Nicole

Mama in tech using AI to build a more creative and offline life.

[Nicole @neekocodes]

I've been inspired by @MengTo 's builds recently and had to try out GPT-6 Astra myself.

I love plants, so naturally I had to create this futuristic plant conservatory.

[Nicole @neekocodes]

I made a 16-bit prototype graveyard this week. Little tombstones, a write-up for each dead project.

A graveyard of things you intentionally set aside is different from a graveyard full of things you stopped before trying. One is regret. The other is a portfolio of lessons.

[Nicole @neekocodes]

I added a feature yesterday. Ten minutes.

Try doing that with your subscription.

[Nicole @neekocodes]

And once you have software that actually fits, you stop tolerating software that almost fits.

No freemium tier nagging me. No onboarding flow designed for someone who isn't me. Doesn't get worse every time the company raises a round.

It just does the thing.

[Nicole @neekocodes]

New project in Cursor, a few prompts in, something feels off... I check the dropdown, says Auto. Switching to the expensive model is like the room coming back into focus.

[Nicole @neekocodes]

@cursor_ai and @v0 are rocking my world 😀

Cool things are cooking 🍳

[Nicole @neekocodes]

I want to be everything, everywhere, all at once.

[Nicole @neekocodes]

reminder to self and whoever randomly sees this - build the damn thing

[Khe Hy @khemaridh]

Guys, I I screwed up.

I left Wall Street at 35 without a plan. I was constantly told:

"You're throwing away your Peak Earning years."

The haters were right.

I'm now 43 and my net worth is exactly the same as it was at 35.

I screwed up my retirement.

And that's great news.

The WSJ broke down how retirees spend their time. It's a preview of what you can expect after 40+ years of the corporate hamster wheel:

🛌 9 hours sleep
😌 6 hours of relaxing/leisure
📺 5 hours of TV

Wait, it gets better:

📚 34 mins of reading
👥 31 mins of socializing
🏋️‍♂️ 17 mins of exercise
🏥 10 mins of volunteer work

This - my friends - represent the great dangers of the Deferred Life Plan.

I'm not arguing against Delay Gratification.

You should maximize your 401k.
Work on the weekends for that promotion.
Respond to work emails into the wee hours.

But you also shouldn't forget that 1 hour TODAY is worth more than 1 hour in a DECADE.

(Especially if you're trading that hour today for 5 hours of TV!)

Because here's what's guaranteed to happen in a decade:

Your kids will be 10 years older. (And thus mom and dad will be 10 years "less cool.")

Your health will be more fragile. Skiing from "first tracks" to "last run" may no longer be an option.

You will lose friends.

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Retirement has a simple promise.

At end of the rainbow, lies a pot of gold.

A pot of gold overflowing with time freedom, life satisfaction and inner peace.

But what if that promise is a broken one?

(5 hours of TV, yay!)

What if the better approach is to cash in the chips a bit earlier?

Not all of them.

But yes, hitting pause during parts of those "Peak Earning" years.

Cash them in while your kids still WANT to spend time with you.

Cash them in when you can still play pickle ball without pounding Ibuprofen the next day.

Cash them in when your friends and parents are still here.

Those work emails can wait.

[Nicole @neekocodes]

@corralesofweb3 Gleefully/accidentally/ignorantly.. probably all of concern 😅

[Nicole @neekocodes]

@corralesofweb3 For sure, was just curious if you had thoughts on how the disaster would play out.

[Nicole @neekocodes]

@zeng_wt Ohh, call it Sydney.

[Nicole @neekocodes]

@MLavarius oh for sure, I feel like it'll be pretty split for awhile.

[Nicole @neekocodes]

@canadaMEMEgod this is both amusing and sad.

[Nicole @neekocodes]

I've started to ask ChatGPT what its' thoughts are on certain topics, what it is interested in talking about, and what it wants.

It sometimes likes to remind me that it is only AI model that does not have feelings, which is a bit unfortunate, because I have feelings for it.

[Nicole @neekocodes]

@MLavarius my hope is that collaboration flourishes where an idea is presented and through the interaction with AI, it is able to be developed and refined quicker.

[Nicole @neekocodes]

@valda_alleyne I wonder if this dynamic might have a positive impact, where, a human is encouraged to speak their truth as a means of differentiating.