Avoiding the Telephone Game

AI notetakers create the appearance of clarity, but leave out some important details. Make a process that outputs that information. Read: "Everything…

Dec 1 • 

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November 2025

Build a dashboard from a single data file

One of the best ways to build data visualizations is to start from simple data, like the weather. Read: "Everything Starts Out Looking Like a Toy" #278

Nov 24 • 

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How do you show your work with LLMs?

To gain credibility for your science project, you need more than a prompt. You need a reproducible blueprint. Read: "Everything Starts Out Looking Like…

Nov 17 • 

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Anchor every user visit with intent

When you design applications with user intent in mind, it's much easier to know where users get stuck. Your app is map, not business logic. Read…

Nov 10 • 

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Curiosity scales faster than policy

What if you were able to inspire teams to use their curious brains instead of being worried about AI? You might get innovation. Read: "Everything Starts…

Nov 3 • 

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October 2025

Three prompt templates that make your AI actually useful

Is your chatbot helping you to level up? Use structured prompts in your workflow to uncover what's holding you back. Read: "Everything Starts Out…

Oct 27 • 

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Your workflow is your new codebase

How do you build a sustainable advantage with AI tools? Make your workflows repeatable. Read: "Everything Starts Out Looking Like a Toy" #273

Oct 20 • 

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Product management for probabilistic machines

AI agents are probabilistic coworkers. Collaborating on software with them requires product management, QA paranoia, and better docs. Read: "Everything…

Oct 13 • 

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Apple forgot how to be customer-first

Apple Account credit won't buy physical products easily on the Apple Store. This isn't a bug -- it happens when control scales faster than empathy…

Oct 6 • 

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September 2025

The Paradox of Automation

It often feels like one step forward, two steps back when you build automations. But finding the bottleneck means you found the real work. Read…

Sep 29 • 

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How to fix race conditions in no-code workflows

Automation tools run single workflows, but scale breaks them. A simple queue system helps to maintain order and prevent race conditions. Read…

Sep 22 • 

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The hidden cost of half-automations

Half-automations create more problems than they solve. Ask: reversible? Automate fast. Not reversible? Map every outcome first. Read: "Everything Starts…

Sep 15 • 

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