$whoami
> one person. no AI background. learning AI by building, in public.
$./start --weeks 52 --builds 12 --capstone --public
> week 00/52 0%
LEARNING AI
FROM
// 52 weeks · as many AI tools as possible · 12 builds + the capstone · every cost in the open
hoot. week 00/52
SCROLL TO DESCEND ↓
$cal --weeks 52
00
WEEKS
4 terms · 13 weeks each
B0
week 00 · warm-up, before week 1T1 Foundations
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T2 Depth
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T3 Commercial
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T4 Capstone
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52
▒ future weeks unlock when they arrive
$cat standard-week.md
EVERY WEEK,
THE SAME LOOP.
// about 16 hours a week: 1 to 2 hours on weekdays, about 4 hours each weekend day
| DAY | FOCUS | PUBLIC OUTPUT |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | Core concepts: how AI actually works | A plain-English explainer |
| Tue | Visual AI lab (Runway, Higgsfield) | A lab note: prompt, result, lesson |
| Wed | Build lab: the engineering skill the build needs | A build log with a screenshot |
| Thu | Market and money: creators, pricing, distribution | Insights from a case study |
| Fri | Build and ship | The finished piece of the week |
| Sat | Build | Progress |
| Sun | Build, experiment, recap | The weekly recap |
$npm ls --tools
TEST EVERY TOOL.
LEARN EVERY CONCEPT.
buildingwithA@52w
├── claude
├── chatgpt
├── runway
├── higgsfield
└── + whatever each build needs
$ tree learning/ 0/39 learned
● learned ○ queued // from the program: what gets learned over the 52 weeks
$ls builds/ --status
12 BUILDS
+ THE CAPSTONE.
// each one an MVP, live in production in 4 weeks or less · real numbers, always
B01● NEXT · 9 nov
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B02PLANNED
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B12PLANNED
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CAPSTONE
THE
CULMINATION
the culmination, built with everything learned by then.
// tbd
$ls recaps/
EVERY SUNDAY,
A RECAP.
// hours, costs, followers, signups: the real numbers, every week
week 00 · B0 warm-up
week 01 · ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒locked
week 02 · ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒locked
$follow --the-journey
FOLLOW ALONG.
// daily text posts, build logs and the weekly recap
// the mailing list is coming soon
see you on sunday. hoot.