
The Discipline of the Good Idea
Bad ideas rarely hurt a solo business. The damage is done by good ones, arriving faster than you can say no.
Editions on directing AI agents: describing work well enough to delegate it, setting where an agent’s authority stops, and choosing which work deserves to exist.
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Bad ideas rarely hurt a solo business. The damage is done by good ones, arriving faster than you can say no.
The automation you set up in March and abandoned in April is not neutral. It is quietly charging you interest.
When an agent gives you junk back, it is usually telling you something uncomfortable about how well you understand your own work.
When agents can do the work, the value moves to choosing which work should exist.
In a world of infinite output, the rarest skill is deciding what deserves your mind.
Agents got better at staying inside real work. Now builders need to define where agent authority stops.
Workflows, tools, and judgment calls for solo business owners and leaders.