I shared an article on LinkedIn earlier this week and I can't stop thinking about it.
Milly Tamati from Generalist World wrote a long-form essay on what she's calling the post-productivity era - what happens to how we work when AI handles more and more of the doing. If you haven't read it yet, go do that first. I'll wait.
I don't know if the picture she paints is exactly where work is headed. Nobody does. But I'll tell you what I do know: her vision of a workday looks a lot like mine right now. And I am producing some of my best work ever.
I don't walk 10,000 steps a day, but I usually hit 7,500. My workday gets interrupted by coffee dates with my toddler, walks with my dog, and sidewalk conversations with neighbors. I bike or walk to wherever I'm working. There is chaos, because toddler. But the connection I have with the people around me throughout the day has created a genuinely thriving environment for me to work within.
And yes, I'm still working. It’s real work and real income, but no one is checking to see if I'm at my desk. As long as I do the work I've committed to, and do it well, I get to keep working on my terms.
That last sentence is the whole thing, honestly.
It's also exactly why I'm building what I'm building right now. I want other entrepreneurs to have that same freedom. To do their best work and live the lives they actually want. Those two things are not in conflict. I promise.
More on what I'm building very soon.
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