Upcoming videos and personal update

What a crazy week it has been for me. On 30th July, the Artificial Intelligence Apprenticeship Program launched a skills assessment package. And immediately upon examination of the contents, I realised that it is one magnitude harder than the technical problems I have been taught under the foundation program. For the next 3 days, I still had ACLP classes to attend, but I was just focused intensely on data analysis and coding. 

Just yesterday, I managed to submit my two programs that I wrote, and I decided that maybe it takes a younger professional to thoroughly meet the requirements of the full assessment package. The funny thing is that if the whole problem can be solved thoroughly, you don't need to be an AI apprentice. You are already a journeyman. 

Maybe this is the grim reality in tomorrow's employment landscape. To even qualify for a job or a training stint, you need to master the material before you even land an interview. 

No one can hide behind degrees. 

No one can hide behind their incompetence. 

But, since I do my videos in batches, we have not lost momentum on the YouTube channel, so expect the following in the upcoming week. 

On Tuesday, I will launch a video on primary considerations before someone pulls the trigger on Early Retirement. Most of us focus on Financial Independence and Early Retirement, which usually does not attract a lot of consideration. 

On coming Thursday, we will do a shallow dive on Mapletree Industrial Trust. This complements the video on AIMS APAC REIT earlier this week. You can really feel how biased local retailers are. Videos on the obscure small-cap dividend counters get poor views, but REITs actually do magnitudes better.

Finally, I revoiced the slides I used on my SGX talk on Wednesday. The topic is how I have lived on my dividends for the past decade.  

Enjoy the rest of the week, and I'll update you again next Saturday !