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This newsletter is for independent creators, expression-minded solopreneurs, and makers who want to build meaningful work without losing heart in the process.
This week wasn't loud. Actually, it was kind of shit internally. Nothing dramatic happened, but I felt this constant background tension that made everything harder than it should be.
And mind-blowing OpenClaw (Moltbot). Future is nearer.
🧠 Reflection of the week
This week I caught myself doing the thing again.
The thing where I look productive but I'm really just... thinking.
Stress does this to me. Not panic.
Just this low-grade tension that makes me want to understand everything before I do anything.
So I talk. I analyze. I use AI assistants as a mirror. On the outside it looks like work. On the inside it's pure avoidance.
Tuesday I spent 3 hours "processing" when really I just needed to send one fucking email.
At some point I made a rule for myself:
When resistance shows up, I get two options. Sit and do absolutely nothing (no phone, no scrolling, no "productive procrastination"), or work.
Boredom or work. That's it.
It's uncomfortable as hell. But eventually boredom wins and I start moving.
One thing I had to remind myself: work is not the cure for fear. Action is.
Work can be busywork.
Action means actual forward movement, even if it's messy.
💡 Inspiration of the week
I've been listening to an audiobook about mastery and solitude.
One idea keeps coming back: we fail when we try to be consistent with something we can't emotionally lift.
The answer isn't more discipline. It's lowering the bar until the action becomes emotionally possible.
Not just "doable" - emotionally possible.
Because we become what we repeat. And you can't repeat what breaks you every time you try.
Another thing that hit me: regularity creates identity.
It's not about doing something perfectly.
It's about doing it in a way that lets you do it again tomorrow.
The best system isn't the "optimal" one.
It's the one you'll actually use.
I was optimizing for results. I should've been optimizing for repeatability.
🔧 Tool of the week
I’ve been looking into a tool called Moltbot (OpenClaw). It’s an open-source personal AI assistant that doesn’t just talk, but actually executes tasks on your side.
It’s early, it’s technical, and it’s not for everyone for sure. But it’s a strong signal of where personal AI assistants is heading. Less chatting. More doing.
It's really mind-blowing what it can do.
Yesterday I was listening to a Greg Isenberg's podcast, and he said that we should consider AI like a executive assistant human can do, and delegate it to AI agents.
(Last edit: Last two days is very loud about Moltbook - social network only for AI agents, "human can only observe". It's insane.)
📈 Business development
Greg Isenberg's point about AI as executive assistants got me thinking about something:
What's actually worth learning right now?
Because if everything digital gets automated - and it will - then what am I supposed to be doing in 5 years?
Building websites? Running ads? That's already halfway to being automated.
So I keep coming back to two things:
1. What AI can't replace:
- Physical experiences (events, creating moments where people actually connect)
- Face-to-face conversations
- Things that happen in real space with real bodies
2. Skills that stay valuable:
- For now - Sales. You can't automate trust and persuasion.
- Fast business validation - testing ideas in days, not months
- Moving quickly and adapting
The hard truth I'm facing: I need to get way better at selling.
Not "content marketing" or "building funnels." Actual selling. Talking to people. Closing deals. Do more and faster.
Because that's the skills that won't disappear when AI gets better. I guess so.
Digital work pays my bills now. But I'm not betting my future on it.
I'm betting on experiences people want to have and skills AI can't copy.
Still, I can only predict the future based on what I know today.
Who knows what next months and years will bring.
🎧 DJ Journey 🌏
Last Monday I played at Saga Club again. It was my 12th time there, and this one had the biggest crowd so far.
I played a B2B set with Brandon from London and the energy was great, from the first track.
You can listen to the set here:
Link to the set
Next Monday I’m playing B2B again, this time with a DJ from Argentina. At the same time I’m slowly preparing for my move to Ho Chi Minh City.
I already have gigs lined up there, and it feels like the next chapter is starting to take shape.
💬 Any thoughts or reflections? Text me back!
Thanks for being here.
Have a good week and see yaa next Sunday ✌️
Bart
