On: Google Calendar now uses machine learning to help ...

[executesorder66]

> a new feature called Goals that uses machine learning to help you figure out when you have time to pencil in stuff like spending time with your family or exercise.

Spending time with your family is a goal/something you need help finding the time for?

What the fuck Google? How busy do you think the average person is?

[niels_olson → executesorder66]

Spending time with family and exercise are definitely huge goals for me that I frequently feel like I've failed at.

[kuschku → niels_olson]

But that shouldn’t be any goal, that should be the default. Work and tasks should be the exception from that.

Work to live, not live to work.

[niels_olson → kuschku]

Ah, but do you also remember that if you do something you enjoy, you'll never work a day in your life?

I enjoy what I do. But accomplishing all the awesome still requires a balancing act.

[fn42 → executesorder66]

Maybe Google now uses machine learning to think up these products

[executesorder66 → executesorder66]

I'm replying to this since I can't edit:

To clarify, I was assuming family meant your wife/kids, or whoever you are living with. If you live alone and you don't always find the time to go visit your parents etc. then I can understand how this would be useful.