Seth Rose

2025: Built in silence. Shared almost none of it.
2026: Build In Public. Wins, fails, revenue, lessons

Same (better?) skills. Different approach.
Follow along. 🚀

“AI powered” workflow...
You mean typing bad ideas until one looks less stupid?

I don’t fear AI replacing me.
I fear AI documenting how bad I was at my job before it got here.

You’re not using AI to save time.
You’re using AI to feel productive while procrastinating harder.

Every AI Conversation...

One guy says, “this is the future,”
the other guy says, “this is Skynet,”

...but both are just pitching their newsletter to you.

Say no once, you look difficult.
Say no ten times, you look disciplined.

Not every client ask is worth a fight.

Nitpicks? Let them slide.
Scope creep? That’s a hill to die on.

Which battles do you always pick?

Your focus blocks aren’t luxuries, they’re armor.
If you don’t guard them, clients will fill the space with their chaos.

What’s the one block on your calendar that never moves?

Today’s already been full of disruptions and distractions.
Reminder to myself: a small derail doesn’t have to wreck the whole day.

Control > perfection. Focus is a choice.

Flexibility isn’t free labor. Adapt on your terms, not theirs.
If clients want evenings, shift your mornings later.

Today, I'm allowing for a peaceful morning.

Momentum is built on small daily victories.
The size of the win matters less than the chain.

- Write them down.
- Show your receipts.
- Keep the streak alive.

What’s the smallest win you tracked today?

The most radical productivity hack isn’t a cold plunge or a 5 AM alarm.

It’s turning distractions off at a set schedule everyday.
Sleep is the real leverage.

Be honest 😅 What time do you actually crash?

Boundaries aren’t walls, they’re safety nets.

They protect your time, your family, and your work by keeping focus where it matters most in each moment.

What’s harder for you, holding the line at home or at work (or both)?

People think automation = scripts. It’s really structure.

My setup so far...
• Walk NFC → logs workout in daily note, starts workout on Apple Watch
• Work NFC → Auto Focus mode
• Family → QR code for requests (appts, etc.)

How do you containerize your day? Suggestions?

I wonder why the market still moves in rhythm with them? Feels like either pure psychology or the design still casting a shadow.

Agents don't need full autonomy. Should reliability be the priority instead?

Bitcoin halvings reduce supply growth. Is that a strength or artificial scarcity?

Proof-of-stake saves energy but concentrates power. Better or worse than proof-of-work?

Debugging multi-agent systems feels like tracing microservices. Do you log every step?

Wallet recovery is still crypto's weakest UX. Would you trust mainstream adoption without a fix for lost keys?

Most agent failures are state bugs, not reasoning bugs. How do you handle state?

Now I’m curious 🤔
If you had to hand off just one task to an AI agent…

📅 scheduling
📧 email drafting
🔍 research
📝 summarization
♻️ repetitive edits

Which one would you offload first if you could only pick one?

The question is not “will agents replace me,” but “which parts of my workflow do I happily hand off.”

The sooner you start thinking in tasks, not roles, the sooner you get leverage. And once you feel the time compounding, you never go back.

So when people say agents will take jobs, they are missing the point. They take tasks.

If 80% of your job is tasks, yes, you are exposed. But if you spend your time solving problems, creating, or leading, agents become force multipliers, not threats.

One task saved is nice. Five stacked together is leverage.

You buy back 2 to 3 hours a day. That’s 10 to 15 hours a week, essentially a whole extra day every week.

The compounding effect is massive when you reinvest that time into building or learning.

Repetitive edits are another goldmine:

- Rename 200 files in a folder.
- Rewrite 50 sentences into a consistent tone.
- Convert a CSV into formatted Markdown.

These tasks burn your patience but not your brainpower. Agents are basically a buffer against the nonsense of digital work.

Summarization is my secret weapon.

Agents provide a clean TL;DR with action items. Skimming 10% of the content keeps me informed. It's the difference between drowning in information and managing it.

Agents turn the flood into a drinkable bucket.

Research is another sweet spot. Not some 50-page deep dives, but quick scoping.

🔍 “Find the 3 best tutorials for X, Y, or Z.”
📝 “Summarize this 20-page doc.”
📊 “Give me a table of competitors.”

You read the highlights. It’s like having an intern on tap.

Next is email drafting. Think of it as autocomplete for thought.

You type the core point, like “thanks for intro, let’s connect next week,” and the agent turns it into a clean email with context and tone that matches the thread. Instead of spending 5 minutes per email, you spend 20 seconds.

Picture this: your calendar cleaned up automatically.

The first job I give an agent is scheduling. You send an email that says, “When are you free?” and the back-and-forth begins.

An agent can check your calendar, check theirs, propose slots, confirm, and send the invite. It’s the most obvious time sink that people still tolerate.