Now
What I’m doing and thinking about lately. Inspired by the idea of a /now page.
We’re properly into fall in Seattle.
The AI doom talk is in full swing. People are predicting AGI next year, and the timelines seem to keep getting more compressed. I’ve been quite anxious about it, trying to understand what the future might look like for us and for our children.
I’ve also been wondering what the point of all this work is. Building so much with AI doesn’t feel quite as rewarding as I expected. Anyone else with access to the same tools could do it, and it doesn’t always feel like I was the one who made it. Even when what I can build in a day is extraordinary, I keep thinking that the next model might make it obsolete. Something that takes a day now might take a single prompt a month from now.
My mind feels constantly occupied. There are so many things I could do, and I’m always just a prompt away from doing them. But alongside that possibility is the question: what use is it? I can keep making products that no one will use. What is worth doing? What lasts?
I’m shifting more of my projects toward things I’ll use myself. If something makes my own life better, that’s enough. I don’t have to worry about sharing it or finding an audience. Other projects might simply be a way to show what I can build, without expecting anything to come out of them.
I’m also realizing how happy I am with my family. When we’re together, I’m trying to switch off from everything else: no thinking about the next idea, no checking on agents, no mentally starting another project. Just being there with them.
All of this has, weirdly, put life into perspective. I’m thinking a lot about my priorities.
Sometimes ignorance really does feel like bliss.