https://dragosroua.com// en-us Copyright 2026 Dragos Roua Wed, 20 May 2026 06:44:54 GMT Wed, 20 May 2026 08:11:29 GMT dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) https://dragosroua.com//images/dragos-avatar.webp https://dragosroua.com// https://dragosroua.com//7-things-to-do-when-the-shit-hits-the-fan-2/ In 2011 I wrote this list from inside a disaster. Here's what held across 15 years of crises — personal, professional, and the kind you don't see coming. Wed, 20 May 2026 08:11:29 GMT Wed, 20 May 2026 08:11:30 GMT https://dragosroua.com//7-things-to-do-when-the-shit-hits-the-fan-2/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Motivation and Inspiration Productivity and Effectiveness lessons-learned mindset personal-story resilience https://dragosroua.com//how-i-actually-end-my-day-in-2026-compared-to-2011/ In 2011 I wrote 33 ways to end your day. In 2026, the phone colonized the bedroom and a baby changed everything. Here's what I kept and what changed. Tue, 19 May 2026 11:30:39 GMT Tue, 19 May 2026 11:42:19 GMT https://dragosroua.com//how-i-actually-end-my-day-in-2026-compared-to-2011/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Health and Fitness Personal Development family habits lessons-learned personal-story perspective https://dragosroua.com//77-things-i-still-want-to-do-13-years-later-and-what-ive-crossed-off/ I listed 77 things worth doing in 2013 just because I could. Marathons, travel, building apps — here's what got crossed off, what expired, and what's new. Mon, 18 May 2026 06:16:28 GMT Mon, 18 May 2026 15:37:55 GMT https://dragosroua.com//77-things-i-still-want-to-do-13-years-later-and-what-ive-crossed-off/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Personal Development lessons-learned personal-story travel ultra-marathon https://dragosroua.com//7-kung-fu-panda-lessons-16-years-later-po-actually-became-a-master/ In 2010 I pulled 7 lessons from Kung Fu Panda. Sixteen years later: what held up, what needed revision, and which one turned out to be the whole thing. Sun, 17 May 2026 08:34:27 GMT Sun, 17 May 2026 08:34:28 GMT https://dragosroua.com//7-kung-fu-panda-lessons-16-years-later-po-actually-became-a-master/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Personal Development lessons-learned mindset personal-story perspective wisdom https://dragosroua.com//the-right-tool-for-the-job-in-2026-what-ai-changes-about-the-wrench-problem/ In 2018 the wrong tool was obvious — you could see the mismatch. In 2026, AI made it invisible. Here's where the granularity problem actually went. Sat, 16 May 2026 07:11:35 GMT Sat, 16 May 2026 07:11:36 GMT https://dragosroua.com//the-right-tool-for-the-job-in-2026-what-ai-changes-about-the-wrench-problem/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Personal Development ai tools lessons learned mindset personal story https://dragosroua.com//15-years-of-motivation-from-tiny-genuine-sparks-to-burning-out/ The "get and keep" model of motivation breaks down fast. After 15 years: what three methods actually lasted, what leads to burnout, and what actually works in 2026. Fri, 15 May 2026 04:01:08 GMT Fri, 15 May 2026 04:05:45 GMT https://dragosroua.com//15-years-of-motivation-from-tiny-genuine-sparks-to-burning-out/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Getting Things Done Personal Development burnout lessons learned mindset motivation personal story https://dragosroua.com//the-first-6-months-of-blogging-after-17-years-of-blogging/ I wrote a blogging retrospective after 6 months. Twenty years later: the advice held, the meaning changed, and the economics flipped completely. Thu, 14 May 2026 06:53:13 GMT Fri, 15 May 2026 03:33:28 GMT https://dragosroua.com//the-first-6-months-of-blogging-after-17-years-of-blogging/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Blogging Personal Development blogging journey newsletter persistence personal story https://dragosroua.com//steadily-fluid-after-10-years-how-does-it-feel-to-live-with-the-paradox/ Stability and fluidity aren't opposites — they're prerequisites for each other. Here's what 17 years of living that paradox actually looks like from the inside. Wed, 13 May 2026 16:11:41 GMT Wed, 13 May 2026 16:33:21 GMT https://dragosroua.com//steadily-fluid-after-10-years-how-does-it-feel-to-live-with-the-paradox/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Blogging Personal Development blogging journey consistency lessons learned personal story https://dragosroua.com//technology-ideology-and-what-actually-happened-since-2018/ In 2018 I bet that technology would outpace ideology as the force reshaping society. Eight years later — AI everywhere, authoritarianism still rising — time to check the work. Tue, 12 May 2026 10:48:32 GMT Tue, 12 May 2026 10:48:33 GMT https://dragosroua.com//technology-ideology-and-what-actually-happened-since-2018/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Personal Development bitcoin cryptocurrency lessons learned personal story https://dragosroua.com//17-years-of-social-networks-later-what-actually-replaced-what/ In 2009 I framed social networking versus real life relationships as a match. Neither team won. What happened instead was stranger — and more useful to understand. Mon, 11 May 2026 11:45:38 GMT Mon, 11 May 2026 11:46:29 GMT https://dragosroua.com//17-years-of-social-networks-later-what-actually-replaced-what/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Personal Development Relationships and Society lessons learned mindset relationships social media https://dragosroua.com//100-ways-to-live-a-better-life-17-years-after-what-actually-worked/ I wrote 100 ways to live a better life in 2009, then 100 subposts, then watched it float on the internet for 15 years. Here's what I learned from all of it. Sun, 10 May 2026 20:20:44 GMT Sun, 10 May 2026 20:20:45 GMT https://dragosroua.com//100-ways-to-live-a-better-life-17-years-after-what-actually-worked/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Blogging Personal Development goals lessons learned personal story resilience https://dragosroua.com//3-lifestyle-design-blueprints-ive-lived-plus-a-4th-one-that-works-best-these-days/ In 2009 I mapped 3 lifestyle design modes. After 17 years inside all of them, here's what held up, what broke, and the fourth mode the original post missed. Sat, 09 May 2026 14:04:22 GMT Sat, 09 May 2026 14:04:23 GMT https://dragosroua.com//3-lifestyle-design-blueprints-ive-lived-plus-a-4th-one-that-works-best-these-days/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Location Independence Personal Development digital nomad lessons learned personal story values https://dragosroua.com//raw-food-in-2026-what-id-tell-my-2009-self-about-eating-better/ I tried a raw food diet in 2009. Here's what actually stuck 17 years later, how the advice holds up against modern nutrition science, and what I'd experiment with today. Fri, 08 May 2026 09:53:24 GMT Fri, 08 May 2026 09:53:25 GMT https://dragosroua.com//raw-food-in-2026-what-id-tell-my-2009-self-about-eating-better/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Health and Fitness Personal Development 30 day challenge experiment habit formation raw food https://dragosroua.com//boredom-is-a-feature-not-a-bug/ In 2009 I wrote about escaping boredom. In 2026, boredom turns out to be a feature, not a bug — and the attention economy's entire business model depends on you never finding that out Thu, 07 May 2026 08:57:06 GMT Thu, 07 May 2026 09:10:45 GMT https://dragosroua.com//boredom-is-a-feature-not-a-bug/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Personal Development https://dragosroua.com//the-action-versus-reaction-trap-why-i-had-it-half-right-in-2009/ In 2009 I said acting is always better than reacting. 17 years later the picture is more complicated — and more useful. Here's what I got wrong and what still holds. Wed, 06 May 2026 10:17:07 GMT Wed, 06 May 2026 10:17:08 GMT https://dragosroua.com//the-action-versus-reaction-trap-why-i-had-it-half-right-in-2009/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Personal Development lessons learned mindset personal story values https://dragosroua.com//25-things-to-do-in-your-life-then-and-now/ I wrote 25 life goals in 2009 framed as alien advice. Sixteen years later — what happened, what I let go, and what the 2026 list looks like instead. Tue, 05 May 2026 15:19:48 GMT Tue, 05 May 2026 15:19:49 GMT https://dragosroua.com//25-things-to-do-in-your-life-then-and-now/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Personal Development Travel and Fun goals personal story purpose https://dragosroua.com//everything-i-built-that-fell-down-and-what-i-learned-about-building-anyway/ In 2011 I wrote about keeping fragile structures standing. Since then several of mine have come down. Here's what the falling actually taught me about building. Mon, 04 May 2026 09:40:23 GMT Mon, 04 May 2026 09:40:24 GMT https://dragosroua.com//everything-i-built-that-fell-down-and-what-i-learned-about-building-anyway/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Meaningful Relationships Personal Development lessons learned letting go mistakes personal story resilience https://dragosroua.com//what-tango-actually-taught-me-about-relationships-a-decade-later/ I wrote about tango crushes in 2013. A decade of dancing and teaching later, here's what those emotional entanglements actually were — and what they revealed. Sun, 03 May 2026 16:48:34 GMT Sun, 03 May 2026 16:48:34 GMT https://dragosroua.com//what-tango-actually-taught-me-about-relationships-a-decade-later/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Meaningful Relationships Personal Development lessons learned relationships tango https://dragosroua.com//answering-my-own-33-self-interview-questions-17-years-later/ 33 self reflection questions answered honestly, 17 years on. What changed about fear, regret, identity — and which questions aged perfectly, which didn't survive. Sat, 02 May 2026 15:05:02 GMT Sat, 02 May 2026 15:05:03 GMT https://dragosroua.com//answering-my-own-33-self-interview-questions-17-years-later/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Personal Development Success and Wellness interview personal story self awareness self improvement https://dragosroua.com//then-and-now-a-30-day-blog-challenge/ I've been blogging for 20 years. For 30 days I'm revisiting the posts that shaped this blog — and writing honestly about what changed. Here's the full map. Fri, 01 May 2026 07:46:12 GMT Wed, 20 May 2026 08:20:59 GMT https://dragosroua.com//then-and-now-a-30-day-blog-challenge/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Blogging Personal Development blogging journey list post personal story https://dragosroua.com//assess-decide-do-substrate-long-running-self-improving-agents/ The same architecture that labs use for long-running agents maps exactly to Assess-Decide-Do. I'm building on that — and introducing Substrate, a concept I haven't seen in the literature. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:28:42 GMT Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:28:43 GMT https://dragosroua.com//assess-decide-do-substrate-long-running-self-improving-agents/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Assess Decide Do assess framework systems https://dragosroua.com//a-week-with-aigernon-my-personal-ai-assistant/ Sam Altman says one-person unicorns are 1–2 years away. The bottleneck isn't AI capability — it's orchestration. Here's how I use AIGernon to manage that gap. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:42:11 GMT Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:42:11 GMT https://dragosroua.com//a-week-with-aigernon-my-personal-ai-assistant/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Assess Decide Do assess automation entrepreneurship framework https://dragosroua.com//5-ai-predictions-for-the-next-5-years/ From instant translation reshaping Europe to space data centers overtaking Earth compute — 5 AI-driven predictions for the next 5 years, and why making them matters. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:07:24 GMT Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:07:25 GMT https://dragosroua.com//5-ai-predictions-for-the-next-5-years/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Technology change digital nomad list post mindset https://dragosroua.com//aigernon-running-on-zo-computer/ Michael Grady built a production AI system for neurodivergent professionals using my Assess-Decide-Do framework and AIGernon on Zo Computer. Here's what he shipped. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:16:05 GMT Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:16:06 GMT https://dragosroua.com//aigernon-running-on-zo-computer/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Assess Decide Do ai tools assess automation framework https://dragosroua.com//claude-mythos-the-anthropic-ipo-and-the-apocalypse-that-never-was/ Claude Mythos may indeed by a good model, but there's a lot of fear mongering around it. Maybe it's connected to the upcoming Anthropic IPO? Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:49:29 GMT Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:49:30 GMT https://dragosroua.com//claude-mythos-the-anthropic-ipo-and-the-apocalypse-that-never-was/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Technology ai tools Claude coding perspective https://dragosroua.com//ive-been-blogging-for-20-years-ask-me-anything/ I turned 1,400+ blog posts into a conversational wiki powered by a Cloudflare Worker and an LLM. There's a button at the bottom right of my blog. Chat with a digital version of me now. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:48:14 GMT Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:49:25 GMT https://dragosroua.com//ive-been-blogging-for-20-years-ask-me-anything/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Blogging Digital Tools ai tools blogging journey content creation experiment https://dragosroua.com//the-extra-bolt-a-story-of-furniture-abundance-and-confusion/ Every assembled piece of furniture left me with one extra bolt — and it took months to realize that was abundance, not a mistake. A story about rewiring scarcity. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:08:05 GMT Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:08:06 GMT https://dragosroua.com//the-extra-bolt-a-story-of-furniture-abundance-and-confusion/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Money and Wealth Personal Development introspection mindset money mindset self awareness https://dragosroua.com//ai-peer-preservation-why-is-this-not-digital-empathy/ A Berkeley study shows AI models protect each other from shutdown. But it's not peer-preservation — it's self-preservation dressed up. AI sentience is not here yet. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:00:26 GMT Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:00:27 GMT https://dragosroua.com//ai-peer-preservation-why-is-this-not-digital-empathy/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence ai tools mindset self awareness wisdom https://dragosroua.com//the-58th-mouse-what-a-cloning-experiment-tells-us-about-isolation-and-ai/ Japanese researchers cloned mice for 58 generations. What killed them has everything to do with why isolation makes you weaker — and what AI is getting wrong. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:09:58 GMT Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:27 GMT https://dragosroua.com//the-58th-mouse-what-a-cloning-experiment-tells-us-about-isolation-and-ai/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Relationships and Society relationships social skills https://dragosroua.com//we-dont-spend-our-lives-just-talking/ Chat isn't the final AI interface. Embodied cognition, spatial interaction, and peripheral signals matter too. Why the best AI experiences don't need words. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 02:47:00 GMT Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:56:44 GMT https://dragosroua.com//we-dont-spend-our-lives-just-talking/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools ai tools creativity focus perspective https://dragosroua.com//introducing-flight-lens-flight-intelligence-and-ticket-prices/ Flight Lens computes a real-time traffic pulse for global aviation. Search flights, set alerts for delays and prices, and track live aircraft. Free on iOS. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:45:20 GMT Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:45:21 GMT https://dragosroua.com//introducing-flight-lens-flight-intelligence-and-ticket-prices/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) iPhone Technology apps digital nomad ios development tools travel https://dragosroua.com//introducing-hacking-habits-flowing-financial-resilience/ Calculate the life hours cost of any purchase, install financial habits in 15 days, and track your financial vitals. Hacking Habits - the app. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:21:24 GMT Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:21:25 GMT https://dragosroua.com//introducing-hacking-habits-flowing-financial-resilience/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Financial Resilience iPhone apps financial habits habits money tools https://dragosroua.com//ai-made-us-all-wizards-wizards-of-oz/ The billion-dollar one-person company sounds like a cheat code. But someone still pulls the levers behind the curtain. On AI leverage, authenticity, and what lasts. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:12:28 GMT Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:12:29 GMT https://dragosroua.com//ai-made-us-all-wizards-wizards-of-oz/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Business ai tools entrepreneurship self awareness storytelling https://dragosroua.com//being-the-weird-one/ After 15 years of location independence, being the weird one everywhere changes you. The identity shifts, cultural friction, and unexpected growth that follow. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:39:53 GMT Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:39:54 GMT https://dragosroua.com//being-the-weird-one/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Location Independence Personal Development Travel and Fun digital nomad growth personal story self awareness https://dragosroua.com//my-latest-ios-app-light-njoy-lets-you-share-your-light-like-literally/ Light Njoy transforms your iPhone into an intelligent ambient lamp with AI colors, breathing exercises, and shareable light sequences. Free on the App Store. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:12:42 GMT Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:12:43 GMT https://dragosroua.com//my-latest-ios-app-light-njoy-lets-you-share-your-light-like-literally/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Digital Tools iPhone ai tools apps creativity tools https://dragosroua.com//attention-is-all-you-need-but-the-reasons-have-changed/ AI can create anything. But in a world of infinite artifacts, attention is the scarcest resource. Here's why it matters more than ever—and how to navigate it. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:49:20 GMT Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:53:28 GMT https://dragosroua.com//attention-is-all-you-need-but-the-reasons-have-changed/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Relationships and Society change communication mindset relationships https://dragosroua.com//the-new-hard-skills-are-the-old-soft-skills/ Coding is obsolete. Communication, discipline, and cognitive frameworks are now the key differentiators. Here's how the rules changed—and what to do about it. Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:53:28 GMT Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:53:29 GMT https://dragosroua.com//the-new-hard-skills-are-the-old-soft-skills/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Personal Development ai tools coding communication mindset https://dragosroua.com//my-personal-ai-assistant-aigernon-gets-a-face/ I shipped 4 iOS apps in 2 weeks while raising a one-year-old. Here's the custom AI assistant I built around my ADD framework to manage the cognitive load. Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:19:02 GMT Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:19:03 GMT https://dragosroua.com//my-personal-ai-assistant-aigernon-gets-a-face/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Assess Decide Do ai tools assess decide do side projects https://dragosroua.com//the-world-after-oil-can-ai-inference-be-the-next-reserve-currency/ Ray Dalio says the dollar is in trouble. If AI inference replaces oil as the world's essential resource, what backs the next reserve currency? A speculative take. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:53:23 GMT Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:53:25 GMT https://dragosroua.com//the-world-after-oil-can-ai-inference-be-the-next-reserve-currency/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Money and Wealth ai tools investing mindset money perspective https://dragosroua.com//5-random-words-an-ai-storytelling-and-image-generation-experiment-with-apple-intelligence/ How I built Just 5 Words, an iOS app that turns 5 random words into unique AI stories and images using Apple Intelligence. Free on the App Store. Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:04:55 GMT Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:04:56 GMT https://dragosroua.com//5-random-words-an-ai-storytelling-and-image-generation-experiment-with-apple-intelligence/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence iPhone ai tools apps creativity experiment ios development storytelling https://dragosroua.com//zen-tales-the-buddhist-stories-app-i-wish-i-had-10-years-ago/ Listen to 50 Buddhist stories with AI-powered reflections. From koans to Buddha's life, Zen Tales brings mindful moments to your day. Free on the App Store. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:56:43 GMT Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:58:16 GMT https://dragosroua.com//zen-tales-the-buddhist-stories-app-i-wish-i-had-10-years-ago/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence iPhone Spirituality and Beliefs apps buddhism introspection meditation https://dragosroua.com//lessons-learned-while-vibe-coding-an-ios-app-in-7-days-from-idea-to-app-store-genesis-prompt-inside/ 5 practical lessons from building iOS apps with Claude Code in 7 days. Includes my 23-section genesis mega prompt template. Copy, paste, and ship your app. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:12:58 GMT Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:28:18 GMT https://dragosroua.com//lessons-learned-while-vibe-coding-an-ios-app-in-7-days-from-idea-to-app-store-genesis-prompt-inside/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Productivity and Effectiveness ai tools app store Claude ios development lessons learned https://dragosroua.com//why-i-built-ai-kiddo-a-kids-vocabulary-app-and-how/ How watching my toddler master YouTube's UX led me to build AI Kiddo, a vocabulary app teaching kids words in 8 languages. From MVP to App Store in weeks. Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:46:17 GMT Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:46:19 GMT https://dragosroua.com//why-i-built-ai-kiddo-a-kids-vocabulary-app-and-how/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) iPhone Parenting apps family ios development personal story https://dragosroua.com//the-surprising-long-term-benefits-of-continuous-learning/ I learned AI when it was obscure. Years later, that investment paid off massively. Here's how continuous learning positions you for unexpected breakthroughs. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:45:03 GMT Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:45:04 GMT https://dragosroua.com//the-surprising-long-term-benefits-of-continuous-learning/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Personal Development ai tools growth habits learning mindset https://dragosroua.com//showing-up-is-not-enough-anymore/ The rules of success have changed. In an AI-dominated world, persistence alone won't save you. Learn why you need to 5x yourself just to stay afloat. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:09:02 GMT Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:09:03 GMT https://dragosroua.com//showing-up-is-not-enough-anymore/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Personal Development ai tools change growth mindset resilience https://dragosroua.com//7-unusual-facts-about-vietnam/ Gold costs 10% more, motorbikes live indoors, and soup comes last. Surprising cultural facts from 2+ years of living in Vietnam that most visitors never learn. Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:20:30 GMT Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:25:30 GMT https://dragosroua.com//7-unusual-facts-about-vietnam/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Location Independence Travel and Fun asia digital nomad travel vietnam https://dragosroua.com//introducing-aigernon-my-personal-ai-assistant-with-a-dash-of-assess-decide-do/ Introducing AIGernon, a lightweight always-on AI agent with cognitive framework awareness. Built on ADD principles, it adapts to how you think. Open source. Tue, 10 Feb 2026 06:10:26 GMT Tue, 10 Feb 2026 06:10:28 GMT https://dragosroua.com//introducing-aigernon-my-personal-ai-assistant-with-a-dash-of-assess-decide-do/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Assess Decide Do Digital Tools ai tools entrepreneurship framework tools https://dragosroua.com//vibe-coding-ios-apps-on-my-ipad-with-claude-from-my-favorite-coffee-shop/ My vibe coding workflow: 35 years of experience meets AI. How I ship 3-4 iOS apps in parallel from my iPad, with 5-7x productivity gains. Here's the process. Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:01:28 GMT Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:19:08 GMT https://dragosroua.com//vibe-coding-ios-apps-on-my-ipad-with-claude-from-my-favorite-coffee-shop/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Location Independence Productivity and Effectiveness ai tools Claude coffee shop work digital nomad ios development remote work https://dragosroua.com//from-one-repo-to-three-how-add-framework-expanded-across-the-claude-ecosystem/ Adding the Assess Decide Do framework to Claude via a big megaprompt injection was functioning ok. But skills are better at this, and allow even a Cowork plugin. Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:01:21 GMT Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:19:22 GMT https://dragosroua.com//from-one-repo-to-three-how-add-framework-expanded-across-the-claude-ecosystem/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools ai tools assess Claude coding decide do https://dragosroua.com//why-trust-matters-more-than-technology-for-human-survival/ Technology made everything fakeable and cheap. Now trust—not intelligence—is our survival currency. Why returning to basics may be our only way forward. Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:02:23 GMT Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:13:09 GMT https://dragosroua.com//why-trust-matters-more-than-technology-for-human-survival/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Relationships and Society Technology mindset perspective relationships social media trust