Nick Fredman

Shipping apps is 20% tools, 80% mental game. Helping you master both | Sr AI Engineer @ Zapier

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@mitchellh I've been using this skill for awhile to do something similar - works well having codex as a subagent: https://t.co/365OnDKs13

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Thanks Bryan - I needed to read this.
Am 43, have had chronic low ferritin for the past 5 years (when I started Function testing), gone through similar processes of supplementation with no results.

In December had upper/lower endoscopy with 2 biopsies which were both negative. Basically, was told I had low stomach acid production.

I'll follow up with my HC team tomorrow.

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Looping isn't some crazy, mystical development process reserved for the elite working at Frontier labs.

It's the simple process of starting with the END of what you want the agent to do. We focused for months on the plan.

Now, focus on how to test.

For example, ask Codex to use the @computer tool to manually review the new module in the UI. Give it a clear testing plan. The same way you'd give it a clear implementation plan up front.

BE EXPLICIT!

Ask it to test everything that you would test, in the order you'd test. Make sure it has the tools it needs to do the test.

Then use a /goal or /loop depending on your tool.

Ask it to implement the build plan and testing plan.

The magic happens when you've created a clear feedback mechanism. By the time the agent finishes you'll be much closer to a desired outcome.

And viola! You're a looping pro now.

Go post about it.

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Working on a "pretty" Terminal -> loosely inspired by Bear Markdown editor.
Goal is to UPSCALE the UI so it feels non-terminal.

WDYT?

https://t.co/y1B82iqPao

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Building 52 Apps in 52 Weeks! https://t.co/c6XO0CTuqn

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Stream via RTMP (OBS, Vmix, Zoom) with Restream https://t.co/eY1jJYSZuh

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Just shipped my email capture page
built with AI
works with ad blockers
live at https://t.co/ChDaQF4wLx
took 90 mins total including all the debugging
What a time to be alive

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Stream via RTMP (OBS, Vmix, Zoom) with Restream https://t.co/YeybS2o1Jj

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52 apps in 52 weeks

Starting January 6
One app every week for a year
All built with AI tools
All lessons shared publicly

Not selling a course
Just proving entrepreneurs don't need developers anymore

Following along costs nothing
Learning by watching is free

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The gap between idea and launch shrinks every month

2020: Need to learn to code (6+ months)
2023: AI can help but you still need skills (3 months)
2025: AI builds it, you direct it (2 weeks)

Non-technical founders are shipping real products now

The game changed

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Last week of 2025

Most people are coasting until January

I'm prepping for the 52 apps challenge

Week 1 starts next Monday
Vim Tutor = first app
Built entirely with AI

2026 = execution year

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@dvassallo Trust the data.

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@Prathkum This maps well to cognitive load theory. AI reduces execution friction, not thinking friction. If the thinking is fuzzy, the output just scales the fuzz.

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@hasantoxr Teach-back is one of the most validated learning techniques in cognitive science. Explaining forces you to surface gaps you didn’t know were there.

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@bryan_johnson What stands out is how many of these directly target circadian rhythm alignment. Light timing, food timing, and consistency do more than most supplements.

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@davidasinclair Simple, uncomfortable, and accurate. The bill always arrives, just later than people expect.

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@CoreyWilksPsyD Start with Meditations (Marcus Aurelius). It’s Lindy because it’s survived nearly 2,000 years as a practical operating system for thinking clearly under pressure.

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End of week 6 (sort of)

What shipped:

- SalesCompass improvements
- This X streak restarted
- Streaming tech ready

What learned:

- Breaks don't break you
- Coming back is harder than continuing
- But you just do it anyway

Slow progress > no progress

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How I create a week of content in 2 hours:

Step 1: AI brain dump - what happened this week
Step 2: Claude finds patterns and insights
Step 3: I pick 10-15 best ideas
Step 4: Claude drafts in my voice
Step 5: I edit for authenticity
Step 6: Schedule all at once

Batch = freedom during the week

No daily "what do I post" anxiety
Just execute the plan

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Saturday morning

Most people: Sleeping in
Me: Batching next week's content

This is the work nobody sees

The systems behind the consistency

Building the machine that builds the things