Writings
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It all started with a thought experiment:
“What would I do if humanity was my client?
As an executive coach, I’ve spent years helping individuals unlock their leadership superpowers. I’ve been privy to the depths of their potential, watched as they re-engaged with their core purpose, and witnessed their triumph over both external and philosophical challenges. The capacity for transformation within a single person is extraordinary, so what about the capacity of humanity?
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Our innate need for deep and close relationships forms an integral part of our human experience. This isn’t just an abstract concept; it’s a biological reality. After all, we’re descendants of hunter-gatherers, whose survival hinged on their ability to cooperate and connect.
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Historically, our distinction as intelligent and rational beings has established our dominance and self-worth as a species. As Max Tegmark puts it, we even branded ourselves on the intelligence feature, naming our species as “sapien”, one who knows.
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New technologies reshape our world, alter our perspectives, and transform who we are. The rapid progress in AI is poised to upend the established order of our current systems, institutions, and beliefs. There is a tsunami of change coming our way. While this disruption presents an opportunity to forge a better world in the long term, it may also cause significant harm to humanity. This transition will test humanity’s wisdom and adaptability.
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Superhumanism offers a vision for a future that synergistically combines technology and humanity, placing human potential and well-being at the heart of progress. This emerging philosophy puts forward several core principles:
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Born into a conservative Muslim family in Turkey, my world was clearly divided along the lines of gender. The way my family saw it, men and women each had a specific role to play, and there was no room for questioning or stepping outside these pre-drawn boundaries. But as they would soon discover, I was a child who did not conform easily.
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Conventionally we assume that we have the freedom of choice over our actions, feelings, and our thoughts. But we don’t. There have been numerous enlightening discussions over underlying psychological factors for our behaviors and feelings while physiological aspects have been in shade.
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Our culture has underlying assumptions and belief systems that infiltrate our minds and determine our attitudes. One of them is the “never enough” attitude towards productivity and growth. Even though my life’s work is about helping leaders grow, I think there is a healthy approach and an unhealthy approach towards it.
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At the age of 44, as a seasoned executive coach in the bustling world of tech startups, I was blessed with a new title, “mother.” My daughter, who came into my life unexpectedly late, has since become my greatest revelation. The birth of my child, while testing the limits of my energy and my time, unlocked a new, unexplored dimension of my being.
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My eye caught “Get a free headshot” in one of the event descriptions browsingmeetup.com. I recently went through a sudden breakup. I was feeling the grief and void left over. My peer group seemed full of non-ending dramas and I did not have the stomach for that now. Somehow I found myself scrolling meetups. I saw “Attract-Active : Get a Headshot”. I had tried a few meetups before and found them a bit boring and awkward. I was happy to find something that won’t be a waste of time even if it wasn’t engaging. Whatever else may come of it, at least I could get a headshot.