Nancy Gan

Solo builder shipping software in public.

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

Cognitive debt is the new skipped leg day.

The more I use AI to ship things, the more I catch myself pausing, asking why, and double-checking before I accept the answer.

Productivity means nothing if I end the day having built more but learned nothing.

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

I love automation.

This time, no code.

Texas heat + clogged toilet had me fighting a drain snake.

Put rocks on the pedal, rocks to guide the movement, and let the machine work.

Engineer brain never clocks out.

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

@MoezZhioua I like how you turn AI into a learning partner while you’re building.

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

Cognitive debt is the new skipped leg day.

The more I use AI to ship things, the more I catch myself pausing, asking why, and double-checking before I accept the answer.

Productivity means nothing if I end the day having built more but learned nothing.

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

Wrote the full thing here:
https://t.co/s0d0TopC51

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

Took a little time to unplug, read, and think.

Bill Gates had his Think Week. I’m trying my own Think Hour.

The goal isn’t to find all the answers, but to define the first question that actually matters.

Clarity matters before action.

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

@InspiringThinkn Trying to be clever about solving my first-order problem, so I picked up The 7 Habits again.

Amazing how the right book can challenge and reshape the way you think.

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

Anyone can build a company now.

AI made sure of that.

It didn't make it any easier to find a stranger who actually wants what you built.

Distribution was always the real bottleneck, so I'm finally learning it in public.

https://t.co/GHWaIBsacZ

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

Knowing what to do is common, but showing up consistently when motivation fades is what actually separates intention from results.

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

What hit me home today:

There is everydayness to excellence.

Behavior changes Behavior.

Building in public just makes that visible.

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

Build my business in public. Don't ask me who my mentor is. Ask me if I finished all the calls.

Full story: https://t.co/RF1E8LzAAo

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

Thinking every decision all the way through before I let myself act.

I called it discipline for years.

My mentor called it : procrastination wearing a costume I was proud of.

He wasn't wrong.

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

I don't have 5 steps to fix it, and I don't trust anyone who says they do.

I'm posting it because hearing the pattern named out loud, and testing something cheap instead of researching it to death, was what finally got me out of it.

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

@svpino The best post I've seen today! It really hits home. AI assistants make coding easier and faster, but the challenge has moved. Now I spend more time thinking, researching the market, and learning how to get the word out.

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

@jeffbullas Feels like we are craving real human connection more than ever, and it is only going to get stronger as more AI content floods the internet.

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

@rauchg I just delivered a speech about the "AI Tsunami" at my local Toastmaster club two weeks ago. It is true that these days everyone can put on the hat of a programmer. But what matters more now is knowing how to guide AI with the right constraints.

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

@hridoyreh Elaborate a bit more please.

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

@YoungLikeEth Yeah, that makes sense. I’ve never really done strict rotation either. I usually start something when an idea feels worth catching, then shift to whatever needs immediate attention or urgent fixes based on feedback. It’s more of a back-and-forth within limited time 😃

[Nancy Gan @nancyganbuilds]

Restarted my Twitter to build in public.
Working on multiple products in parallel — some shipped, some still in progress.
Biggest constraint? Time.