Our main thing at work today was completing a Generative AI productivity course that the company had signed up for. It was heavily discounted for Singapore employees, which is what made it more viable for us to take on, even if people like me had to pay full price. I wasn't sure what to expect from it, but it turned out to be a pretty good course overall, and I have to admit that I learned a lot. I've learned more about how generative AI operates and learned other ways of prompting and approaching AI use overall. I already thought that I had gotten pretty handy with Gemini, but now I feel like I've barely scratched the surface of things.
It's 11.11 today, which sort of runs counter to my ongoing financial prudence efforts. I did my best to limit myself to low-cost purchases of niche interest, like finally trying Lysol's washing machine cleaning solution and getting a new floor mat for outside. But I also risked some advanced Christmas shopping, which I had to use my credit card for instead of my Maribank debit card. I'm still getting used to leaning more into this debit card (which really means cash) instead of floating more on credit. I'm still in the process of reaching a new state of equilibrium such that I don't keep "tapping out" in terms of cash, thus making me feel poorer in practice even if not in reality. There are a few more big moves I need to do to really bring things more under control, and these should resolve by the end of this month, or at the latest next month once my 13th month pay comes in.
I just need someone to tell all these board game publishers to stop tempting me with shiny new games running short crowdfunding campaigns. I comfort myself slightly when I qualify for zero-interest installment payments for some projects, but that also means I pledged for enough content to meet the requirements for said installment offers. Bugger it.
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