Nic, my heart is with you during your time of grief. Like all healing, it takes the time that it takes, which is both its own combination of frustration and release. And get you a friend who sends amazing bumper stickers like that one!! I know I could've used it a couple of years ago. Hell, I'd still use it today.
May I join you in being an AI hater? I've started telling people it's my special interest. Am I also forced to interact with it for my work? Yes. I've drawn the line on not actively using it, but have to read the summaries and such and tear the slop people send me a new one with my editorial pen.
What's working for me:
Journaling by hand. Gathering with friends regularly. Attending drop-in arts-and-crafts sessions at different locations in my town. Lifting weights. Prioritizing sleep. Screaming in my car. Reading romance novels for Anne Helen Petersen's book club. Studiously ignoring most news about the war, esp. hot takes on social. Cooking and baking (Deb Perelman's I Want Chocolate Chocolate Cake is a banger!). Listening to every Game of Thrones-related podcast hosted by Jason Concepcion. Contemplating how I want to spend the next 20+ years of my life.
Nic, my heart is with you during your time of grief. Like all healing, it takes the time that it takes, which is both its own combination of frustration and release. And get you a friend who sends amazing bumper stickers like that one!! I know I could've used it a couple of years ago. Hell, I'd still use it today.
May I join you in being an AI hater? I've started telling people it's my special interest. Am I also forced to interact with it for my work? Yes. I've drawn the line on not actively using it, but have to read the summaries and such and tear the slop people send me a new one with my editorial pen.
What's working for me:
Journaling by hand. Gathering with friends regularly. Attending drop-in arts-and-crafts sessions at different locations in my town. Lifting weights. Prioritizing sleep. Screaming in my car. Reading romance novels for Anne Helen Petersen's book club. Studiously ignoring most news about the war, esp. hot takes on social. Cooking and baking (Deb Perelman's I Want Chocolate Chocolate Cake is a banger!). Listening to every Game of Thrones-related podcast hosted by Jason Concepcion. Contemplating how I want to spend the next 20+ years of my life.