What Works This Process is a Mess
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Mar 5, 2026 A candid case study of how a messy creative process produced a sharp essay. Rapid raw drafting and ruthless rewriting get contrasted with audience-focused reframing. The story follows a surprising tech moment that sparked problem-finding and a shift to systems-thinking. It explores how projects drift toward low performance and why exposing messy thinking can strengthen ideas.
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Outrage After The Vergecast
- Tara McMullin felt outraged and confused after listening to The Vergecast about OpenAI's Dev Day features.
- She describes thinking the features were
Capture Your Wait What Moment Immediately
- Get raw thoughts out quickly with stream-of-consciousness writing to capture early connections.
- Tara wrote 500–800 words right after the podcast to capture the initial
Chaos Usually Has An Internal Logic
- Assume apparent chaos has internal logic and ask what mental model makes it sensible to creators.
- Tara used this to consider investor pressure and the push toward agentic AI as reasons OpenAI's moves could be rational.
