🐝 The Sting
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🤖 🧠 Learning
Making the most out of December plans. Day five.
Almost forgot about the newsletter today.
Oops!
Not for lack of significant things happening, mind you.
I’m in a course that’s trying to teach me how to sell automation services to small businesses.
It’s completely aligned with what I want to do.
I have no interest in solving societal problems.
I don’t need no stinking badges (google it, you’ll have a blast).
What I do need is real life problems.
In order to find them, you have to talk to real life people.
Which is what I did when I picked up my dinner at the local Poke place.
Gina, who runs the place and is very in control, asks me about my oldest, our kids are in school together.
And then I turn the table on her and ask her if I can help her automate something that’s manual and annoying.
She looks at me all confused, as if I told that she was loosing control of something.
“I run all of my shifts and payroll off of this”, showing a big wad of paper.
When I saw that wad, I knew I hit pay dirt.
I’m going to save Gina so much time.
My people will talk to her people about finding 20 minutes for Gina to tell me about how she runs schedules and payroll when she is not in the restaurant, or working as a nurse, or as a real estate agent.
The woman does not fuck around.
🍯 🦡 Building
What did I ship today?
The potential to get 20 minutes with Gina
🧰 The Beginner’s Stack
Tools I am using to fake being an expert.
1. Beehiiv (The Platform)
"I tried other platforms, but Beehiiv is the only one that makes growth feel like a game. It’s what runs this newsletter. The Deal: You get a free trial + 20% off (I get a commission to keep the lights on)."
2. Wispr Flow (The Time Saver)
"I hate typing. This tool turns my rambling voice notes into perfect text. It’s the only way I can write this much every day. The Deal: We both get a free month if you try it."
3. Emergent (The Coding Cheat)
"I am not a coder. Emergent is my 'vibe coding' partner that writes the messy parts for me. Essential if you want to build apps without a CS degree."
Last Word.
It feels dumb to ask people you interact with regularly if they want to give you work, even if you are not taking money. But they are the one’s most likely to say yes.
Making daily progress,
Bram Fellow Beginner & Chief Mistake Maker
P.S. Did I do something totally backwards today? Or do you have a better prompt for this? Hit reply and tell me. I’m here to learn just as much as you are. (I read every single email).