Field Notes

Things I wrote down so I wouldn't forget.

A hospital atrium. A turtle in a bookstore. The Bears. A book I rewrote. Twelve essays so far.

  1. My AI Agent Did Exactly What I AskedIt built what I described. I just hadn't described me.
  2. Why I Revised My BookA book that tells you to check what the machine hands you has to meet its own standard. Mine didn't yet.
  3. I Stopped Renting My WebsiteA site you rent is a site someone else can turn off. So I rebuilt mine in an evening, with an AI coding agent, and the essays now live in a folder I can zip.
  4. Stanford, Logistics, and the Quiet Work That Actually Changes HealthcareWe were there to talk about something deeply unglamorous: waste in transportation.
  5. I’ve Never Seen the Bears Win, and I Still BelieveI watch every press conference. I rewatch every game like I’m breaking down film.
  6. Showing Up MattersI didn’t speak. I didn’t pitch. I just showed up to listen.
  7. I Sat Alone in a Room and Spoke to the FutureNo studio. No engineer. Just me, a microphone, and a promise I made in the ICU.
  8. A Shelf, A Turtle, and a Quiet VictoryThree copies on a wooden shelf under “Local Authors,” and a turtle named Lily keeping watch.
  9. What Fear Teaches Me About AIFear isn’t a stop sign. It’s an arrow pointing to what matters most.
  10. Why I Created the Book Club GuideBooks don’t change people. People change people. Books just start the conversation.
  11. Proof of the SupermindI woke up this morning to find my book at #8 in Amazon’s new releases in artificial intelligence.
  12. How I Wrote a Book in a Week and Released It in a MonthEverything it took to get Punching Above Your Weight from an idea to a published book in under thirty days.