Dose of Wonder
Caitlin McColl \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6, Alyssa Fu Ward, PhD, John Harris | ProudBoomerPress, Dr Sam Illingworth, Shannon Bindler, Daria Cupareanu, Mia Kiraki \ud83c\udfad, AI Meets Girlboss, Katerina SchmittGlad you made it here. This is a space for people tired of performing fine. Essays on grief, wonder, and slow living — no hacks, no gurus, just honest company. Paid Villagers get the deeper layer. Come as you are.
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Navigating Life Transitions Using My Own Value Compass
A Note from Caitlin: Today’s guest post is by Katerina Schmitt who is a mother of three documenting her PhD journey in real-time on Substack, with bit of scholarship, caffeinated humour and sarcasm, because adding teaching, motherhood and p...
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Grief, wonder & slow living for people tired of performing fine. No hacks. No gurus. Just a person showing up, noticing things, sharing what she found. Tools, quizzes & more at the link below. Free Subscribers get The Little Guide to Everyday Wonder
I write from inside the human experience to explore AI and work; but also psychology, parenting, creativity, community, mindfulness, and how to befriend your imposter syndrome | Stanford PhD | data science + big tech | AI solutions engineer
Published author of "Not Done Yet" and "Put It Down". I write about strength and aging, and what actually works after 50. NASM Certified Wellness Coach. Books at ProudBoomerPress.com.
I am here to show you when to use AI and when to leave it the hell alone. Full Professor of Critical AI Literacy and bestselling author.
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I turn AI from a chat window into systems that think, work, and evolve with you. AI blows my mind daily & I'll make sure it blows yours too.
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Real-time personal essays on PhD journey, career change, grief, a bit of scholarship, everyday absurdity with caffeinated humour and sarcasm, because adding motherhood & perimenopause into the mix = insanity. Coping with tender self-loving words.
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