Monday passed quickly

Yesterday I talked with a programmer about Claude and Codex. In his experience, paid versions of the two produced similar results on the same coding project. I had been eager to try Claude for vibe coding, but he suggested that seeking it out might not be worth the cost for my current needs. I agreed that I could test it myself later if the difference mattered.

For now I have things to finish with the tools I already use. I do not want to follow a trend merely because it is fashionable. I was still researching and organizing today’s work moments before I began writing this diary entry. For about a month, each day has brought a new question and another review of how I work.

The work is producing concrete changes. Over the past thirty-five days, my fasting experiment has coincided with a loss of fifteen jin. I calculate a roughly twenty-five percent return over the past month from trading with an AI assistant and revised strategies, with nearly twenty percent more unrealized gain in a main position. Last week I also began simplifying seven parts of my life. These are my records at this point in time, not promises of future results.

AI has helped me work through problems I could not easily solve alone. I sit at the computer, ask questions, and make changes I can see. I wrote less here yesterday and the day before because I chose sleep over adding words simply to fill a post.

My ability to follow a plan can feel like a smart contract executing its code. That is useful, but life changes every day: the commute, mood, and tasks never line up exactly. I need the flexibility to respond, not only the discipline to repeat.

Be water, my friend.