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The Laptop is Holding Me Hostage: A Love-Hate Letter to Modern Tech
Sure Happy It's Thursday Encore Society!
I’m currently writing this while recovering from a "minor technological standoff" in my home office that nearly sent my laptop on a one-way flight off my balcony.
As we all navigate this “Encore” phase of life—building our coaching businesses, eyeing the retirement finish line, and wondering why the "Large" font setting on our phones still isn't quite large enough—we are forced to coexist with "Modern Tech."
The experts say it's all designed to "streamline our experience." But as someone who has spent over thirty years in the professional world, I have some serious questions.
The Hero of the Week: High-Speed Voice-to-Text
I’ll give credit where it’s due. This week, the piece of tech that saved my sanity was Voice-to-Text.
As I’m building out our new community content, I’ve realized my thumbs simply do not move at the speed of my brain anymore. I used to feel like a crazy person talking to my phone while pacing the kitchen, but now? It’s a game-changer. I can dictate an entire email or a community post while walking the dogs.
Sure, occasionally it translates "Let’s jump on a coaching call" to "Let’s jump on a poaching goat," but honestly? It keeps my clients on their toes. 10/10. It’s the closest I’ll ever get to having a personal secretary again.
The Villain: The "Forced" Software Update
On the flip side, I would like to officially nominate the Forced Software Update for immediate exile to a deserted island.
I sat down yesterday morning, caffeinated and ready to be productive. I had a brilliant idea for a new module, my notes were ready, and I clicked "Open." Instead of my document, I was greeted by a grey screen of death that said:
"Applying Update 1 of 427. Your computer will restart several times. Do not turn off your computer."
Excuse me? I didn’t realize my laptop was the boss of my schedule. I have thirty years of experience managing people, and yet I’m being bullied by a progress bar that has been stuck at 99% for twenty minutes.
What exactly are they updating?
Every time this happens, the only "new feature" I find is that they moved the 'Save' button to a place I can't find and changed my wallpaper to a generic photo of a mountain I’ll never climb. I don’t want my software to be "innovative" at 5:00 AM on a Thursday; I just want it to work.
The Verdict
We’re at a funny age, aren't we?
We have the wisdom to manage $100 million sales targets, yet we can be completely neutralized by a laptop that decides it needs a "nap" to install a new version of a calculator.
But hey, that’s why we’re here in the Encore Society.
Whether we’re mastering the latest marketing tools for our businesses or just trying to survive a Windows update without losing our cool, at least we’re doing it together.
Your turn, Encore crew:
What’s one piece of modern tech that actually made your life easier this week?
Or, more importantly, which "mandatory update" is currently ruining your morning?
Drop your tech triumphs (and tragedies) in the comments!
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