Navigating Your Career
in the Age of AI:
Agile Thinking, Human Judgement, Intentional Choices
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AI is moving fast and changing the career landscape. If you feel overwhelmed and are searching for a more intentional career strategy, consider a one-on-one coaching session. I can help you figure out what it means for your work, your team, your life, and what to actually do about it. Visit the coaching page.
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From Harvard Business School to national agile conferences and podcasts, Amber brings hard-won expertise in product strategy, intentional living, and building teams that thrive — and she makes it accessible, practical, and genuinely engaging for any audience. If you’re looking for a speaker who can connect the dots between great software, great teams, and a great life, let’s talk.
Agile Discovery & Delivery
What if the same principles that the world’s best software teams use to build great products could help you build a better life? Agile Discovery & Delivery is written for the people who work alongside software teams like sales, marketing, executives, support, and anyone new to engineering. You’ll walk away drawing your own conclusions about how these principles apply to your work and your life, because the connections are impossible to miss. No coding or technical knowledge required.
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Finally, Some Good Behavior: What the Brewers and Rays Showed Us About Class during the World Series
I was blown away by the sportsmanship at the World Series and it felt like a little pocket of goodness in a world where most of what we see is fighting, narcissism, and bad decisions from our leaders. It felt good and a little nostalgic to see a bunch of men genuinely treating each other with respect. I miss this and I want more of what I saw during the World Series in every aspect of our lives.
Ads Are Everywhere. Here’s How I Shield Myself So What I Have Feels Like Enough
I watched the first game of the World Series this week, rooting for the Brewers, of course, the team I grew up with. It was a great reminder that sports-viewing can be fun. It was also a shocking reminder of what I’ve been missing by not watching live TV: the ads. I’ve been sheltered from all of this for a while, and I’d forgotten how annoying ads are. Which got me thinking about why I am constantly avoiding ads, and how you can too.
Book Review: The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow’s latest book, The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI, opened my eyes to the bigger picture surrounding AI and reminded me how much we’re giving up by moving as fast as we can towards “all things AI”. Here’s what you need to know before deciding whether to pick-up a copy of your own.
About Amber
Amber Field writes about the art of intentional living. After retiring early at 41, she shares the practices that helped her build a life she loves: from ruthless prioritization, to reinvention, simplicity, serendipity, and travel. The best lessons from the financial independence and business worlds, applied to leveling up your life. If you’re looking for practical, honest writing about building a life that actually fits you, you’re in the right place.
