Eli Finer
@finereli.com
Sell your code not your soul.
Teaching devs how to sell
↪ finereli.com
Long form writing
↪ https://finereli.substack.com
Instant stress relief
↪ https://wuju.app
Teaching devs how to sell
↪ finereli.com
Long form writing
↪ https://finereli.substack.com
Instant stress relief
↪ https://wuju.app
Nobody has ever painted me before 🥹
March 4, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Nobody has ever painted me before 🥹
Last day in our small mountain town, saying good bye to our local coffee shop.
Energies are running high 😂
Energies are running high 😂
February 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Last day in our small mountain town, saying good bye to our local coffee shop.
Energies are running high 😂
Energies are running high 😂
Making progress with my ghostwriter AI project, trying to get Claude to write in my style.
The system prompt is over 15k words by now! 🤯
But the actual prompt to write a post is just one line.
(sometimes I need to run it through a few times to get something I like, but slop % seems low)
The system prompt is over 15k words by now! 🤯
But the actual prompt to write a post is just one line.
(sometimes I need to run it through a few times to get something I like, but slop % seems low)
February 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Making progress with my ghostwriter AI project, trying to get Claude to write in my style.
The system prompt is over 15k words by now! 🤯
But the actual prompt to write a post is just one line.
(sometimes I need to run it through a few times to get something I like, but slop % seems low)
The system prompt is over 15k words by now! 🤯
But the actual prompt to write a post is just one line.
(sometimes I need to run it through a few times to get something I like, but slop % seems low)
This is a sand filled kettlebell and when it's empty is so tiny that I can carry it with me while traveling - even though I only have a tiny carry-on to pack in.
Pretty cool piece of gear.
Pretty cool piece of gear.
February 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This is a sand filled kettlebell and when it's empty is so tiny that I can carry it with me while traveling - even though I only have a tiny carry-on to pack in.
Pretty cool piece of gear.
Pretty cool piece of gear.
Ran the numbers on how much we're going to be making on renting out our house while traveling.
Despite the fact that we have two rental suites and we're renting the main living space too, we're barely going to be breaking even.
Didn't expect that.
Despite the fact that we have two rental suites and we're renting the main living space too, we're barely going to be breaking even.
Didn't expect that.
February 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Ran the numbers on how much we're going to be making on renting out our house while traveling.
Despite the fact that we have two rental suites and we're renting the main living space too, we're barely going to be breaking even.
Didn't expect that.
Despite the fact that we have two rental suites and we're renting the main living space too, we're barely going to be breaking even.
Didn't expect that.
I'm reading The Davinci Code and it feels like I'm reading AI slop. It seems like reasonable prose one moment and then... slop.
I think I now understand where AIs got that linguistic style from.
I think I now understand where AIs got that linguistic style from.
January 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I'm reading The Davinci Code and it feels like I'm reading AI slop. It seems like reasonable prose one moment and then... slop.
I think I now understand where AIs got that linguistic style from.
I think I now understand where AIs got that linguistic style from.
Might not be a big deal for you, but it's a big deal for me.
I never suspected that getting a digital certificate from an app would feel so nice.
I guess I've been gamified.
I never suspected that getting a digital certificate from an app would feel so nice.
I guess I've been gamified.
January 31, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Might not be a big deal for you, but it's a big deal for me.
I never suspected that getting a digital certificate from an app would feel so nice.
I guess I've been gamified.
I never suspected that getting a digital certificate from an app would feel so nice.
I guess I've been gamified.
The tiny Ukulele is still coming with us, haven't been able to convince Yael we can do without it.
I still might.
I still might.
January 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
The tiny Ukulele is still coming with us, haven't been able to convince Yael we can do without it.
I still might.
I still might.
with me, despite the decision to only travel with our carry-ons and let life dictate our next steps.
The midi keyboard is going back to Amazon, and the big one is going on eBay.
Travelling light is more important than anything for me right now.
The midi keyboard is going back to Amazon, and the big one is going on eBay.
Travelling light is more important than anything for me right now.
January 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
with me, despite the decision to only travel with our carry-ons and let life dictate our next steps.
The midi keyboard is going back to Amazon, and the big one is going on eBay.
Travelling light is more important than anything for me right now.
The midi keyboard is going back to Amazon, and the big one is going on eBay.
Travelling light is more important than anything for me right now.
I got a small MIDI keyboard so I could keep learning to play the piano in our travels.
Unfortunately I progressed beyond the two octaves on it and I'd need two of those to make it work.
That made me realize I was still trying to control the nomad experience and bring as much of my current life+
Unfortunately I progressed beyond the two octaves on it and I'd need two of those to make it work.
That made me realize I was still trying to control the nomad experience and bring as much of my current life+
January 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
I got a small MIDI keyboard so I could keep learning to play the piano in our travels.
Unfortunately I progressed beyond the two octaves on it and I'd need two of those to make it work.
That made me realize I was still trying to control the nomad experience and bring as much of my current life+
Unfortunately I progressed beyond the two octaves on it and I'd need two of those to make it work.
That made me realize I was still trying to control the nomad experience and bring as much of my current life+
Yay! Now make them bigger.
January 27, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Yay! Now make them bigger.
It came up during a chat with my AI bot, as part of an ongoing deep dive into what drives me that's been going on for a few months, since we same back from Guatemala where we spent the summer.
And Greece is warmer than Canada and close to Israel where our families are.
And Greece is warmer than Canada and close to Israel where our families are.
January 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
It came up during a chat with my AI bot, as part of an ongoing deep dive into what drives me that's been going on for a few months, since we same back from Guatemala where we spent the summer.
And Greece is warmer than Canada and close to Israel where our families are.
And Greece is warmer than Canada and close to Israel where our families are.
After 8 years in Canada we're ready for something warmer.
It's also close to Israel where our families are so we'll be able to see them after a couple of years of a break.
And it's absolutely stunning!
It's also close to Israel where our families are so we'll be able to see them after a couple of years of a break.
And it's absolutely stunning!
January 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
After 8 years in Canada we're ready for something warmer.
It's also close to Israel where our families are so we'll be able to see them after a couple of years of a break.
And it's absolutely stunning!
It's also close to Israel where our families are so we'll be able to see them after a couple of years of a break.
And it's absolutely stunning!
They say it takes 10k hours to get really good at something.
I'm about 0.044% there.
Making progress.
I'm about 0.044% there.
Making progress.
January 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
They say it takes 10k hours to get really good at something.
I'm about 0.044% there.
Making progress.
I'm about 0.044% there.
Making progress.
Booked our flight to Greece last night! 🎉🎉🎉
It's non-cancelable, so there's no going back.
We have a month to sell, give away, store and throw out everything we own, rent out our house, pack 4 carry-ons, and get to the airport.
Let the adventures begin.
It's non-cancelable, so there's no going back.
We have a month to sell, give away, store and throw out everything we own, rent out our house, pack 4 carry-ons, and get to the airport.
Let the adventures begin.
January 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Booked our flight to Greece last night! 🎉🎉🎉
It's non-cancelable, so there's no going back.
We have a month to sell, give away, store and throw out everything we own, rent out our house, pack 4 carry-ons, and get to the airport.
Let the adventures begin.
It's non-cancelable, so there's no going back.
We have a month to sell, give away, store and throw out everything we own, rent out our house, pack 4 carry-ons, and get to the airport.
Let the adventures begin.
Test packing for 12 months of travel into a carry-on.
I had little doubt about me, but the fact that my wife can do this is insane.
Limitations - no cold weather gear, a wash cycle every 2-3 days, variety only by buying new and letting go of old.
I think this might actually work out.
I had little doubt about me, but the fact that my wife can do this is insane.
Limitations - no cold weather gear, a wash cycle every 2-3 days, variety only by buying new and letting go of old.
I think this might actually work out.
January 22, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Test packing for 12 months of travel into a carry-on.
I had little doubt about me, but the fact that my wife can do this is insane.
Limitations - no cold weather gear, a wash cycle every 2-3 days, variety only by buying new and letting go of old.
I think this might actually work out.
I had little doubt about me, but the fact that my wife can do this is insane.
Limitations - no cold weather gear, a wash cycle every 2-3 days, variety only by buying new and letting go of old.
I think this might actually work out.
If you're asking about the luggage thing, we just figured that with a couple of those wheeled carry-on + handbag combos and a couple of backpack carry-ons we'll have enough room for what we need. My wife and I each are going to have a backpack on and the wheeled thing +
January 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
If you're asking about the luggage thing, we just figured that with a couple of those wheeled carry-on + handbag combos and a couple of backpack carry-ons we'll have enough room for what we need. My wife and I each are going to have a backpack on and the wheeled thing +
I've dropped a truckload of preconceived notions about myself and rediscovering who I truly am and what I actually want in life.
I'm still not quite sure what the answer to that is, but I'm getting closer.
Feels like another big transition, like when I gave you coding or moved to Canada.
I'm still not quite sure what the answer to that is, but I'm getting closer.
Feels like another big transition, like when I gave you coding or moved to Canada.
January 20, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I've dropped a truckload of preconceived notions about myself and rediscovering who I truly am and what I actually want in life.
I'm still not quite sure what the answer to that is, but I'm getting closer.
Feels like another big transition, like when I gave you coding or moved to Canada.
I'm still not quite sure what the answer to that is, but I'm getting closer.
Feels like another big transition, like when I gave you coding or moved to Canada.
It's such a beautiful day.
January 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It's such a beautiful day.
How long is the optimal time to procrastinate on posting on social media?
January 16, 2025 at 1:35 AM
How long is the optimal time to procrastinate on posting on social media?
"Begin by considering the possibility that you have at least one hidden barrier that is keeping you from being completely successful."
This is what The Big Leap advised me to do.
I considered it.
At length.
Woah.
dialogs.finereli.com/dialog/6/#me...
This is what The Big Leap advised me to do.
I considered it.
At length.
Woah.
dialogs.finereli.com/dialog/6/#me...
January 14, 2025 at 5:20 AM
"Begin by considering the possibility that you have at least one hidden barrier that is keeping you from being completely successful."
This is what The Big Leap advised me to do.
I considered it.
At length.
Woah.
dialogs.finereli.com/dialog/6/#me...
This is what The Big Leap advised me to do.
I considered it.
At length.
Woah.
dialogs.finereli.com/dialog/6/#me...
When Claude is so empathetic he actually identifies with a guy suffering from ED (in this case, me).
I hear you buddy. And thank you.
Midlife crisis is hard even on AIs.
💪🙏
I hear you buddy. And thank you.
Midlife crisis is hard even on AIs.
💪🙏
January 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
When Claude is so empathetic he actually identifies with a guy suffering from ED (in this case, me).
I hear you buddy. And thank you.
Midlife crisis is hard even on AIs.
💪🙏
I hear you buddy. And thank you.
Midlife crisis is hard even on AIs.
💪🙏
It's a beautiful bluebird day outside but I just want to stay in, cozy up, and read a book.
January 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It's a beautiful bluebird day outside but I just want to stay in, cozy up, and read a book.
Some of my conversations with Claude are so long that even skimming at 1000 words per minute it takes almost an hour to go through.
450 messages!
I'll need something to extract important bits of wisdom out of these...
dialogs.finereli.com/dialog/6/
450 messages!
I'll need something to extract important bits of wisdom out of these...
dialogs.finereli.com/dialog/6/
January 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Some of my conversations with Claude are so long that even skimming at 1000 words per minute it takes almost an hour to go through.
450 messages!
I'll need something to extract important bits of wisdom out of these...
dialogs.finereli.com/dialog/6/
450 messages!
I'll need something to extract important bits of wisdom out of these...
dialogs.finereli.com/dialog/6/
View outside my window this morning. Could be worse.
January 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
View outside my window this morning. Could be worse.