Chris Heck

Finished Reading: Living Life Backward by David Gibson 📚

Living Life Backward teaches that true wisdom comes from honestly facing the reality of death and our lack of control over life, which frees us to stop striving for gain and to receive each day—and its simple blessings—as a gift from God.

In essence, the “big idea” is that life is gift, not gain; and learning to live well means accepting our mortality, enjoying the present, and focusing on loving God and others while we have the opportunity

I’m out for a walk through my neighborhood and although it’s not the first time I’ve noticed this, I sure am sickened by how many people I see looking at their phones while they are driving.

I got out for a very warm evening walk.

I’m out for a walk and spotted some hot air balloons. It’s a beautiful night in the PNW so I’m sure they have an amazing view of Mount Rainier right now.

I have an iPhone 15 Pro that’s running iOS 18.5. Lately I’ve had a couple of my installed apps refuse to open because according to them, a jailbroken device is detected.

I can guarantee that my device is not jailbroken.

Has anyone else run into this problem before?

Eye of the Tiger is playing in my doctor’s office waiting room and I feel motivated to just skip my appointment to go work out right now. 🎶

From The Economist:

Companies are struggling to make use of generative AI for many reasons. Their data troves are often siloed and trapped in archaic IT systems. Welcome to the AI trough of disillusionment

Independent of AI, I have lived the experience where technical debt reduces agility and makes it harder to act quickly when new opportunities emerge.