Most people and teams are using AI wrong. They're replacing the wrong layer. They're automating judgment. And keeping the busywork. That's backwards. Here's the new stack: Agents handle ops. LLMs create leverage. Humans decide taste.
Optimism isn't naïve, it's essential. It's the belief that the future can be better and that we have the power to make it so. Every product I admire — the iPhone, SpaceX rockets, ChatGPT — was born from unreasonable optimism.
Feeling stuck? The antidote isn't more tools, time, or talent. It's a simple cycle: Read to spark ideas. Write to gain clarity. Build to create value. Repeat to maintain momentum.