Good morning friends!
Before we begin, I want to announce that this newsletter crossed 1,000 subscribers on Friday! đ
Like I always say, I appreciate everyone who reads it every week. We have been going for 30 editions, and I donât see it stopping. â¤ď¸
I get so much support and nice messages from people, which makes me feel good inside that random people I have never met before are benefitting somewhat from my ramblings!
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Looping back, achieving 1,000 subscribers when I started this newsletter in June was only a dream.
However, over time that number got more realistic, and knew I would eventually reach it. To be honest, I donât feel any different now than when I started. Sure, I am very happy to reach the goal, but my general quality of life is not exponentially better.
The same happened with my YouTube channel. Last week, I reached 1,000 subscribers, which is something I thought would take years. However, I didnât feel that different inside. I wasnât so much happier than I thought I would be, and I immediately set my eyes on 2,000 subscribers.
Taking a step back, I realized that âlooking aheadâ can be very dangerous.Â
This idea of consistently âshifting the goalpostsâ is referred to as the hedonic treadmill or hedonic adaption. Wikipedia defines it as:
The hedonic treadmill, also known as hedonic adaptation, is the observed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes.
It appears in a lot of areas of life. People are constantly working towards the next pay rise or promotion. When they reach it, they set their eyes on the next level. Itâs a self-fulfilling prophecy, or treadmill if you will.
However, they often donât feel that different and still have the same concerns and worries.
Many Juniors, whether in data science, software engineering, or banking, rush to become mid-level. They then try to get to that senior position as soon as possible.
There is nothing wrong with striving to do well and earn more money. However, itâs important sometimes to take a step back and reflect on how far you have come.
Try to find satisfaction in your daily work and not solely focus on the next goal. Itâs really about the journey over destination.
In reality, when you reach your goal you are a different person. The reason you donât feel different is because you changed slowly through the journey. You adapted throughout that pursuit.Â
Whatâs Been Cooking đĽ
Some tasty stories this week:
Altman Wants Billions â Sam Altman is asking investors for billions of dollars to set up several chip manufacturing factories to meet the demand for increasing computing power.
Google AI Leak â An internal document was leaked sharing Googleâs 2024 AI goals to "deliver the worldâs most advanced, safe, and responsible AI."
Chrome AI Update â Google Chrome recently got 3 new generative AI features to help with productivity such as automatically grouping of tabs and writing assistance.
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