Dreams Start With Patience #61

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Have you ever wanted to create something but you didn’t know how?

You go ahead, you attempt to build this idea in the physical world.

“This idea looks like s**t”, you scrap it never to return.

Back to Netflix, that was dumb.

Get ready, the world is changing fast.

And the great news?

If you can hang on long enough, you can build just about anything nowadays (with some learning of course)

This eliminates 85% of the competition right now because the majority of people aren’t committed to learn new technology.

It’s mentally taxing for so many - “too boring”, “I’ve never been good with tech”, “yeah that’s not my thing, I’d rather be outside”

The labels many give themselves are attachments that limit their potential

The vibes? Immaculate.

Let me introduce you to - “Vibe-Coding”

I started vibe-coding a few months back, having only done a few courses for coding.

I knew I was at the bottom of the barrel for coding and understanding.

For years, building apps and websites seemed so awesome from afar.

If you’ve ever coded before you’ll know how difficult it is.

Pure problem-solving.

I’ve built websites using no-code tools before, but I never liked the lack of control I felt over them.

Vibe-coding changes everything

Like many incredible minds, they exam the fact that execution and idea curation matter more than anything.

You now become ½ of the equation by working with AI coding agents like Cursor or Windsurf.

The ½ equation you are is the idea curator - which just means developing your taste.

If you’re a creative, chances are you’ve been doing this all along.

Even if you’re not mechanically gifted in art, the taste matters more because it’s harder to develop.

It’s like this, when I was in 8th grade playing football for the first year ever.

My coach said to me, “Zach, you’re fast kid. But you can’t catch the ball.”

As a 14 year old, being told you have butter-fingers is the worst thing an adult can say to you.

“I can’t teach you speed, but I can teach you how to catch a ball.”, he said after practice.

Art & Vibe-coding are the same ( an intersection of sorts )

The sky is the limit to what we can achieve now with our leverage in 2025.

Art is everywhere in life, and great products are art.

Here’s a tweet from Naval that sums this up perfectly.

How to get started (as a complete beginner):

Step 1: Download Cursor or Windsurf (I prefer Cursor)

Step 2: Create a Github account

Step 3: Create a folder to work from scratch or learn how to clone repository’s and start from templates.

Step 4: Play around with the chat & composer features, it helps to learn by failing.

I stumbled around quite a bit when I first started but I’ve built out a few chrome extensions and multiple websites now using vibe-coding.

Applications in the real world:

I’ve seen first-hand the power of AI agents through coding.

It’s illusion-shattering, the majority of the work is now done for you.

The pareto-principle is relevant here.
(also known as the 80/20 rule, the law of the vital few and the principle of factor sparsity) states that for many outcomes, roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes (the "vital few")

If codebases and large scale projects are completed quicker due to:

• Bug detection and fixes

• Automated refactoring

• Better developer productivity (faster code navigation - think needle in a haystack when debugging)

• Improved workflows and resource allocation (AI is prioritizing and leveraging the 80/20 rule)

The real world impact is here → cost efficiency & intense scalability for smaller team

If you’re young, unsure of which direction to go in your career.

The era of the polymath is here (the generalist) - we are experiencing a renaissance as I’m writing this.

Learning to learn is priority #1 for anyone committed to personal growth.

Priority #2 is learning how AI will affect every single industry.

I know a lot of great thinkers are learning to code with AI no matter what industry they are in.

2025 isn’t the future with flying cars and hoverboards, but it is futuristic:

If you would’ve told me I have access to multiple AI agents and AI powered assistants with the ability to generate images/videos/3D assets using only text.

I would have said you were crazy and out of touch.

Learn general prompting - the anatomy of said prompts.

You get better at prompting through reading and writing

The only skill worth learning to futureproof yourself?

Communication - both written and verbal.

Language learning of all varieties is going to benefit the individual.

With the power of these LLM (large-language models):

You gain exponentially more leverage the better you are at expressing your needs and desires.

Your friend who is an average joe starting to code.
-Zachariah

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