#012: Your AI Frustration is My Opportunity

For the past couple of weeks, something has been feeling off. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. As always, stepping away from the screen was the right first step to identifying what it is I’m feeling. I was in the middle of a pushup when my mind finally verbalized the feeling - I am frustrated. I’m not sure why - I have been sleeping and eating well, socializing, spending time with loved ones, eating 1+ ramen/week, working on things that excite me and yet I’m feeling frustrated.But the frustration was certainly coming from things I’m working on. The projects on their own are still exciting and fulfilling overall. But I’m in the finishing stages and I can’t seem to get over that final hump. Every week is the week I expect to wrap things up. I get frustratingly close to the finish line and yet it’s moving further away from me. The last 10% is taking me 90% of the time. I’ve gone from surfing the reef of excitement to trying to climb out of the valley of frustration. And I think this…