Symon HeAuthor · Educator · Curious human
I’m building my next chapter with AI.
I’m Symon. I’m exploring what comes next in midlife, making useful things, and sharing what you can borrow for a chapter of your own.
15 years ago, I left corporate work to care for my mother. I built a new working life around books and online teaching. Today, I’m still caring for her while raising young children, and building my next chapter alongside those responsibilities.
A little more about meWhat I’m learning
by trying things.
Five things I regret using AI for
The song was good. Making it in a minute still missed the point. Five experiences that changed where I put AI to work.
Read, watch & borrow somethingYour app idea probably shouldn't get built
My three-stage filter for personal tools, and the notes system that became useful before it became a full app.
Read, watch & borrow somethingI gave an AI two business ideas and walked away
A month of activity, reassuring reports, and a much less reassuring inspection. What my $20 experiment taught me about checking the work.
Read, watch & borrow something
One useful result.
Then a little room to explore.
You don’t need to decide your whole future before trying something. Start with a familiar task, check what AI gives you, and use what you learn to choose a next step.
Open the starter kitYour pace. Your next chapter.
Start small.
See what opens up.
Five flexible checkpoints, from an early useful result to a six-month roadmap.
Find your starting point- 5 minTry one familiar task
- 1 hourMake the method your own
- 1 dayBuild a small first version
- 1 weekUse it, then improve it
- 1 monthChoose a direction
A notebook for your next experiment.
Write down what you want to try, decide how to check it, and keep a record of what happened. The experiment notebook is a working prototype you can use here.
Coming from a real estate course?
Start with something you know. Try a worked example using a fictional house manual and a guest question.
AI + real estate