The Week of April 8th

Goals

#	Goal	Grade
1	Test out the naive implementation of an LLM interface	F
2	Send proposals to potential freelance clients	C
3	Work outside of my home	F
3	Do yoga	A
3	Contribute to open source	D

Notes

Test out the naive implementation of an LLM interface

I am guilty of getting caught up in the idea of building something using technologies that are familiar. Instead I need to ask, “what is the ideal experience?” and work backwards from there. Sure I have seen an implementation of the naive LLM chat done in Django, but is it the best technology for my purpose?

What is my purpose?

I want to build an open source LLM interface. And while I read everything I can on getting better output from these expert systems, I ran through a tutorial on how to effectively prompt. It uses Claude for Sheets, (which I think is being slept on). It made me realize that the most intuitive way to build great prompts would be with a graphical node system.

So I figured out what the ideal experience would be, and now I have to work backwards. Some research turned up retejs, which makes difficult component, a graphical node editor, readily available.

Send proposals to potential freelance clients

I sent a few, and heard back from one. I just need to keep reaching out. I also registered a new domain since this is my personal website and I would like a business website.

Work outside of my home

I forgot about this goal, and so I did not do it. I think on Saturdays I will start going to the nearby library for my extra work.

Do yoga

I did a little bit of yoga. Small steps, but I will do more.

Contribute to open source

I did not do this, but mostly because I have been caught up thinking about the problem of LLMs and how to use them effectively. Gptel feels like it is just scratching the surface of what is capable with an LLM, but something about its User Experience is just short of that. I keep on trying to crack through the problem in my head. Namely, how can you make using an LLM feel effortless?