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What if sharing your work was just part of making it?
I love the idea of building in public, but documenting the process can become a whole process of its own.
So I wanted to see if I could remove some of that friction by creating a work diary.
I’m experimenting with using AI to pull from the work I’m already doing and turn it into simple daily entries, so I can keep track of all the ideas, decisions, mistakes, and little discoveries that usually disappear once a project is done.
I just want to make the work I’m already doing easier to share.
How are you actually documenting your work right now? Have you found anything that makes it feel more effortless?
Inspo: Claire Vo
the work diary idea is neat. what are you building first?
Great idea! 💕
Building in public quietly becoming a second full-time job is so real, the documentation ends up eating the making. A work diary that removes that friction is the actually useful version of the trend. Curious how the AI handles the boring bits.
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