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Show Me What Changed; I'll Tell You What Matters
Keeping project context current should ask for human judgment, not clerical cleanup. A small closeout habit makes that practical.
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The Professional Agent Model: A Blueprint for Building Your Own AI System
A framework for building AI agent systems as professionals, not tools. Companion article to the full PAM specification (25,900 words, open source on GitHub).
operations
Let the Project Introduce Itself
AI-assisted work compounds when projects carry the context, boundaries, and handoffs that should exist before the next chat starts.
operations
Make the Work Produce Continuity as It Happens
Continuity fails when work preserves files but loses the judgment behind decisions. Build small breadcrumbs while work is alive so the next person can continue.
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Operating AI More Intentionally Under Usage Constraints
Usage constraints reveal whether a team has an operating model for AI-assisted work: context, routing, lifecycle discipline, and durable reuse.
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When AI Stops Feeling Unlimited
AI did not stop being useful. It stopped feeling unlimited. The practical response is to stop paying to rediscover context the team has already learned.
leadership
Why I Went Quiet
Four months of silence, a season of anxiety and depression, and the people and faith that carried me through.
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