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[Melissa @mesagoh]

We were featured on @UCDavisCOE ‘s linkedin page for the fullstack app we made with VueJS and Firebase!! So glad I was able to thank donors who contributed tremendously to our scholarship programs. ☺️

[Melissa @mesagoh]

Feeling this so much!

[Aporia @aporia9n]

I think ambitious people should treat life in “seasons” rather than trying to balance everything every day.

A few years massively overallocated to work. A period getting seriously fit. A year or two nomading. Then family takes priority for a while. Then maybe at 35 you go completely insane again and spend four years building a new company, and so on.

The mistake is thinking every metric needs to stay green all the time. Most great outcomes (building a company, writing sth serious, training for an event) need uninterrupted runs, not daily moderation. Sometimes work should suffer cause you’re travelling, sometimes your social life should suffer cause you’re building, sometimes career progression should slow cause family matters more. That’s fine.

And tbh it probably makes life more fun too. You get actual chapters and completely different versions of yourself instead of spending 40 years maintaining the same perfectly optimised routine. A few intense years in one city, a weird nomad phase, an obsession that takes over your life, then something completely different. Probably much more memorable than one very long well-optimised Tuesday.

It's why I encourage everyone to think of balance in years, not days. A good life can look horribly unbalanced on some random Tuesday and still be very balanced over 10 years.

[Melissa @mesagoh]

I had been exploring ways to extend my Github Pages site to also host a series of my writings. Finally I decided on @GoHugoIO, a blazing fast SSG, and I love it!

Tutorial is up on https://t.co/Xn0utA0DV6!

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Take the risk.

[Melissa @mesagoh]

2020 me will always be my fav version of myself in Seattle.

[Melissa @mesagoh]

Can’t believe i live in this city now 🥺

[Xiaoyin Qu @quxiaoyin]

I have kids. I work in AI every day. And honestly? I have no idea what their careers will look like in 15 years. But I know what will carry them through.

First, and this might sound unromantic: make money and save it for them. We can debate educational philosophy all day, but the world is changing so fast that financial security might be the most practical gift we can give. Buy some gold bars. Seriously.

Second, nurture their imagination. AI rewards people with initiative and wild ideas. The kid who daydreams, who asks weird questions, who wants to try ten things at once? That kid will thrive. AI can execute. AI can be disciplined. What AI can't do is dream up something nobody's thought of before.

Third, build resilience. There are no more iron rice bowls (guaranteed lifetime jobs). Any stable, predictable job is exactly the kind of job AI will learn to replace. Our kids will likely switch directions many times in their lives. Learn something new, get replaced, pivot, repeat. It's more like being a hunter than a farmer. Schools don't teach this. Schools teach you to follow a linear path: high school, college, grad school, stable job. That linear path is becoming the most dangerous one.

Last, invest in their ability to connect with other humans. Not networking. Not schmoozing. Real emotional connection. Building trust, offering support, making people feel seen. As AI handles more of the rational, analytical work, the human ability to genuinely relate to other humans becomes more rare and more valuable.

I don't have all the answers. But I know that imagination, resilience, and genuine human warmth aren't going out of style anytime soon.

#AI #Parenting #Education #FutureOfWork

[Jay Jurden @JayJurden]

How the hell is this country gonna host the World Cup when the airports don’t even work

[RayBae🧚🏾 @RayEsq08]

The scariest part about Claude and Chat is it sounds like it knows what it’s talking about unless you actually know what its supposed to be talking about..

[Arun @hiarun02]

The real danger of AI isn’t job loss.

It’s losing the habit of thinking.

[Nini Dol @NiniDol_]

Parents really ate with "one day you'll understand" cause one day arrived fr.

[cindo 🍓 @cindohahahaha]

is post grad life just dinner parties and housewarmings until you die????????

[Melissa @mesagoh]

@Shellan2017 Congrats!!!

[Joel Thoms @joelnet]

👏 Normalize 👏 summer 👏 vacation 👏 for 👏 adults

[Norm Matloff 你有冇諗清楚呀? @matloff]

If you've ever had a connection to Davis CA, @petescully is a must-follow.

[Sam King @stk]

Some exciting news https://t.co/GAKjUVFXW8

[Melissa @mesagoh]

@stk Congrats!!! 🎉

[Melissa @mesagoh]

@ellloellla ~sending good vibes~ 😎