Each week, I share one practical tool, one useful lesson, and one good read.
A way to see the repetitive work that piles up around the thing you love, so you can hand it off and keep the fun part.
What happened when I actually shipped. The launch that got zero signups, the novel I shelved after two months, and what I'd do differently.
A whole website you make yours by editing one file. Kindle screensavers. Free, no signup, yours to keep.
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BUILD LOG
When a project stalls, the instinct is to build a bigger plan. Three questions work better: what is making finishing harder, what small thing could you start this week, and what is already working that you should leave alone.
SYSTEMS
The cheapest way to understand what LLMs are actually for: stop taking courses, pick one repetitive thing you do every week, and map the trail of little jobs around the part you love. Three worked examples from three very different jobs.
SYSTEMS
Hank Green paused three channels this week over how much he had been leaning on ChatGPT. I found my own line the expensive way, by shelving a novel I let five agents write, and it turns out code and prose sit on opposite sides of it.
6,079 builders getting better every week.