Few takes on AI - June 2026
June 2026 Magazine
Monthly magazine for June 2026
Up until the last year, developing an app took enough time and expertise that it tended to be done for multiple people and repetitive use cases.
But AI coding capabilities have gotten so good that in literally a few minutes, you can make a tailor made app.
I tried out doing just that, using a train ride to make an apartment comparison app for one time use, just for me - few snapshots below.
This month I started using ChatGPT to send me a daily morning briefing. I chose the specific set of sections and style I wanted, and have been able to iterate on the format. I'm finding what is essentially my own morning newsletter to be a great addition to my news routine, and recommend creating your own
The best burger, fries, and shakes place in the country in my view was Edzos near the Northwestern campus. When it closed a year or so ago, I looked up what the chef was doing, saw he’d started a substack, and asked him how to cook mushrooms. To my surprise, he responded! Here’s the secret to Edzo’s mushrooms
The British cycling team became famous for its philosophy of "marginal gains." Instead of looking for a single, revolutionary improvement, they focused on making tiny, 1% improvements in every aspect of the sport: from the aerodynamics of the bike to the athletes' sleep quality, nutrition, and even the type of pillow they used. Individually, these changes seemed insignificant. However, the cumulative, compounding effect of hundreds of these small improvements gave the team a massive advantage, leading to multiple Tour de France victories.
