July 2021 - Alt.Narrative

PODCAST EPISODE #14: The declining health of generations X and Y

As a Gen-X’er myself I’ve always felt like my generation has a unique set of challenges, growing up as sort of a latch key kid like many other GenXers. We really are the only generation that knows what life was like before the internet and social media, while also being the first to navigate adulthood…

PODCAST EPISODE #13: Elevating common ground.

I met Ray Prock Jr. years ago at a Twitter conference in Seattle. He’s a dairy farmer and an influential presence in the agriculture world in terms of leading discussions about the industry and the role of social media and tech’s impact on it. I like Ray a lot because while we come from different…

PODCAST EPISODE #12: The impact of AI in education

PODCAST EPISODE #11: Mindfulness in a digital age (it’s not easy)

On this episode I had a chance to speak with a long time social media OG and “recovering digital marketer,” Janet Fouts. After several years of running a digital marketing agency, she realized her calling was less about marketing and more about bringing empathy to leadership and work culture. She created “Nearly Mindful,” a new…

PODCAST EPISODE #10: Caregiver Burnout – How tech can bring help and hope

For the first time in history, older people outnumber children globally. Caregiving is a tougher job than most know until they’re neck deep in the stress of taking care of their aging loved ones. Technology can help bring some levity and relief to those who are burdened with the task of being a family caregiver.…

PODCAST EPISODE #9: The growing impact of AI on healthcare

Social media is a pandemic

Struggling to find work brought a new level of depression and isolation to the game for me. In previous posts here I’ve acknowledged that I have lots to work on with regards to detaching my self-worth from being employed and not having much money. However, the pandemic converted what was once just a platform for…

PODCAST EPISODE #7: How hard will the robots make us work?

There is currently a growing heap of modern day paranoia around the idea of AI and robots taking human jobs away and replacing humans as a whole until the rise of the machines consumes us. While we are quite a bit far from that reality, there are currently existing realities in the workplace where humans…

PODCAST EPISODE #6: Isaac Asimov talks AI (1991)

Today I’m reading a transcription from an old interview with one of my heroes. Isaac Asimov gave this interview as part of the “Vision Of The Future” series in the year 1991. This was his last major interview before he passed away in the following year in April of 1992. He spoke to AI and…

The gestation of a mid-life crisis

Call it a crisis. Call it indecision. Call it what you want. This pandemic certainly reinforced and inflamed the career holding pattern I was in during 2020. The depression I was feeling from it all came from an old childhood place, a place where all the demons hang out and cavort with each other until…

Month: July 2021