There’s something that happens when I pick up a pen that doesn’t happen when I open a new buffer. The thinking is different — less filtered, less structured, more honest. Ideas that would never survive the friction of forming a heading and choosing a tag actually get written down. First drafts of decisions, rough task lists, things I’m trying to work out, all of it lands on paper before it’s ready to be digital.
[Read More]I stopped asking my personal AI assistant to write code. That decision — more than any prompt engineering trick or model upgrade — improved the quality of what I get back. This post is about why, and what the setup actually looks like in practice.
My personal assistant, Daneel, knows a lot about me. It tracks my calendar, triages my email, controls my Home Assistant devices, remembers past conversations, and generates a morning briefing before I’ve had coffee. That rich context is exactly what makes it useful for life-admin. It’s also exactly what makes it a poor choice for writing code.
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