[Essay] Something Is Starting to Click

It's been seven weeks since I started this blog and began working with AI.

The first thing I built was a simple WiFi QR code site. It came out way nicer than I expected — that same kind of awe I felt the first time I used WordPress.

Then I built this blog. No database, just GitHub, so I could manage it on my own terms.

What I built in seven weeks

Quite a bit, actually.

Cassette Tape App — I wanted to listen to old MP3 files with the feel of a cassette tape. Got it listed on the store.
A game anyone can play blind — The idea hit me while camping. Built it overnight. Currently in the store review process.
YouTube Autoplay Player — My kids kept asking me to change videos while I was driving. Built it. YouTube's policies might block a store listing, so for now it's just on GitHub.
JobRadar — The resume management platform I'd always wanted to build. Added login and an AI cover letter generator.
Small Business Coupon App — A stamp card app for places like cafes and vape shops. An idea I'd had for a while. Got the MVP out.

While building all of this, I kept looking up AI agents, skills, hooks, MCP — and somewhere along the way, I found myself deep in AI engineering territory.

It was FOMO

Using AI in the beginning was fun. I was building things I actually needed, shaping them to fit my life.

But then the scope kept expanding. More to learn, more to explore. And at some point I started thinking — am I doing this because I need it, or just because everyone else seems to be?

There's a quote I keep coming back to:

The world was made complicated by smart people who didn't want ordinary people entering their domain. If that frustrates you, become someone who builds that world yourself.

AI coding was never the goal. I wanted to be someone who builds business models using AI.

So why was I spending all my time on AI development fundamentals?

That's FOMO.

FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) — the anxiety that everyone else is doing something and you're the only one being left behind. You jump in not because you want to, but because you're afraid of missing out.

Time to reset

There's a lot I want to build. A lot I want to try. But that's exactly why things have gotten scattered.

I need to step back, get clear on what actually matters, and focus on things that can become something real.