someone called me out, and he was right...
..."I love reading your stuff, but what the hell do you actually do?"
ouch...
I love a good compliment.
Who doesn't?
And as a writer/creator, that's a good signal for my sh*t landing.
BUT!
I'm also a business owner.
A purpose-driven entrepreneur.
And for a business owner, that's no bueno.
What are you building anyway?
I started this email list with the intention to further the causes of rebels with a cause.
To build a breathing ecosystem for creators that could and should...
Start something on purpose.
So what the hell am I even doing if you don't know how I can help?
So I took my new LinkedIn friend's callout to heart
(especially when he did it again just the other day)
So I did what any warm-blooded mammal would do.
Built an entire product.
And launched it in under 2 weeks.
(tho' 2 people found it and snagged during semi-stealth mode)
Were you high building it tho'?
I sure was.
High on my own supply.
Creativity on tap.
Cuz see, I've been nurturing this relationship with my Creative Muse.
Since getting my hands on this weird technique about a year and a half ago.
And I've been fine-tuning and refining this tool.
That I built for you.
It's finally ready.
So you can rebuild your imaginal muscle.
And get your creative awesome sauce on tap.
Cool, what is it?
Magick Mansion: iOS
(imaginal Operating System)
It's like Uber, but for purpose-driven creative projects :)
It'll get you from point A to point B.
Point A = creative constipation
Point B = creative carnival
It's like:
Slack, but for your unconscious
ChatGPT, but for your psyche
Duolingo, but for your vision
The only real iOS for any 'respectable' creative gangster:
Your ability to imagine a future before the data confirms it
But Aleks.
Data is the new oil, innit!?
Go ahead and toss that idea into the fossil record bin.
Welcome to the age of AI.
What can be measured gets automated.
OK, but why now?
You see the fear p*orn online.
Many a creator adopted AI tools…
And many a company adopted an AI-first playbook…
Monetizing anxiety they induced.
Milking creators fearing for their future.
So while automation eats everything measurable…
It prompts you and I to stay grounded in what makes us human.
Heart.
Ethics.
Courage.
Imagination.
Lateral, critical thinking.
The soul-print your AI bot can’t replicate
AI can mimic your style…
(I know, I’ve built an AI ghostwriter to prove it)
So while everyone's chasing agentic AI and automating everything...
You're clear that your humanity is the new strategic high-ground:
Trust
Strategic clarity
Better decision making
So while mindless thinking outsourcing takes place on mass.
People lose the habit of independent reasoning
Creators churning out commoditized content.
Shallow, forgettable, indistinguishable.
It's not ALL doom and gloom tho'...
I saw Anthropic begin experimenting with Socratic education models.
(That makes me hopeful)
And there are surely hundreds of other founders, quietly building toward a more human AI future.
So when the hype subsides...
Human imagination re-emerges victorious and triumphant.
As it always has before.
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Still here?
I'm kinda busy right now, welcome to check out my creative studio:
Have a question? Drop me a DM on Substack.
I reply. Just keep it short (and human).
Help with my business. If you're looking to design a simple system to build relationships and get clients, I can help. Book a call.
(This is a paid booking. To weed out the brain-picking demons and endless coffee chatter. Fully refundable, unless you don't show up).
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-- Your Creative Consigliere
Aleksander Brankov
