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The inside story of
building AI employees.

A weekly newsletter documenting what AI employees actually are, how they're built, and what it takes to hire one — written by someone doing it in real time.

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What this is

Everyone's talking about AI agents. Almost nobody is talking about what it actually takes to make one feel like a real employee.

Each issue documents one part of the build: a design decision, a limitation, a capability, or a moment where something didn't work the way I expected. You get the honest version — including the dead ends.

I'm technical enough to build it, experienced enough to know what actually matters in a business context. If you're curious whether you could use an AI employee, or how to build one — this is for you.

You'll read about things like

→ Why one memory layer isn't enough — and the four-layer architecture I built instead
→ The difference between an AI agent and an AI employee (and why it matters)
→ What AI employees can actually do today vs. what's still not there
→ Real design decisions, trade-offs, and dead ends from the build

Recent issues

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01 That “Break” You Just Took? It Wasn’t a Break → 02 Why It’s Hard to Focus — and How to Do It Without Willpower → 03 The Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation: How It Rewires Your Brain → 04 Time Management and Academic Success: Lessons from a Classic Study → 05 For Better Sleep: Sleep Routine vs. Mindfulness Meditation — What does science says? → 06 What Is 'Eat the Frog' and Why It Works → 07 The Art of Saying No: Protect Your Time and Energy → 08 Procrastinating? Try the 5-Minute Rule → 09 Unlocking the Power of Checklists: A Simple Tool for Boosting Productivity → 010 How the Pomodoro Technique Beats Procrastination → 011 How Task Batching Boosts Focus and Productivity → 012 How Capturing Everything Helps You Focus Better → 013 Defining Productivity: Beyond Just Getting Things Done → 014 Checklists vs. To-Do Lists: Master Your Tasks → 015 Making simpler Your Digital Life - The Best Apps for Personal Organization → 016 Capture Everything: The First Step to Stress-Free Productivity →

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