Mar 20, 2026 AI / ADHD
Co-blogging with AI
I have never struggled with ideas. I have struggled with getting those ideas out of my head and into the world before ADHD, distraction, or friction kills them.
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Chasing Focus
Product design, ADHD patterns, and current fixations
This is where I think out loud. Product design. Creative chaos. Attention. Systems. Artificial intelligence. Business. Tools that earn their keep.
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Co-blogging with AI
I have never struggled with ideas. I have struggled with getting those ideas out of my head and into the world before ADHD, distraction, or friction kills them.
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This is where I put the sharper thoughts. The experiments that worked. The opinions that survived contact with reality. The notes worth keeping.
Not polished thought leadership. More like field notes from the overlap of attention, taste, design, and building.
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Essays, notes, experiments, and opinions from the overlap of design, attention, and AI.
Mar 20, 2026 ADHD / AI
Chasing Focus With AI
The internet does not need more AI hot takes. I care more about whether these tools can help an ADHD brain get from spark to shipped.
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Mar 12, 2026 Notes / Agents
Tabs Still Open
A running note on autonomy, memory, and the kinds of AI tooling that feel like they are inching toward real usefulness.
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Feb 28, 2026 Tools / Design
The Chaotic Creative Stack
My stack is less about one perfect workflow and more about building a system that tolerates curiosity, context switching, and obsession.
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Sep 23, 2025 Essay
I hate self hosting blogs, like this one.
I get super excited each time I launch a new blog platform. Like this one using Ghost. Then I get bored, rarely update it, and then ultiately let it die on the vine. I really ne...
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Apr 18, 2025 Tabs Still Open / Link Roundup
Tabs Still Open: Unleash Coding Autonomy & Organic AI Memory
This week's 'Tabs Still Open' is a wild ride through cutting-edge tech. Delve into the Damn Vulnerable MCP Server's security risks, uncover the autonomous coding power of Apex-CodeGenesis for VS Code, and explore Neuroca's organic memory for AI agents. Plus, power up your Mac workflow with AI-enhanc
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Apr 16, 2025 Essay
LinkTree
Hi, I'm Brandon Corbin. I'm a life long learner, a chaotic creative leader, and a starter of things. I love helping people get new ideas launched. Let's connect! * đź”— LinkedIn *...
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Apr 8, 2025 Tabs Still Open / Link Roundup
Tabs Still Open: Unleash sync power, liberate devs, AI language tease
Get ready to dive into a lineup that's all about power and liberation. From unleashing offline sync capabilities with Turso to exploring Nue's Rust-powered web dev revolution, this roundup is for tech rebels looking to break free from constraints. OpenAI's tease of a new language model and a concise
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Mar 28, 2025 Tabs Still Open / Link Roundup
Tabs Still Open: Tech Upgrades, Coding Vibes, and Design Revolutions
Get ready to level up your tech game with this week's 'Tabs Still Open' roundup. Anthropic's Claude 3.7 Sonnet upgrade promises a 500K token power surge, challenging data processing norms. Bytedance is sparking a coding revolution on TikTok, diving into programming and tech innovations. Explore how
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Mar 8, 2025 Essay
GPT 4.5 vs 4o
ChatGPT 4.5 just dropped as the new preview release, promising better deep research and creative content generation. So, I put it to the test - alongside 4o. I asked both models...
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Feb 22, 2025 Essay
AI isn't replacing developers anytime soon.
But developers who use AI will replace developers who don't I needed a simple service that takes a bunch of URLs, scrapes the content, and spits it out as a single Markdown file...
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Jan 26, 2025 AI / Code
I built a native iOS app with AI, and it was a f*cking nightmare.
I built a native iOS application using AI – and it was an absolute disaster. But before we get into the nitty-gritty of why this entire ordeal had me flipping tables and questioning my life choices...
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Dec 21, 2024 UX / Dev
Breaking Down Silos - How Developers and Designers Can Work Better Together
How many project have you been on where developers and designers seemed to be speaking different languages? It’s way too common for these two crucial teams to be working in silos, leading to miscommunication, delays, and a product that doesn’t quite hit the mark. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
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Dec 6, 2024 ADHD / Startup
Timesheets suck. I made them suck less by using Notion to-do's and some code.
If you’ve ever tried to juggle multiple clients and projects while running a business, you’ve probably bumped into the same time-tracking hell I’ve faced.
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Dec 4, 2024 AI / Code
I can no longer code without Cursor. I mean, I can, but I simply don't want to.
Last month, I started paying for Cursor - and holy sh*t, it’s like I’ve stepped into a cheat code for coding.
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Nov 27, 2024 Startup
Startup Require the Brutal Truth - Here’s Why
You’ve got limited resources, big dreams, and a million fires that need putting out yesterday. In the middle of all this chaos, there’s one thing that will absolutely make or break your ability to build something great: brutal honesty.
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Nov 24, 2024 Creative Notebook
đź““ Creative Notebook for Nov 24 - Taxes, AI, Personas and Bluesky
This week was a whirlwind of AI, new tools, and even a dive into tax preparation using a locally ran large language model. Here’s what I’ve been working on, learning, and building over the last week.
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Nov 21, 2024 Essay
If it's not a "hell yes", it's a no.
Saying Yes to Myself For most of my life, I’ve operated by a simple motto: “start with yes.” It’s been my guiding principle, shaping the way I approach opportunities, relationsh...
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Nov 12, 2024 Essay
The Cost of Passion: How My Aversion to Money Impacted My Business
I'm not motivated by money. Sure, I like it. I need it. But it's never been what gets me up in the morning. And this year, it bit me in the ass.
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Nov 10, 2024 Essay
Bring your own AI
Bring Your Own AI (BYOAI) - Empowering Users in the Age of Artificial Intelligence AI has become an integral part of the services we use daily. From personalized recommendations...
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Nov 10, 2024 Essay
Welcome to the new Brandons.app
The days of having a personal website are gone - replaced with Substack, Facebooks, LinkedIns, etc. I, for one, hate this trend. As a digital libertarian, I continually try to e...
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Jun 17, 2024 Essay
Forcing ChatGPT to output whatever you want.
Your browser does not support the video tag. Using OpenAI, Zod, and Zod-to-JSON-Schema to Structure ChatGPT's Output In this guide, we’ll go over how to use OpenAI with Zod and...
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Dec 17, 2023 update / Life
2023 Brandon's Life in Review
Reflecting on the whirlwind that was 2023, I find myself grateful for the diverse experiences and the evolution of my professional journey.
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Jul 18, 2004 Archive / Family
Happy Birthday Grandmother
đź’ˇThis was a blog post I wrote to my grandmother back in 2004 before she had passed. Every summer I would go visit my grandparents (Betty and William Corbin) in Union City, Indi...
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