The cage we're designing in the name of productivity
What made me happy this week
- I was so happy have Coraline Ada Emke host the CHAOSS Alignment for OSS WG call (I am always learning from her), and just for that group of wonderful humans.
- I am happy to have reached a milestone with one of my contracts - that I feel proud of. I will share more when that wraps up.
- I made my first peanut sauce - and it turned out well! I have a sesame and seafood allergy, so eating Thai is out, unless I make it at home.
I am someone (there is probably a name for it) who senses other people's feelings deeply - no matter how deep or shallow those feelings may be presented. I can lose a sentence mid-thought when I pick up disagreement, judgement, or approval. At conferences I look over people's heads to avoid the distraction.
Being overly attuned to human frequencies can be a super power (and a curse) when working in technology. Being in tune with the unspoken and unrecorded has helped me advocate for and build things that ultimately help people in communities and workforces feel empowered, trusted, and creative.
This week, the frequency of human discomfort and resistance is at a pitch that is hard to ignore. In tech, the intensity feels to be mostly around demands for 'AI productivity'.
I tried to identify themes within that - but ultimately calling out, that it feels like we're closing ourselves (and others) off from the opportunities to be creative, innovative and kind: