I did this some years ago myself and I want to say the only thing I miss is...agile working! Throw your tomatoes now. It's fantastic to work in this field and very fulfilling but I consistently find the quality of teamwork and coordination to be much lacking compared to my engineering past. I wish I could sit down with a group of musicians and give them a bunch of Jira tickets to work on for the sprint before the upc…
i've never met a great instrument player who needed jira for solo practice. tomato ** 100000, with a chorus of violins.
If I were to transition from software engineering, I'd prioritize a role that meets the following criteria: 1. Minimizes screen time and doesn't rely heavily on computers for productivity. 2. Allows me to disconnect after work without constant notifications or calls. 3. Offers stability, requiring minimal adaptation to new trends or technologies. 4. Lastly, and more importantly, not easily replaceable by AI in the ne…
Any ideas on actual roles? I think the thing that kills me is the mental exhaustion of software development. Just thinking about how to solve problems all day is mentally taxing.
Get a portable Laguna or Woodmizer saw mill. Optional kiln.
If I were to transition from software engineering, I'd prioritize a role that meets the following criteria: 1. Minimizes screen time and doesn't rely heavily on computers for productivity. 2. Allows me to disconnect after work without constant notifications or calls. 3. Offers stability, requiring minimal adaptation to new trends or technologies. 4. Lastly, and more importantly, not easily replaceable by AI in the ne…
Any ideas on actual roles? I think the thing that kills me is the mental exhaustion of software development. Just thinking about how to solve problems all day is mentally taxing.
IMHO, Farming is the ideal switch for a techie. Technically, you are switching from the likes of Matrix to speaking to animals.
Another activity that I believe would bring more joy than 99% of jobs, if not all, is charity.
Bruh I was just opening up my computer to apply for a CS masters to advance my career as a languages & humanities degree holder turned SE who always wanted to do art. Now I'm back to thinking I should try and work on art until it can take over my career. It's sort of upsetting that doing something I'm bad at (SE) makes me more money than anything I'm good at. Feels like it traps me.
i'm also a humanities degree holder turned software engineer. i recently quit my job so i can work on my art. do it!!!!! my spirit is so much better. fuck computers.
I had one interesting thought while reading that section. It seems that a lot of effort has been put into tooling for translating to and from English. It's probably much more effort invested than for other languages, so by using English he actually is increasing his TAM because the translation tools are better adapted to many other languages from English.
Or to put it another way: Spanish can understand English. English can't understand Spanish. Speaking English you can communicate with English and Spanish without also speaking Spanish, kill two birds with one stone. The virtues of a lingua franca.
Funny how dominant languages of the past have died but now the lingua angla feels forever. I wonder if that's how it feels to be at the height of some culture's age: it feels immortal. Then it falls and is only remembered as the past: either as humorous, or as sophisticated, but not meant for normal use. We shall cement this one by creating AIs in the American image.
Funny that "always be selling" is a core principle of his art. I would describe him more of a businessman than artist. Maybe designer. But an artist does not care about money. The art comes first. Buyers must wait.
Instagram is the marketing channel but you still need to put in the work to have something to promote.
fiddling with printers and plotters isn't the hard part, most likely the marketing part is because anything sells if you find the fools. The whole stick of this article strikes me as marketing in the first place.
I'm pretty sure you are severely understimating the amount of work that goes into quality art pieces, no matter the medium.
Also, thinking of customers as "fools" only makes sense if you believe you are selling/producing garbage. If what you make has value, then whoever buys it is no fool.
If I were to transition from software engineering, I'd prioritize a role that meets the following criteria: 1. Minimizes screen time and doesn't rely heavily on computers for productivity. 2. Allows me to disconnect after work without constant notifications or calls. 3. Offers stability, requiring minimal adaptation to new trends or technologies. 4. Lastly, and more importantly, not easily replaceable by AI in the ne…
I hear that being a utilities locator is good work. Pretty much all your requirements, plus:
- lots of outside time and exercise built into the day
If I were to transition from software engineering, I'd prioritize a role that meets the following criteria: 1. Minimizes screen time and doesn't rely heavily on computers for productivity. 2. Allows me to disconnect after work without constant notifications or calls. 3. Offers stability, requiring minimal adaptation to new trends or technologies. 4. Lastly, and more importantly, not easily replaceable by AI in the ne…
Masseuse or physical trainer are the only jobs that I can think would qualify. No screen time, no one needs a midnight massage (although your work hours would probably not be 9-5.), not reliant on technology, and going to take a while for AI to replace. Very few good jobs fulfill criteria number 2.
Don't most physical labor jobs and trades fulfill number 2?