Newsletter Update
A shift in my approach.
Greetings, fellow travelers, 🧙♂️
Initially, this newsletter aimed to delve into the impact of AI, and to explore how we can maintain passion and purpose in our work amidst the whirlwind of changing technologies.
I will continue to do this, AI isn’t going anywhere and I’m still into it.
But two things I’m noticing …
My core philosophies around AI are likely to stay the same, and I’ve said a lot of what I have to say. There will be new ways to apply my thoughts, but I don’t want to repeat myself for the sake of “keeping up content.”
I have more to say using other experiences and metaphors that I believe can be helpful, interesting, and/or entertaining to you! I find myself holding back topics because they don’t “fit”, and my inner bard is done with that.
So, to give you a clearer picture of where I’m headed with my writing, I've included the revamped “about” section of the newsletter below.
If the shift in approach is not something you’re interested in, that’s okay! I get it. You’re welcome to unsubscribe at the bottom of this email, no hard feelings, and thank you for spending the time with me that you did. 🙏
However, if you've found value in my previous insights, then I welcome you to stick around and see what happens as I continue to share more about my insights from this space rock.
Here’s the new “about” page to give you an idea of where I’m headed.
I’m glad you’re here! 🥳
A close friend once said at a dinner party, "conversations with Sonja are like this: you think you're going to have an easy chat about the weather or a new movie. Instead, you find yourself burrowing into the depths of your soul, ready to make massive life changes tomorrow ... and you're not even mad about it."
In this newsletter, I hope to bring this conversation to you, my readers. I look at how we can show up as our full selves in this wonky world, and I do that by looking deep into the little corners of what I see around me.
If you want to understand this newsletter, my best advice is to cruise what I've posted so far, and if you like it, subscribe. You might find topics about:
🤖Advancements in AI and the importance of understanding your sense of purpose and mission in your work
🎮A conversation with a friend about a videogame and how we make "silent promises" in society, and what happens when we break those promises
✨An astrological alignment and how we navigate the frustration that shows up (and a cautionary note that drivers might be bonkers that day)
I write about the human experience as I see it, and the weird rules we set for ourselves that are only sometimes necessary. I write through the stuff I enjoy, which includes sci-fi, AI and tech, video games, science, as well as tarot, astrology, chaos magick, i Ching, etc.
I won’t talk about politics, nutritional health, religion, or new-age that’s wrapped in toxic positivity or science denial.
I’m Gandalf to your Frodo, if you’re ready. With maybe one less mountain of doom, because there’s just enough of that in the world already.
TL;DR: Your world is malleable, you can change it if you need to. Don’t panic (and bring a towel).
I’d love to have you join me. If you’d like to subscribe, please do so below.
Publication frequency: somewhere between daily and weekly. I don’t write on a prescribed schedule, I write when I have something to say.
