I didn’t plan to do a public year in review. But this year, nearly every tool I use had one — Cursor, GitHub, WisprFlow voice dictation, ChatGPT. Seeing the same story reflected across so many different systems made it feel worth recording.
So this is mostly that story, told in screenshots.
- Millions of words dictated
- Near daily streaks in Cursor and GitHub
- Tens of thousands of AI interactions
- A lot of green squares
- Very few days completely off
None of that happened by accident.
2025 was a year of deep focus and relentless building. AI stopped being “interesting” and became infrastructure, something I rely on the way I rely on a keyboard or a browser. The pace changed permanently. Things that used to take months now take days, sometimes hours, and once that clicks, it’s hard to work any other way.
The byproduct of that focus was real output: shipping products, publishing ideas, turning side thoughts into finished things, and watching compounding effects kick in faster than I expected.
What doesn’t show up in these screenshots, but still mattered, are the constraints. Being a dad set the edges of my calendar. Health and consistency mattered. Faith stayed central even when daily practice wasn’t perfect. And I learned that it’s possible to pour yourself into work without losing yourself entirely.
I don’t know exactly what 2026 brings. I just know I’m building from a much steadier place than before, and I can finally see the path without needing to rush it.
