Migrations don't fail on the tool. They fail before it.

How I run a Proof of Concept, then a Proof of Value, in 6 steps.

3 hrs ago • Carlos Martinez

The Army gave me the frameworks. I keep having to relearn that I have them.

Six years ago after I transitioned out of the Army, I sat down with our Chief of Staff.

Oct 23 • Carlos Martinez

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My ADHD + dad stack

The tools that catch me when my brain drops things.

Oct 23 • Carlos Martinez

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Start here: how GSD Media works

One video every Sunday. One letter every Friday. Here’s how it all fits together.

Oct 20 • Carlos Martinez

Nobody could hear me

GSD-Week-42

Oct 18 • Carlos Martinez

My weekly video took 7 hours. Now it takes under 3.

On Oct 5 I asked whether a recut could beat 3 h 52 min from footage to a published Short. I promised the time on Sunday and missed it. Running two ideas…

Oct 14 • Carlos Martinez

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The week I didn’t post

On Monday I wrote: “This week is Shorts + posts only: no new long until I name the next review.” By Wednesday I’d changed it: “W40 = OS/tracking…

Oct 4 • Carlos Martinez

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September 2026

What I Learned This Week: Editing at Average Speed With a Tool I'd Never Touched

Seven hours.

Sep 28 • Carlos Martinez

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An AI Will Flatter You Out of a Job

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Sep 16 • Carlos Martinez

I cut the same review six ways. I posted the one that looked like me.

A weekend of finished cuts. Eight people watched. Some liked the one I did not ship.

Sep 11 • Carlos Martinez

August 2026

Your Books and Your Conversations Belong in One Brain

Everyone’s piping Plaud transcripts into Obsidian right now.

Aug 10 • Carlos Martinez

July 2026

I Replaced My Weekend Financial Review with a 10-Minute Coffee Ritual

How Claude Cowork turned a 6-hour spreadsheet ritual into a Sunday morning conversation my wife and I actually look forward to.

Jul 9 • Carlos Martinez