For most of my life I thought the problem was motivation. If I just wanted it bad enough I would do it. So I kept trying to want things harder. Didn't work. Turns out the issue wasn't desire. It was executive function. The part of the brain that initiates, organizes, and follows through. And when I started using AI to fill that gap, not to replace my thinking but to support the part of my brain that struggles most, everything got easier. Not perfect. Easier.

Boris Cherny: "Claude Code is 100% written by Claude Code, Cowork is 100% written by Claude Code."

Great Zoom tonight guys! Here's the instructional video I promised. Go kick some ass on social media! 💪 https://www.loom.com/share/f53b36efbb1f4ab88cb1f14d258862f8

No cost model using Gemini's new personalization settings. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wyFZF3Jdt4T5EtvrSTYV-YnuFrKR33YYU7jIYgJFGtY/edit?usp=drivesdk

Here's the framework I use to evaluate any new project before I commit: I call it the Four-Gate Filter. Gate 1: Is this interesting enough to sustain attention through the hard parts? ADHD brains need interest, not just importance. If a project only matters without being interesting, it won't survive contact with difficulty. Gate 2: Does this align with where the business needs to go in the next 90 days? Interesting but misaligned is just a distraction with better aesthetics. Gate 3: Do I have or can I build the system to execute this without depending on inspiration? If the project only works when I'm motivated, it won't work when I need it most. Gate 4: What does the first three steps look like? If I can't define the first three steps immediately, the project isn't ready to start. Projects that pass all four gates get a start date. Projects that fail any gate go on the someday list or get dropped entirely. This single filter eliminated most of my unfinished projects. Not because I stopped starting things. Because I started starting better things. What filter do you use before starting a new project?