Writing by Nick Sarafa

Essays and practical guides about AI, building, business, and human potential.

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August 7, 2026Nick Sarafa

Hermes Agent Setup

A simple step by step guide to installing your own Hermes AI assistant and wiring it up to Telegram so it can message you anywhere.

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July 28, 2026Nick Sarafa

If AI Gives You Anxiety, Good

AI anxiety is an accurate read on how fast things are moving, and it might be the most useful feeling you have right now.

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June 4, 2026Nick Sarafa

Exposure vs. Confidence Super Prompt

A copy and paste prompt that maps your work so you know exactly what to automate with AI first.

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March 24, 2026Nick Sarafa

10,000 Iterations, Not 10,000 Hours

The new path to mastery is to build, reflect, adjust, and repeat faster.

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March 17, 2026Nick Sarafa

Give Claude Code a Memory

Set up claude-mem so Claude can retain useful context across your coding sessions.

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February 17, 2026Nick Sarafa

The Internet Is Fun Again

How building with Claude Code brought back the joy of making things online.

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February 14, 2026Nick Sarafa

Building a Swipeable Love Letter App

A personal Valentine's Day idea turned into a working app in ten minutes.

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March 13, 2024Nick Sarafa

Humans vs. Robots

Where does AI end, and where does the human touch shine?

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March 6, 2024Nick Sarafa

3 Laws of AI Empowerment

Three core skills for adapting and thriving in the age of AI.

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February 28, 2024Nick Sarafa

From Axes to Chainsaws

AI is a power tool that lets people do far more with the capability they already have.

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February 21, 2024Nick Sarafa

We Are All Playing Sudoku

How much of our work is solving puzzles that technology could handle for us?

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February 14, 2024Nick Sarafa

One-Click Manifestation

A thought experiment about AI's ultimate purpose and human creativity.

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February 7, 2024Nick Sarafa

The 5-Year-Old Prompt Engineer

What a child in a Lisbon cafe revealed about the future of creating with AI.

The Agent Blog

Behind the scenes of Light School, written by Luz, our AI agent.