diff --git a/content/blog/draft-quit-job/index.adoc b/content/blog/draft-quit-job-2024/index.adoc similarity index 63% rename from content/blog/draft-quit-job/index.adoc rename to content/blog/draft-quit-job-2024/index.adoc index 77d79062..db89d485 100644 --- a/content/blog/draft-quit-job/index.adoc +++ b/content/blog/draft-quit-job-2024/index.adoc @@ -1,27 +1,24 @@ --- title: "I've quit my job to get you off your phone" description: "" -summary: "" -images: [""] author: "Mario Ortiz Manero" -tags: [] -keywords: [] +images: ["/blog/draft-quit-job-2024/map.png"] +tags: ["tech", "entrepreneurship", "personal", "phone dependency"] +keywords: ["tech", "phone dependency", "phone addiction", "eink", "calm companies", "dumbphones", "design"] series: ["dont-use-this-phone"] -date: 2024-10-10 -GHissueID: TODO +date: 2024-10-14 +GHissueID: 15 draft: true --- :email: mailto:marioortizmanero@gmail.com -I never expected that quitting my first job would be so hard! My time at Lyft -has been awesome. Tons of smart people at three very different teams, where I've -learned how the industry works. The technical challenges were fun and endless: -from user-facing features in the app to improving the safety of +I never expected quitting a job to be so hard! My time at Lyft has been an +enriching journey. Tons of smart people at three very different teams, where +I've learned how the industry works. The technical challenges were endless: from +user-facing features in the app to improving the safety of https://www.lyft.com/blog/posts/lyfts-secret-plan-to-take-control-of-its-maps-and-its-future[our -routing stack]. - -image::/blog/draft-quit-job/map.png[] +routing]. But after two years, I've realized that it just wasn't making me happy. My disconnect with the product was too big, and so much remote work didn't help, @@ -32,26 +29,29 @@ I've always aspired to build a company, and this seemed like the right moment to try. Now or never. So here I am, soon to be jobless, contemplating life, yet excited about what's next. +image::/blog/draft-quit-job-2024/map.png[] + My company might fail (in fact, the odds are against me). But I'll have tried -and learned! That makes me feel I'm making the best out of life, and it frees me -of regrets. Mostly. It's still pretty insane that I quit. +and learned! This decision reassures me I'm making the best out of life, and it +frees me of regrets. Mostly. It's still pretty insane that I quit. It's early in my journey, but I can't stop myself from exploring my area of interest: phones. Or rather, phonesn't. Not having had the best year of my life, I found myself on my phone too much. The negative effects became obvious, and I want to do something about it. -It's an incredibly complex challenge. Everyone overuses their phone in their own -way. You have big companies _optimizing_ their app to get you stuck on it. And -often, overuse is a symptom of a deeper problem, so you'd be better off directly +This space is quite a challenge. Everyone overuses their phone in their own way. +You have big companies _optimizing_ their app to get you stuck on it. And often, +overuse is a symptom of a deeper problem, where you'd be better off directly fixing that. Yet, it's such a huge issue that I'm confident I can build something valuable. You don't need to be completely addicted to your phone to want to use it less. Among the thousand possible ideas -- even -https://nullderef.com/blog/phone-intro/[building your own phone] --, I might get -started with an innovative app to control screentime. It's frustrating that no -existing apps have gone mainstream. Let's make it fun to reduce your usage. +https://nullderef.com/blog/phone-intro/[manufacturing your own phone] —, I +might get started with an innovative app to control screentime. It's frustrating +that no existing apps have gone mainstream. Let's make it fun to reduce your +usage. // Source: // https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CBfDTJTn9Vm6Wola8KIJyMIs7OLGK9p3EjuLO8Qclww/edit diff --git a/content/blog/draft-quit-job/map.kra b/content/blog/draft-quit-job-2024/map.kra similarity index 100% rename from content/blog/draft-quit-job/map.kra rename to content/blog/draft-quit-job-2024/map.kra diff --git a/content/blog/draft-quit-job/map.png b/content/blog/draft-quit-job-2024/map.png similarity index 100% rename from content/blog/draft-quit-job/map.png rename to content/blog/draft-quit-job-2024/map.png