Actually podcast about mental fitness and felt like you have great insights into mental health. Out of curiosity, I googled and found this piece. Man, I feel like I’m in the midst of going through the exact same thing these days - I’m 47 years old and have never had anxiety or panic before, but seemingly out of nowhere, it’s overwhelming me.
The obsessive problem-solving and meticulous planning that’s always been a benefit as far as my career, my ability to be a husband and father, my coaching - all that is boomeranging on me and causing me to get caught up in anxious thoughts and panic.
I’m slowly working through it, but this piece gave me some inspiration today on a morning when I need it after a panic attack. Feeling this way is so frustrating, because I’m the type who likes to make a checklist and solve the problem as quickly and efficiently as possible, and that doesn’t seem to be how this works. Your words are reassuring that I’m not alone.
This article was meant for me today. I got to work today and just didn't want to go in. Just felt depressed and anxious. So I went on a walk. And then kept walking. Covered more than 5 miles before I finally decided to go in. Then I read your post. Thank you.
I'm re-reading Master of Change. It's such a great book. I'm trying to apply it's principles to what we're seeing with AI. It feels like the world's on fire. It's so hard to be open to the flow of life when everything feels like it's changing so rapidly and exponentially. In addition, I've worked on my craft for so long, and now these LLM's seem to do it in seconds. It's really hard for me to wrap my head around. But, at the end of the day I tell myself this: AI will never have a voice, and it will never care about what it's writing. Most importantly, it will never stop me from making my art.
Still. Some days are hard.
Brad, I was listening to your recent Excellence, Actually podcast about mental fitness and felt like you have great insights into mental health. Out of curiosity, I googled and found this piece. Man, I feel like I’m in the midst of going through the exact same thing these days - I’m 47 years old and have never had anxiety or panic before, but seemingly out of nowhere, it’s overwhelming me.
The obsessive problem-solving and meticulous planning that’s always been a benefit as far as my career, my ability to be a husband and father, my coaching - all that is boomeranging on me and causing me to get caught up in anxious thoughts and panic.
I’m slowly working through it, but this piece gave me some inspiration today on a morning when I need it after a panic attack. Feeling this way is so frustrating, because I’m the type who likes to make a checklist and solve the problem as quickly and efficiently as possible, and that doesn’t seem to be how this works. Your words are reassuring that I’m not alone.
All this to say, thank you for writing this.
Brad, as always: honest, transparent and no BS. Thanx for your work, insights and lessons. Cheers from Poland 🤙🔥