Context

I use AI almost every day now.

Some days it feels like magic. Some days it feels like extra work with better marketing. Most days, it’s somewhere in between.

What pushed me to start this blog is simple: I wanted one place to think clearly in public, without pretending AI is either a miracle or a disaster.

What I tried

I gave myself a few personal rules:

• Write from real use, not theory
• Keep both the wins and the misses
• Focus on outcomes that actually matter to me: time saved, better work, and long-term leverage

I also kept my setup minimal (Hugo + Markdown + Cloudflare Pages) so writing stays the main job, not tooling.

What worked

• I shipped this blog faster than I expected.
• A fixed structure helped me stop rambling and start finishing.
• Writing from actual experiments made my thinking more honest.

What didn’t

• It’s easy to sound more certain than I really am.
• Some “AI productivity wins” don’t hold up unless I track them over time.
• If I don’t slow down, I can confuse speed with clarity.

Trade-offs

• Speed vs depth
• Consistency vs perfection
• Automation vs original thinking

Takeaway

This blog is my working notebook for living with AI in real life.

No hype. No fear theater. Just practical experiments, results, and trade-offs — some laughable, some amazing.

If you’re figuring this out too, welcome.