AI Bits & Pieces is here to guide you with bite-sized learning, real-world context, and a supportive community that helps AI make sense. As we step into the new year, I want to start with a sincere thank you. AI Bits & Pieces was created to make AI feel approachable, practical, and human. ✨ Our Theme for the Year This year, everything we build is guided by one clear theme: Helping everyone develop AI as a life skill. That means: - Continuing to provide plenty of free, fresh content for newcomers - Delivering everything in the same friendly, bite-sized pieces that make learning manageable and that compounds over time - Adding high-value premium content for members ready to go deeper What’s Ahead for 2026: 🔄 A Smarter Daily Dose Daily Dose now flows is designed to build fluency and awareness without overload. Each day we will publish a new Daily Learning Post rotating around the following themes: - The Quick Quip - AI Terms - AI Quirks - On Trend - AI in Real Life - Out of the Box And we will sprinkle in throughout the week: - Classroom Highlights - Announcements - Community Spotlights - Community Gems Same daily rhythm. More intention. More Variety. 🎓 Weekly Classroom Commitment We’re making a simple, public promise. At least one new Classroom course or Classroom step-up will be added every week. Small releases. Clear next steps. Real momentum. 🎥 Live Sessions Built Around Member Preferences We’re launching live sessions designed around how you want to learn and apply AI—not a one-size-fits-all approach. AI Curious - AI basics without jargon - How to get started with AI apps - Simple ways to incorporate AI into everyday life AI Enthusiast - Deeper dives into AI technology - Understanding when to build vs. when to use tools - Exploring no-code / low-code options for advanced use Business Members (Premium) - Applying AI to businesses of any size - Identifying high-impact AI opportunities - Turning AI into practical, operational advantage

Hey AI Bits & Pieces crew! I’m super excited to share a little milestone with you all. Recently, found out that I’m ranked in the top 5% of U.S. developers and top 10% of Global developers on Lovable.dev! Here’s what that looks like in numbers: - The sites I’ve developed there have pulled thousands of views. - Created over a dozen sites using a total of 426 prompts. - Altogether, the development work has generated over 199,000 lines of code. - This is the equivalent of 6,600 development hours if I did it the traditional way! I thought it’d be fun to share this with you all, not just to celebrate a milestone, but to show how these tools can really amplify what we do. Websites Developed: - Corporate Websites - Bakery Showcase - Custom Mustang Website - Anniversary Celebration - Opportunity Mapping Roadmap - Knowledge base connected to Pinecone and n8n - Document storage connected to Supabase - and more... Thanks for being part of the journey!

🌀 The Quip: “AI favors the curious, not the technical.” My largest customer has over 400 employees. One thing I’ve noticed over time is that the people getting the most value from AI aren’t the most technical ones in the room. They’re the curious ones. ✨ Why It Matters Curious people ask better questions. They try things without overthinking. They’re willing to explore, adjust, and keep going. The more curious you are, the more useful it becomes. ✨ What I’m Seeing With Clients The employees making real progress with AI aren’t doing anything fancy. They’re using it in small, practical ways — drafting an email, exploring an app, expanding an idea, or learning something new on the fly. They’re not worried about prompts being “right.” They’re focused on staying curious and thinking more clearly and efficiently. ✨ Takeaway AI doesn’t reward who knows the most — it rewards who explores the most. 👉 Who around you seems to benefit most from AI — and why?

Inspired by @Dorota Mleczko's post (and @Michael Wacht's follow-up), I asked ChatGPT to look across all my chats and tell me—brutally honestly—what December 2026 me would regret not doing, and what I’d wish I’d said no to. The feedback wasn’t fluffy, it was uncomfortably specific! Big takeaways (simplified): - I’ve been running too many “flagship” ideas in parallel instead of letting one truly lead - I tend to explain and refine instead of asking for a clear decision (or payment) sooner - I carry too many open loops with emotional weight—good ideas that quietly tax focus The most useful part was turning the feedback into two practical changes: one clear, repeatable offer I can actually sell, and a simple weekly structure that keeps me from overbuilding or second-guessing what to work on. It genuinely felt like having my own thinking surfaced and organized back to me—similar to what Michael described: “looking into my consciousness and bringing it to the surface.” If you’ve got a long chat history here, I highly recommend trying it! Sure, it’s not always comfortable—but it gives you really helpful feedback to forge onwards! 🚀 @Dorota Mleczko @Michael Wacht Thanks for inspiring me to do this!

So everyone's doing their 2026 goal-setting thing, right? I went a different route. I asked Claude: "What am I going to regret 12 months from now?" Here's the exact prompt I used: "It's December 2026. I'm looking back at this year. Analyze all our chats. Based on my current trajectory, what will I regret NOT doing? What will I wish I'd said no to? Be specific and brutally honest." And honestly? The feedback was... uncomfortable. 70% was spot-on enough that I had to sit with it 20% made me want to argue (which probably means it's hitting a nerve) 10% was off because Claude was missing some context The parts that really got me: "You're building everyone else's systems. When do you build the thing that's unmistakably YOURS?" "You're too available. That doesn't build wealth or freedom." "Stop saying yes to generic AI training workshops. You're positioning yourself as a commodity." Ouch. But also... true. Why I think this beats regular goal-setting Goals ask: "What do I want?" Regret asks: "What will I actually wish I'd done?" That second question? It cuts straight through all the BS we tell ourselves. It shows you what you're REALLY doing vs. what you think you're working toward. Try it yourself? → Use whatever AI you chat with most (Claude, ChatGPT, whatever) → If it has memory turned on, just paste the prompt → If not, give it some context first (screenshots of your calendar, recent project notes, whatever shows what you're actually up to) Not everything it says will be right. But the stuff that makes you defensive? That's the good stuff. Anyone else brave enough to try this? What did your AI roast you about? 👇