Marcus Turner

I've been building something for 5 months. In secret. It's called The Architect — an AI-powered personal development tool. But I was working in a silo. Chasing perfection instead of progress. So I'm building in public now. Here's what I'm building 🧵👇

Key lesson: This agent doesn't just help me build products—it helps me solve for the challenges of tomorrow. The earlier, the better. You can build your own intelligence layer. This one took 1.5 hours. Follow the build: @TheMotivationN2 #BuildInPublic #AIAgent #Lindy

Challenges solved: • No native RSS support → pivoted to Search the Internet skill • HTTP Request action failed → replaced with AI Agent step • Slack showing raw variables → fixed using Auto mode Result: Every 12 hours, relevant AI news in Slack without me hunting for it.

AI advancements seem to happen all at once depending on how you consume news. Last week, I found a Harvard Business article about an 8-month study: AI has a compounding effect on what's possible but also compounds your workload. I didn't know about this study until last week.

Setting up the debugging log + patience = solution. The building continues. #BuildInPublic #AIBuilder #Debugging #botpress

Result: Counter stops at exactly 10 messages. It Works. Key Lessons: 1. Trial, error, and persistence eventually lead to the solution 2. Using a hook instead of incorporating the counter into the workflow made all the difference

One of the most important parts of building my AI-powered personal development tool: resource management. Tokens aren't free. I needed to set limits to keep costs manageable while testing with real users. My counter kept counting down: 0, -1, -2... Here's how I fixed it 🧵👇

• Design decisions & tradeoffs • Technical challenges & solutions • Leadership lessons from building • Weekly progress updates If you're interested in AI, personal development, or building in public — follow along. Let's build together. 🚀

So I taught myself AI development. Botpress. Conversational design. No-code tools. I'm documenting the journey — the wins, the debugging sessions, the designs decisions. I'm sharing:

I've been building something for 5 months. In secret. It's called The Architect — an AI-powered personal development tool. But I was working in a silo. Chasing perfection instead of progress. So I'm building in public now. Here's what I'm building 🧵👇

For 10+ years, I've worked in coaching & leadership. I kept seeing the same problem: people who needed personal development support were held back by time, money, or access. Personal development coaching can cost hundreds of dollars per session. Most people can't afford that.

Most AI is reactive. You ask, it answers. The Architect is proactive. It delivers structured coaching through "blueprints" — not just Q&A. Think of it as a personal development coach in your pocket. Accessible. Affordable. On-demand.

@thenicksamaan Great way to take it to the next level!

How to quickly remove a significant level of underperformance and bullshit from your life? Pretend you will be the recipient of something you're going to say, write, or create. Would you be disappointed or underwhelmed? If even a hint of "yes", redo it.

@SteveTimoney Usually taking on too much. Guilty, but working on it.

When my self-performance is off... I ask myself am I: • Making excuses • Taking on too much • Refusing to learn from mistakes • Not sticking to a routine that creates energy When you're not feeling momentum. I guarantee at least one of these four areas is the reason.