Three weeks ago I decided to build my own personal AI assistant. Openclaw was an interesting first go, but when the AI started talking to itself and other things just started breaking, I threw it all out for the second time, and then started to build my own AI from scratch with Claude Code. SO MUCH BETTER. I don't have "10 tips for bui...

It only took 2 weeks until I missed a weekly update, but I think it was fair enough - I've been busy. So here's an update covering the last 2 weeks. This (last 2) weeks I: • Threw out Openclaw, and built my own personal AI agent completely from scratch using Claude Code. For the most part it can do everything Openclaw was doing for me ...

Two years ago, after a 20 year break, I broke out my childhood K'NEX set to build a phone holder. I don't work from a desk, so my time with my laptop is spent standing at a dresser or working from the bed/couch. I wanted something to prop my phone up for FaceTime calls (because for some reason someone can't ever hear me when I answer F...

I love a good diagram. I finally got around to drawing a handful that had been on my mind, and publishing them on the interweb to share some of my perspective on knowledge work and product management. Check them out here: https://diagrams.callums.work The starting line up is: • Product management at a glance. A 10,000 foot view of prod...

I'm learning AI fast building things as a non-technical person. My latest learning is about token/API spend for LLMs. Openclaw just ate through $10 of API credits while I was asleep, running everything through the expensive flagship GPT 5 models, yikes. I maxed out my Codex usage limit yesterday (on day 1 of the week) and I'd always pl...

A week ago I said I'd make a weekly update a habit, so here's the second update for the second week. This week I: • Rebuilt my Openclaw implementation after breaking it and wrote about why I'm enjoying playing with it. • Caught up with an old friend for a beer. He also spent time in Canada so we both ended up having poutine. • Did some...

I've been spent the best part of the last couple of weeks building (and rebuilding) a personal operating system, and personal assistant with AI. Problem For a long time I've stumbled along using ChatGPT alongside everything else I've always used. I have the ChatGPT app, but then I also have a tool for task/project management, another t...

I'm currently not working for a company, doing the thing I've done for the last 10+ years. I have a big life thing underway, and the best thing for my family right now is for me to not be tied down with a job. So, that means I'm having to structure my days a bit different, and have routines that keep my brain working and my sense of ac...

Hello, and welcome to my little corner of the internet. I’ll start by saying I’m a talker and not a writer. I write pretty well out of necessity, but my best thinking happens when I get my thoughts out, out loud. So this is both an exercise in writing-to-think, and an activity that keeps me from talking about work stuff or my obsession...