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Why I’m done with AI tool switching fatigue

Vikki explains why she’s refusing to switch to Grok despite community pressure, breaking down what AI tool switching fatigue costs a small business: scattered work, rebuilt templates, lost context. She contrasts that with the payoff of sticking with one AI workflow, using her Lovable app build and a guest presenter’s Claude filmmaking process as proof.

Vikki | Sep 13, 2026 | 0 Comments

Whimsical illustration of three friendly retro robots gathered around overlapping computer windows, surrounded by floating message bubbles and glowing hanging lights, suggesting digital overload and tool-switching fatigue.

Generative AI

AI content detectors are broken and I have proof

This week, I typed out a post entirely in my own words and ran it through an AI checker. The checker scored it as 100% AI-generated, and that happened more than once. AI content detectors are broken, and this is going to hurt the wrong people. What happened when I...

Vikki | Sep 12, 2026 | 0 Comments

Illustrated one-eyed robot in oversized glasses flashing a peace sign against a textured yellow background.

It's All About Me, Small business operations

The week I made Claude read my meeting notes back to me

A week inside a small AI consultancy, pulled straight from Notion meeting transcripts: real client work, including a fix for writing wrongly flagged as AI-generated, a business paused on purpose instead of letting it fail quietly, plus a few honest personal notes. Written the way it actually happened, not even polished after the fact.

Vikki | Aug 30, 2026 | 0 Comments

A cozy, warm illustrated scene of a woman at a desk reviewing a document on a laptop, with a small red "flagged" or warning icon hovering over the screen, while a friendly round robot beside her looks apologetic.

It's All About Me

Who decides what’s offensive? Both of us.

John Cleese has the numbers on his side. If you scroll through the comments on this Substack post, you’ll find plenty of people nodding along to the idea that comedy should be free to mock anyone, that restricting jokes diminishes laughter itself, and that...

Vikki | Jun 21, 2026 | 0 Comments

Illustration of comedy and tragedy masks merged with a human face, representing the question of who decides what's funny and what's offensive.

Generative AI

Is AI making content more complicated than it needs to be?

AI can help you remember examples, add nuance, and avoid missing key details. It can also quietly inflate one simple idea into a never-ending “also consider…” list. If you care about being accurate, that feels like obligation. This post gives a finish-line rule and a quick “what goes where” guide.

Vikki | Mar 27, 2026 | 0 Comments

Whimsical illustration of a surreal city with tall, narrow buildings and small figures. A large blue creature holds a typewriter while others stand nearby. Walls are covered in drawings and glowing windows.

Health issues

Ankylosing spondylitis: an underrepresented autoimmune disease

Ankylosing spondylitis is more than a stiff back or “everyone’s tired.” It is an underrepresented autoimmune condition that often goes unnamed for years. In this post, I share what AS actually is, how it shows up in real life, why diagnosis is so slow, and how to support people living with it in practical ways.

Vikki | Jan 25, 2026 | 0 Comments

Illustration of an older woman sitting upright on a bed, arching her back with hands on hips, suggesting stiffness or back pain in a quiet bedroom.

Generative AI, Life Hacks

How do you know what to do at work when no one gives you a list?

Most overwhelmed business owners are not lazy or disorganized. They are drowning in options. This post shows how one central Notion task list, plus a simple Today and High priority view, turns endless possibilities into a short, humane list so you always know what to do when you open your laptop.

Vikki | Jan 10, 2026 | 0 Comments

A cozy pastel home office with a laptop open on a simple to‑do list, sitting on a wooden desk surrounded by vases, flowers, books, and a mug in warm afternoon light, viewed through sheer curtains with a soft, calm, organized atmosphere

Life Hacks, Mental health, Random thoughts, Uncategorized

Is the Visible Band just spoon theory for neurodivergent people?

Spoon theory explains neurodivergent energy. The Visible Band changes who carries the burden. This post explores how making capacity visible reduces self advocacy fatigue, shifts responsibility to the environment, and removes the constant need to explain internal limits. It’s not a new metaphor. It’s a structural upgrade.

Vikki | Jan 7, 2026 | 0 Comments

llustrated neurodivergent person with wide, thoughtful eyes and hands held close to their chest, wearing a visible wrist band. Abstract speech bubbles, notes, and shapes float around them, suggesting mental noise and external demands. The scene feels introspective and slightly overwhelmed, rendered in a soft, whimsical illustration style.

Generative AI

Revisiting Andrew Ng’s AI anxiety TED talk

Andrew Ng’s 2023 TED talk on AI anxiety argued that “AI is not the problem. It is the solution.” Two years later, this post revisits his claims about bias, jobs, safety, and cheap intelligence. I explore what he got right, what still feels too tidy, and how AI anxiety looks from the messy middle of 2025.

Vikki | Dec 31, 2025 | 0 Comments

Illustrated TED-style talk scene showing a speaker standing on a stage behind a red platform, facing a seated audience. The audience is depicted as diverse, softly colored figures with round heads, while the speaker appears thoughtful and slightly anxious, reflecting themes of AI, public discourse, and collective uncertainty.

Random thoughts, TIL

Why male words keep their power and female words turn pejorative.

Why do so many female-coded words become pejorative over time while male-coded equivalents retain authority? This post looks at pejoration, power, and linguistic drift, starting with a TikTok question that sent me to look up the word “pejorative” in the first place.

Vikki | Dec 23, 2025 | 0 Comments

Open illustrated dictionary showing two facing pages labeled “master” and “mistress,” with the “mistress” page heavily annotated and marked, visually suggesting how the word’s meaning has changed over time.

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