There is a saying in my family that my mother used when she had nothing but her own resourcefulness and still got it done: "Haciendo de tripas corazón." (Making heart out of guts. Turning nothing into something.) It is a deeply Mexican expression, but I have heard its spirit in every culture...

Over the last few weeks, a few parents and even my Tíos and Tías (uncles and aunts) with children or grandchildren in college have asked me the same question: should their students drop out and "just learn AI instead?" _*]:min-w-0 gap-3"> I get it. The headlines are relentless. Entry-level jobs...

Your resistance to AI is a mirror. And what it reveals might be uncomfortable. For years, I believed that "doing it all" was the professional flex. That exhaustion was evidence of my value. That if I wasn't grinding, I wasn't earning my seat. Then I started paying attention to what I was actuall...

When I was little, I used to name everything. My stuffed animals, my bike, even the toaster. I gave them personalities, voices, feelings. My mom would chuckle and say, “Estás haciendo novelas con los objetos, mija.” (You’re making soap operas with objects, sweetie.) Turns out, I wasn’t alone. An...

“I know I should be using AI…”  The other day, I got a message from a close friend and former colleague, someone I deeply respect and had the joy of working with for years. She’s now at one of those household-name companies that everyone recognizes, and she reached out to me for advice about som...

Everyday AI  I vividly remember the days when MapQuest felt like cutting-edge technology. Carrying pages upon pages of printed driving instructions seemed miraculous at the time. One memorable journey stands out: navigating from New York City to a small college campus in Upstate New York for a r...