You keep returning to the idea that losing control - of your identity, your process, your ego - is where the good stuff happens. Parenthood, AI, improv, writing. The pattern is: surrender first, build after.
"It's like ego death"Phrase
"Say yes to the resistance"Phrase
The awkwardness of desireObservation
The tool identity crisisTension
Yearning vs. arrivalTension
Founder who builds vs. founder who shipsTension
When you can build anything, the hard part shifts from execution to selection. This anxiety shows up in your cohort, your own projects, and your clients. The abundance of capability creates a scarcity of direction.
"What do you build when you can build anything?"Tension
Meta work vs. actual workTension
Young people losing their intuition to AIObservation
Hope or cope?Tension
OKR slipping is the defaultObservation
Markdown files as magic spells. Etsy witches charging for vibes. Context loading as the real skill. You're circling a pricing/value insight: the simpler something looks, the more it might be worth.
"It's just a markdown file, but it's a magic spell"Pattern
The confidence of Etsy witchesObservation
Context loading is the real skillObservation
"The world finally met me where I am"Observation
Both Are True is the documentationObservation
Org charts, rigid plans, and hierarchies keep breaking. What works: improv rules, generalist blobs, staffing therapy. You're building a case that adaptability beats expertise.
"The rules of improv are the rules of life"Phrase
Kiki vs. Booba for hiringObservation
Treat your org like a network, not a structureObservation
"Staffing therapy"Phrase
What your brain keeps circling
You're writing a book about surrender, disguised as a course about building things with AI.
The through-line across all 25 seedlings: the best outcomes come from letting go of control, embracing the weird, and trusting that simple-looking things can be powerful. That's both your teaching philosophy and your creative thesis.