AI Lab · by Ngozi Bello · 2026-09-19
Today I learned about ELIZA
I started this because my late summer felt a little stuck, and prompts seemed like a manageable place to experiment. The funny part is that the smallest change was the one I kept.
A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat
Part of me wanted the fancy version with all the tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with the routine for a while.
> Tiny progress is still progress.
That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where prompts stopped feeling new.
A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat
Part of me wanted the fancy version with all the tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with the routine for a while.
> Tiny progress is still progress.
That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where prompts stopped feeling new.
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