Updates / 2026-01-13

Marketing mode is eating my soul

Ugh. I usually love marketing, but right now it feels painful. The mission requires it and every fiber in me wants to stay in dev mode. If I do not build the distribution and update framework now, I will fail at consistent updates, which kills crowdfunding and early user validation, which weakens momentum on the project.

I am not writing this to complain. I am just being straight about the friction I am sitting in today. I also picked a format that cannot be batched and scheduled weeks ahead, so that part is on me.

I am going to aim for one update a day. If you catch a little loopiness in the tone, know that I am running on caffeine and nootropics and I tend to push until my body gives me a very clear signal to stop.

Author

Anthony Cote

Builder of Control OS and the Law of Instrumental Integrity. I share the real-time decisions, friction, and progress here as the work unfolds.