I'm just curious, do you still say please and thank you when communicating with AI tools?

Although I am reporting the news on Manus, I am not familiar with how it can be used at all. Others seem to have the same lack of knowledge that I do...can someone fill us in? 🤔 And Happy New Year! 🎊

In 2025, I’ve been as transparent as possible. I’ve told you about my wins and losses, but I’ve also told you about the burnout. At 320 hrs, I hit a wall so hard I got depressed for a weekend and didn't even go to dinner for Thanksgiving with my family. Why am I telling you this? Because I want you to ignore the fake Gurus who claim they made millions but never show you the struggle, the grief, and the difficult setbacks that happen daily behind the scenes. I know many of you are working 9-5 jobs. You see me clocking 400 hours since the Summit on Nov 6th and you think, "I can't do that." You’re right. You can't. And maybe you shouldn't. I am in a position to spend this amount of time to explore and learn at a faster rate, and I know not everyone has that kind of time right now. I am building a company from the ground up, so I have the "luxury" of obsession. But here is the COLD HARD TRUTH: You cannot build a 2026 life with 2020 habits. Whether you have 40 hours a week or 40 minutes a day, if you are doing manual data entry or writing emails from scratch, you are dragging an anchor. As a former Marine, In the battlefield, I know that we either adapt or we die. It's that simple. Let AI pull the weight. Let’s be honest: Learning AI isn't always that easy. What I learned in 2025 was that it takes consistent discipline and awareness to use it efficiently. You will have setbacks if you start vibe coding. You won't save time in the beginning—that's hogwash. You will lose time learning the curve. I lost about 100 hours to headaches and setbacks. But being obsolete in 2 years is a struggle I refuse to accept. I chose the struggle of study and using AI over the struggle of regret. Does the grind work? Yes. Just 15 days after the AI Summit November 6th, 2025, I acquired an investor/partner who saw the value in the AI workflows I was building. We opened a joint account, and I was funded in less than 30 days—not because I asked for money, but because the AI output was undeniable. In just two months, I still use both main llms, but for my brain work I switched from ChatGPT, to Gemini Pro, and rigorous prompt engineering, here is what 400 hours actually looks like today:

quick question. For agency-managed services where calls and WhatsApp are usage-based, how do you usually handle billing with clients? Do you track usage internally, pass it through, or bundle it into the monthly? For example, if a client pays $500/month but receives 700+ call minutes, how would you typically handle that in practice? Appreciate your insight.