This is probably just me overthinking but... I’ve noticed when I’m scrolling a lot I end up buying random stuff. A planner, a course, yarn I’ll never use. but when I’m off my phone for a few days I don’t buy anything at all.
Makes me wonder if I actually want it or if I just saw it too many times.
Anyone else do this or is it just me?
Ok this might sound dumb but I think about work, money, plans, relationships all day. but today someone at work asked me what do I actually care about most? and my brain just went blank. Like… I don’t know?? I’ve never actually stopped to think about it.
Do you know what matters most to you? And has that changed? Because mine definitely has but I can’t even put it into words yet
She was asking it questions that I don't think she'd ever ask a teacher or even her parents. It made me realize that we spend a lot of time teaching kids about internet safety, but we don't really talk much about AI privacy.
i see people type all kinds of things into chatbots things like personal problems, homework, health questions, even private details without thinking about it. Do you think people actually know what they shouldn't share with AI
this has been on my mind, lately it feels like the second you pick up a hobby, everyone’s like how can you use this or what can you build from it
And I get it. But sometimes I just want to suck at guitar. or mess up paintings. or take forever to learn baking without turning it into a whole thing.
Do you guys ever feel that pressure to rush to the “next step”? Or am I overthinking it? Is it still okay to just learn stuff for fun and be terrible at it for a bit?
I’m in that phase where I’m doing the work but seeing zero results learning, showing up daily and it still feels like I’m talking to a wall. No growth, no wins, nothing just there, how do you push through that? When it feels like you’re putting in effort but nothing is moving yet.
Did you have a moment where it finally clicked, or did you just learn to be ok with slow progress?
AI is everywhere in schools now and I can’t really decide if it’s a good thing or not, on the good side, kids can get things explained in different ways until it finally clicks no embarrassment, no waiting around. Teachers also get less of the repetitive grading and busywork and students who don’t have access to tutors suddenly have something like one in their pocket.
But on the other hand, if an essay can be written in 10 seconds, did the student actually learn how to write? It kind of feels like we’re removing the being stuck part of learning, which is usually where the real understanding happens. It reminds me a bit of the calculator debate, just on a bigger scale since it’s now affecting writing and thinking, not just math.
Teachers, students, parents what are you actually seeing? Opportunity or distraction, or does it just depend on how it’s used?
I was thinking about this today, for a long time, I assumed making more money would solve most of my financial problems. But every time I earned a little more, my spending seemed to increase too.
It made me realize that my income wasn't really the issue. My habits probably were. That said, things are genuinely expensive these days, so I've been trying to be more intentional about how I manage my money instead of just hoping things will somehow work themselves out.
I'm curious about people who have managed to become debt-free or simply live well without constantly worrying about money. Was there one habit that genuinely changed your life? Maybe it was tracking every expense, saving a percentage of your paycheck, avoiding debt, waiting before making purchases, or something completely different. I'd love to hear real experiences and practical tips that actually made a difference for you.
please don't say learn to code because I've been hearing that for fifteen years and I'm tired
genuinely trying to figure this out because the goalposts keep moving. Code was the answer. Then AI could code. Now everyone says learn AI. Cool, then in three years AI will probably learn AI and we're back to square one sitting in a field somewhere.
My best guess is adaptability honestly not a specific tool, just the ability to pick up new things without spiraling. The apps that matter in 2035 probably don't exist yet so betting everything on one skill feels like showing up to a gunfight with a very confident sword that and knowing when AI is making stuff up. Because it will absolutely make stuff up and then look you dead in the eye about it. Detecting that confidently wrong energy is going to be genuinely valuable.
What are you actually learning right now or are we all just vibing and hoping it works out?
please don't say learn to code because I've been hearing that for fifteen years and I'm tired
am just trying to figure this out because the goalposts keep moving. Code was the answer. Then AI could code. Now everyone says learn AI. Cool, then in three years AI will probably learn AI and we're back to square one sitting in a field somewhere.
my best guess is adaptability honestly not a specific tool, just the ability to pick up new things without spiraling. The apps that matter in 2035 probably don't exist yet so betting everything on one skill feels like showing up to a gunfight with a very confident sword. That and knowing when AI is making stuff up. Because it will absolutely make stuff up and then look you dead in the eye about it. Detecting that confidently wrong energy is going to be genuinely valuable.
What are you actually learning right now or are we all just vibing and hoping it works out?
Asked a few people around me this recently. Adults all gave boring answers immediately bills, groceries. One guy said he'd put it toward his electricity bill and that response haunted me a little.
Then I got to my 11 year old cousin. He didn’t even pause loll looked up from his game and said sports car. I asked which one and he shrugged like the details didn't matter. In his head it was already done. I couldn't even argue with him. There's something kind of pure about thinking $100 is enough to just buy the coolest thing you can imagine. No anxiety, no mental math, just sports car and move on. Meanwhile the most exciting thing I considered doing with it was restocking my kitchen.
What would you do with it and what would the younger version of you have said?
I swear moms can network their way into anything.
My friends mom got her kid into swimming lessons because she chatted up a lady at Costco who knew a guy.
My own mom once found me a dentist appointment 3 months early through her hair dresser cousin.
What’s the most random mom’s connection you have experienced?
At what age should kids be introduced to AI?
Because many of adults struggle to think properly without the aid of AI.