The problem? You keep explaining yourself to AI. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. And you’re copying and pasting your work or your context from once place to another instead of relaxing in the sun on the beach or playing pickleball. Every AI tool in the world gets amnesia. They’re born with it. It’s why they’re so useful. And why they’re so frustrating. Too much context it gets overwhelmed. Too little and it can’t perform. Sometimes you do everything right and it still get’s things wrong. But you’re not sure why… Well, turns out I’m not the only one who noticed. AI systems architect Jake Van Clief and I landed on almost the identical fix, independently, using two different tools, to solve two different primary problems. His is coding. Mine is knowledge work. So that tells me this isn’t just a me problem, this is an 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦-𝘸𝘩𝘰-𝘪𝘴-𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨-𝘈𝘐-𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮. I wasn’t trying to build anything specific, just solve my own organization and context problem inside Notion. The result of which is a 3-tiered memory system that tells AI exactly what it needs to know, and where to stop so it doesn’t get overloaded before the work is done. But I’m not sure if this is worth building out so other people can use it too. What do you say? Is that something you’re interested in?

I had a call yesterday with a community member who's been building some amazing things… In secret. Templates. Little content tools. Spreadsheets. Guides. Things she made because she’s good at it and she enjoys making them. Fun for her, good for clients. Could be genuinely useful for a lot of other people. But almost none of it is published. And she’s not alone. I’ve got this going on in my own business. You do too. We all just need to get out of our own way and start putting the things we create out there in front of other people so we can get feedback on it and start making both more useful and more profitable. So here’s what I recommend: Start with the free version. Pick three of the things you've already made. Put all three in your bio — Threads, or wherever you post. Then talk about them like they matter. Watch which one gets downloaded the most. Then that’s your answer. And you can do two things with it: - Test the winner against new ideas to see if anything beats it. - Or start scaling the winner up in a paid version or a better reason to join your list. You can do the same with Meta ads. But now you’re looking for paid opt-ins between $1.50 and $3.00. Once you’ve got that, it’s time to start seeing how you can deliver something valuable while recouping your ad costs with something paid. And that’s how you start to build a profitable email list. Day by day. Inch by inch. Just start selling and promoting your sawdust. The things you’re already creating on a daily basis. So what about you? What have you made recently that’s just sitting there? A template, checklist, spreadsheet, guide, claude artifact, or full blown app that you’ve never shown anybody. Drop it in the comments, and we’ll give you feedback on it. 👇

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What's the biggest priority worth solving in your business right now? For me it's clearly been #2. I've been automating away, but not outsourcing my writing or thinking to AI. Just connecting things more efficiently, building a website I can update with a voice note, turning my thinking into elaborate email marketing campaign strategies for clients (before sitting down to do the actual writing). Etc... What about you? What's most important for you right now?

What's up email sanctuary friends? I'm back from my trip to South Dakota and I'm excited to help you take your email marketing to the next level before the end of 2026. Not much to report today other than I'm plowing through plans for what I'll be cookin' up for your inside the email sanctuary over the next few weeks. Any questions or requests, drop 'em in the feed. And you'll be hearing from me on a regular basis in here again now that my vacation is over and I'm back to business as usual. Talk soon, Kevin Hood