Is Resilience a Systems Problem?
In my last post, I wrote about the shift from shutdown to speedrun — how we’ve had to adapt, over and over again, just to keep moving. First to survive the pandemic. Now to keep up with AI.
From Shutdown to Speedrun
The Cost of Surviving the Age of Constant Upgrades
Strength Through Repetition
The page isn’t the enemy. The page is the gym. You don’t show up to look good. You show up to build grip. Form. Force. Reps. That’s how the voice gets real.
ChatGPT Doesn’t Eat—So Why Do I Keep Asking It to Cook?
LLMs can draft the menu, but you still have to taste the sauce. Here’s my field-note recipe for closing the fidelity gap between what ChatGPT writes and what actually works.
Experience Is Loud—Turn It Down So You Can Learn
Hard‑won patterns sound like wisdom—until they echo so loudly you miss new ideas. This month I learned: AI model tuning isn’t just prompting, shutter‑speed instincts fail at 60 fps video, and Figma spacing ≠ CSS. Beginner reps, reverse mentorship, and stranger audits keep the channel clear.
The Cake Is a Lie: Why AI Isn’t Ready
Everyone says AI can build for you — that you just describe the thing, and it ships itself. But I actually tried. I took it seriously. And what I found was brittle, inconsistent, and full of guesswork. If it took this much effort to build a landing page, what happens when the stakes are higher?
Becoming the Copilot
Signal Dispatch · Field Notes on Agency in Relationship