I quit tech, bought 22 acres, and didn't look at my computer for years — until AI brought me back

Ryan Courtnage was tired of managing teams. He said to himself, "I'm just going to get my hands greasy and go be a lumberjack for a while." Ryan Courtnage Ryan Courtnage quit the tech company he cofounded and bought 22 acres of land in Creston, British Columbia. "It's really rewarding hands-on work, which is completely different from what I spent my career doing," he said. Courtnage spent years not looking at a computer. Then, AI coding tools brought him back. This as-told-to essay is based...