Paul Swail
paulswail.com/now
"Cognitive sovereignty erodes quietly". Our capacity to think independently isn't lost in a dramatic way - it's crowded out gradually: algorithmic curation, cognitive offloading to LLMs, novelty addiction. It takes consistent deliberate practice and personal policies (about where your boundaries are) to keep this at bay.
Location:
Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland
Professional title:
Software engineer and independent consultant
What do you do?
I help folks building software products navigate the opportunities and pitfalls in the new AI era
Why?
Working remotely as a solo consultant gives me both the opportunity to see many different problems and help different people, along with the flexibility to spend extra time with my young family.
What should we read?
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach