Ok I got curious too and texted him asking what he thought of his happiness level compared to an average person.
And his answer totally destroys everything I just said about him. He thinks he is less happy than an average person. He is happy but thinks average person is happier.
(I will stop now, and continue this discussion with him when we meet in person).
I worked in management from 25 and returned to an individual contributor development role at 43. There are lots of resources for developers, although not sure any of them are focused on the fact my age is a little greater than the average age individual developer.
> I look at some of my lower level engineering peers that are "stuck" in their careers (5+ years at the same level, no management responsibility), and honestly I feel like they have a pretty blissful life.
I moved from Engineering Manager "down" to Senior Engineer 15 months ago. I had pretty much the same perception as this.
If I remember correctly, when you start playing the game, they match you against actual bots, which are pretty much unskilled. Maybe that’s why he uses that word.
How interesting. Probably because playing against bots in a multiplayer game usually sucks. If really high AI difficulty was the norm, then that wouldn't work.
They're not very skilled in a lot of games. They can be a threat to newbies, but they're easily fooled by experienced players, and can even be less accurate vs more advanced moves, involving motion.
Have also used Joplin. Although used this more as a personal wiki, e.g. relatively long-form notes. I would read it on mobile but rarely edit. Agree the sync there is 'clunky'.
Microsoft OneNote is quite nice.
But what I actually use most is all the Google products: Keep, Docs and Sheets. So, native app on my phone and then browser based on the laptop.
So it seems, yes, there is a pretty clear gender gap.