hot take: I think it’s good for me to run out of tokens every now and then.
It forces me to stop, think a bit, and spend time on other important things I usually neglect.
Clearly a skill issue on my part
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hot take: I think it’s good for me to run out of tokens every now and then.
It forces me to stop, think a bit, and spend time on other important things I usually neglect.
Clearly a skill issue on my part
I'm pretty excited to start a new week knowing that at any moment, they could release a new AI model that makes my life easier.
It's silly, but I love living in this era.
A ton of respect for anyone trying to get a project off the ground.
From the outside, it looks hard. But once you get into it, you discover two pretty curious things:
I'm physically incapable of using up my Codex tokens with normal usage.
I work all day with Sol on high + fast and they just don't run out.
my failures are shaped by my own habits.
many times, it’s not even because I lack knowledge.
i know perfectly well what things are important. i know what i should do.
and still, i don’t do it.
if only i took the things i already know are important seriously...
if i could just put laziness, fear and apathy aside.
how far could i go?
To this day, I still can't understand how there are so many software developers in Spain who do nothing.
I know a lot of people who get paid to do practically nothing. And the company doesn't get rid of them.
A complete waste. For years.
I think the apparent arrogance of a lot of entrepreneurs makes more sense when you realize what they’re trying to do.
It’s not that they think they’re always right. Or that they’re better than everyone else. Or even that they’re the right people to start a company.
💰 Day 13 building an investment tool from scratch.
What am I working on now?
Mainly distribution.
I’m working on the SEO pages while the backend moves forward (what a surprise), and thinking about ways to distribute the product.
🍷 [Giving up alcohol] is winning the battle for a better life
Honestly, I’m not surprised.
Alcohol, while fun, is 💩.
Way overrated in my opinion, and unfortunately widely accepted and seen as better than many other less harmful things.
Link to the full list 👇
💰 Building an investment tool from scratch
Day 5 of developing Tracking Alpha
Designing the app!
I’ve started designing all the app screens with the help of our friend Claude Design and Opus 5.5