Covid-19

Will AI put me out of a job?

November 16, 2024

I started using artificial intelligence by accident. I needed a transcription from Arabic to English. And then I plunged down the AI rabbit hole.

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Coping with PTCD – Post-Traumatic Covid Disorder

August 26, 2024

Covid is back. It seems like everyone I know has been exposed or infected this summer. That includes me. Do you have PTCD?

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Making the most of “expectational uncertainty”

June 2, 2024

There’s a new fourth line to the Serenity Prayer – “I can handle it.” It’s part of making the most of “expectational uncertainty.”

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Tipping has gotten weird

June 4, 2023

Tipping in the 21st century has gotten weird. I grew up with a simple formula: Did a service provider improve your experience? Then leave a tip.

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“You have to put up with some bother in order to reap the benefits,” my therapist cautioned me just prior to our two-week excursion in Ecuador. What he meant was that everything involves some “bother” – annoyances you simply can’t avoid. The key is to put the bothers in perspective, so you don’t lose sight […]

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