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WHAT'S ONE WEAKNESS YOU'D FIX IMMEDIATELY IF YOU COULD ?
Two years ago, I was a lifting inspector trainee.
And I was slow at the job
Painfully slow.
Every time we went out for onsite inspection jobs, my teammates had to wait for me to finish my part of the job. Some even started making side comments.
I hated it.
I didn't want to be the reason everyone got home late.
so i complained to my mum.
She smiled and said,
"you just started, You'll get better with time."
she was right.
But I wanted to get better immediately
So I started wearing a wrist watch.
Every task became a race against the clock.
I'd challenge myself to power-brush a unit (4 pad eyes, 4 shackles and a sling) in 5 mins. I'd finish in 6.5... then 6 and then 5. (it used to take me 10mins to do this)
after about a month, I wasn't the slow guy anymore.
Ironically, I became the trainee my senior colleagues always wanted to work with on onsite jobs.
even though It came with body pain and burnout. lol
But it also taught me something I'll never forget:
When something isn't working in my life, I don't wait for motivation.
I create a system.
That memory came back to me today.
It's been 11 days since I posted about my AI automation journey.
I've been learning.
Building.
Improving.
But none of that matters if nobody knows I exist.
Because no matter how good you become, opportunities can only find the work you choose to share.
So this is me fixing the system again.
And if you're building something too, let this be your reminder:
Don't let perfection turn your progress invisible.
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What system have you built that's changed your life ?
The biggest mistake in ai automation happens before you build anything.
Most people think AI automation is about prompts, tools, and workflows...
It's not.
Imagine hiring an employee on their first day and immediately assigning them tasks without explaining your business, processes, or expectations.
You wouldn't do that.
Yet that's exactly how many people approach AI automation.
last week Saturday, I learnt about logic mapping and it was literally an epiphany.
Before building an automation, you must understand the client's business, challenges, and current workflow.
Only then can you decide what should happen, when it should happen, and where AI is allowed to make decisions.
One lesson stood out:
“Its okay not to initially know the pain points and challenges your clients business faces. You just need to ask them a lot of crucial questions. If you don’t ask, how do you deliver excellently ?”
The more I thought about it, the more I realized this isn't just an AI lesson.
It's a life lesson:
Businesses fail when they solve symptoms instead of root causes.
Teams struggle when processes aren't clearly defined.
People waste time when they act before they understand.
The best solutions don't come from better tools.
They come from better understanding.
Because before you can solve a problem, you have to know what problem you're actually solving.
So before you rush to build a solution, have you taken enough time to understand the problem ?
The future you want is hiding inside the lessons you're tempted to skip👇
on friday, I continued my journey into AI automation.
We covered JSON—its syntax, structure, and data types. We also got a brief introduction to n8n and how workflows are built.
to be honest...
The concepts people rush through because they can't yet see where they lead.
But that's exactly where growth happens.
So if you're learning something new and it feels slow, remember this:
The future you want isn't built during the exciting moments.
It's built during....