As we are progressing into the technical era, we are surrounded by technology everywhere. Maybe in the beginning, the momentum was slow. Thanks to the power of AI for giving us tremendous speed.
As a software engineer (who loves to develop AI products), sometimes I am not in favor of AI, but the addiction behind this technology is seriously awesome. Now, why am I saying so? Because AI is making things so fast-paced that sometimes we are forgetting to slow down. When we are not slowing down, our decision-making capabilities get impacted. A slow person always monitors the specific, precise things that a fast person can easily skip.
Sometimes, this fast life doesn't allow us to live life fully. Then, the real suffering starts. The solution is very simple: slow down. Not using mobile phones and reducing screen time really helps us slow down so that we can think about what really matters to us.
As an AI Software Engineer, I have seen circumstances that could be drastically bad for us and humankind. I am not against this technology, but the way we are getting dependent on this technology is really bad. We are losing our capabilities.
The aggressive growth and desperation of getting something that doesn't make sense in the upcoming years doesn't sound good, right? Instead of that, slow down, think first about what really matters, plan the approach, and execute. Maybe with AI or maybe without AI. If you are doing it without AI, you will start experiencing things—that's what we got this life for, right?
As I was also impacted, I started reading the book The Psychology of Money to reduce my screen time. I am enjoying the different perspectives, not just about the perspective, but also about who I really am.
I had delegated many skills to AI that were really me, like writing, reading, and my signature style. Those I took back from AI. Now, I do all those things manually. That's my signature style. That's why I am Narayan.
Start thinking about your slow journey because in my book Reinvent Yourself, I wrote: Sometimes going slow is the fastest way of reaching somewhere.