Good morning!
6:00 AM. The sounds of a new morning, the dawn that will soon break and a couple of cups of coffee will keep me company until I am ready to start my day.
The journey from my bed to this laptop seems longer than it should. Despite my attempts to establish atomic habits – yes, I have read the book too – to help set up the day, distractions inevitably find their way into my morning routine. After navigating through these distractions – it is amazing how many you can find in a simple aisle – I am finally here with my first cup of coffee.
I open the laptop and the world rushes through the screen. News headlines pop up and one about multitasking catches my eye. Not so long ago, women were praised for this ability – it’s not an ability, it is pure survival! We used to joke about being able to drive and chew gum at the same time, and now it turns out it is a terrible thing to do – we already knew that! I think about the societal norms deeply ingrained in my subconscious that I don´t even think I believe in, and that often serve as traps… Stop it!
A message from a colleague pops up on my screen and comes to save me – thanks! Time to dive into work. A first look at the forest: all the documents, spreadsheets, presentations, emails, chats, most of them related to generative AI that plays a huge part in my life now. The forest is lush! To avoid getting lost in all the excitement, I call upon Copilot to help me navigate and pick up the first tree. Now I’m catching up on unread chats, reminding myself of upcoming milestones, summarizing conversations, drafting presentations, finding specific content, organizing documents… I mentally answer the question that I got yesterday, today, and will likely get tomorrow: Is it really working? Yes, it is. And it is a significant change that I am witnessing right under my nose too.
Promises and concerns
Every change brings promises and concerns. The promises are engaging: enhance capabilities, improve experiences, save time and energy, generate innovative ideas… Looking at this very morning, I can say that it is delivering!
On the other hand, every transition period involves uncertainties and discomforts – at some point we have to figure things out on the fly – and also requires a significant amount of work until it starts to pay back.
Is this the next big thing? I am pretty sure it is. But like everything in life, results will depend on expectations, which are sky-high, and timing. We are a work in progress. Along the way, we will see promising leads that will trin out in dead ends, and former dead ends that suddenly open up to become the solutions we have been looking for. Some things are just ahead of their time. Eventually, we will gain the perspective of time and maybe even pinpoint that subtle detail that made all the difference. By then, we will probably be knee-deep in the next big thing.
Right now, being on the front lines of it all, I feel like everything is aligning, coming together, and a door is opening. I can’t wait to cross it. I can’t wait to see what I will be able to do that I can’t even imagine now!
A better day
Yes, I am all in for the promise of a better life. Or at least a better day. Despite concerns about artificial intelligence entities taking over the world, what I see is that the human element is back at the center – from the power of our brains and all its untapped potential, to communication skills and language, so deeply ingrained in our essence (nature). As we learn how to better communicate with machines through prompts – isn’t it amazing that we are actually talking! – we are also reminding ourselves that innovation lies in questions, rather than answers. And what a powerful weapon words can be.
But this human being is just trying to get onboard with an ordinary day in September, which feels itself like a significant time of change and renewal. A new beginning with its list of wishes and basics: what I want to learn, the commitment to find time even on my busiest days to do at least one thing that I love, and the desire to be less of an avatar and more of a woman returning to the fundamental things in life that always apply, as the old famous song says: enjoying a walk, human touch, having lunch with a friend, traveling to people more than places, and dancing. Oh boy, do I love to dance!
I have finished my second cup of coffee. And miraculously managed to set up my day. Soon I will be in the flow. Before I know it, the day will have slipped away. Just like that. In a blink.
I know there is an end missing to this piece. But I am already escaping this page. I let myself go in peace.
I rush into the day, not without promising myself that today is the day I finally sign up for flamenco classes!
PRESENT CONTINUOUS 