And this screenshot made me realize how much my way of building has changed.
Across 4 OpenAI profiles:
β 5.03B+ lifetime tokens
β 690 conversations
β Multiple 1+ hour engineering sessions
β Hundreds of development workflows
And that's ONLY OpenAI.
Claude, Gemini and the rest aren't even included. π
But honestly, the number isn't the interesting part.
Over time, I stopped treating AI like a chatbot I ask for answers.
I started treating it as part of my engineering workflow.
β Product architecture
β UX & UI systems
β Database design
β Supabase
β Computer Use
β Implementation
β Debugging
β Testing
β Browser verification
β Production validation
Projects like Nivora Dental Studio, Intelliflow ERP, RealBot AI, RoboSTAR and Sequoia are where that workflow has turned into actual products and client work.
The biggest lesson I've learned:
AI doesn't replace the builder.
It amplifies the builder who knows what to build, why it matters, and how to verify it.
This is the kind of AI workflow that gets me excited as an independent developer.
Faster ideation, faster prototyping, and more room to focus on turning ideas into real products. π