2025 Wrap

Written By Clemens Adolphs

This will be the last post before this newsletter goes on a holiday break. Back in early January! Given that time of year, I want to reflect on the writing.

  • I started almost a year ago and with some interruptions (pneumonia, sick kid(s) at home, vacation) posted a short article every business day

  • That’s a total of 177 articles (not counting this one)

  • It’s been a lot of fun to come up with topics and get feedback from you, the dear readers

  • Topics have admittedly been all over the place: Some AI, some project management (agile etc), some general principles.

What have I experienced and learned?

  • If you make a commitment to daily writing, you subconsciously pick up more ideas! You read differently, you listen differently, you notice differently.

  • Daily really is easier than weekly or, god forbid, “whenever I can think of something” (i.e. never)

  • I find myself able to speak more clearly about topics I have written about. It feels less off-the-cuff and more internalized.

  • Stationary company Leuchtturm1917 has a slogan: “Thinking with the hand.” That’s what writing is, and it really works wonders. Working through an issue means writing about it, because then your jumbled thoughts get sorted out logically on paper.

What’s next?

I hope to keep this newsletter useful and make it even more useful by being sharper about the topics and themes I touch on, adding a specific lens. That means:

  • Fewer super-nerdy posts. (Maybe I need to find a separate outlet where I can rant about Rust versus C++, Tailwind versus Cube, or Modal versus AWS Lambda)

  • More business-y posts. What does all the AI stuff mean for people who have a business to run, or a department in a larger business?

Incidentally, if you feel that some posts were more relevant to you than others, please let me know!

Thank you!

Thanks for staying with me for these posts. Maybe they even inspire you to start a daily writing practice of your own. If you do, let me know so I can return the favour and be a reader!

To close out, I just have one favour to ask: If you enjoy these posts, why not convince a friend or two or three to check them out and sign up? Just point them to https://aicelabs.com/articles

Cheers and see you in ‘26

Clemens Adolphs
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