007 | The Human Skillsets

📓 Story | On Humanity

Are you tired of being pushed to live an over-optimized life through Ai?

Me too.

The goal of my entry into technology 4 ago was to improve our lives as humans. Not to make myself more robotic. I decided to pivot a year before the pandemic after living in Tunisia and realizing that the governments did not make the changes in society.

People did.

And if I learned anything during my work in the international non-profit space, I recognize now that: people are more influenced by technology companies than government entities.

Technology enabled the democracy of Tunisia.

How?

The Arab Spring in 2011. This revolution began in Tunisia, spread like wildfire to other middle eastern countries, and only succeeded in Tunisia — thanks to the power of the internet (Twitter).

Communication and relationships, built through technology, changed an entire country's government structure. Wild right?

Too many newsletters focus on the new Ai tools and prompts. This newsletter, as you may have noticed, is more of a qualitative look into how we will change in our future of work journey.

As humans, we think we sit at the top of the food chain in terms of intelligence. The systems we have built have hyper-optimized our lives.

But as we integrate Ai and new technology like wearables into our lives, we may notice our place dwindling from the top of this list.

If we will no longer be the smartest, strongest, or fastest, what will we become? What will be our use in the future of work?

I believe, once we have reached peak optimization, we will start to see ourselves more clearly.

So when I talk about the “Future of Work,” I talk about the future of us, as humans.

The Human Skillsets

While reflecting on why Ai cannot replace me, it boils down to: my humanity.

This is what we learn throughout all robot-human tv shows.

Me specifically? A couple reasons I can list:

1. My “aliveness” on camera.

2. My personal experiences which relate to ambiguous problem-solving.

3. My international relationship-building skills through niche language knowledge.

4. My ability to empathize and thus “create space” for people to share their issues.

These are the skillsets which will thrive in the future:

• Guts

• Instinct

• Empathy

• Creativity

• Storytelling

• Adaptability

• Critical Thinking

• Ethical Judgment

• Relationship Building

• Emotional Intelligence

• Ambiguous Problem-Solving

The future of work will favor those who are the most human, not the most optimized. The ones who can turn tasks into meaningful moments. Sense the unsaid. Respond with heart. This is where our true power lies.

Boring vs. Fun Work

Boring jobs won’t survive.

Predictability and repetition = boring. Great news is these are two things AI excels at.

As technology continues to advance, the tasks that are routine and require little human touch will be the first to go.

Example Roles to be eliminated:

• Telemarketers

• Legal Assistants

• Data Entry Clerks

• Basic Accountants

• Assembly Line Workers

• Inventory Management Staff

• Basic Bookkeepers and Payroll Clerks

• Basic Customer Support Representatives

Notice a trend in this list. Mostly, basic, entry-level roles.

The basics are usually boring.

Careers get interesting when we level up.

The curious question I ask myself here is:

If no entry-level jobs will exist, how will young people level up? Will fresh college grads need to learn how to integrate Ai into their learnings?

This article may have some answers.

Final Thoughts

I believe as we integrate technology more into our lives, we will stare into the cold looking glass of our humanoid helper’s eyes and instead start to see ourselves a bit more clearly.

We will see our focus turn away from optimization and more towards our inner human-ness. This can be scary, but necessary.

The only bit that technology will not be able to automate is just that.

Take it from Tim Ferriss.

I quote Tim here because over the past 2 years, he has been sharing more about his un-optimized life. I don't think this is just a trend for Tim, one of the most optimized people on Earth.

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