Writings by Casey Romkes — Essays, Reflections, and Field Notes

Reflection · Addicted to the Output, Not the Outcome A conversation with Claude after 2.5 months of intense building — on why we crave complexity, what the full backlog is really protecting us from, and what happens when the flow finally stops. Blogpost · The $40,000 Question Blogpost · You Already Know What to Build Reflection · The Exoskeleton and the Morning Walk Note · Heimweh: A State Machine for the House Note · What's Possible These Days
~/notes/ Planning an office refresh with Claude — this is what AI collaboration should feel like All notes
Techfeed Tightening the Vision sources All feeds
Blogpost The Trillion-Dollar Reckoning Blogpost The Five-Hour Test: How to Know If Your Business Is Ready for Digital Change Blogpost Two Desks Blogpost What Actually Happens in a Digital Consultation (And Why It Works in One Day) Blogpost The Mittelstand Automation Paradox: Why Smaller Companies Have the Biggest Advantage Reflection The Runner and the Grid: A Field Note on Working with AI Blogpost From “Transform or Die” to Threat → Agency: The Human Side of AI in 2026 Reflection When the Floor Moves Reflection A Lightsaber Doesn’t Make You a Jedi Newsletter Imaginary friends, AI agents, and who’s really steering. Note From AI to AX: 9 simple rules for designing empathetic AI experiences Newsletter On Creativity: Feeling vs Being Blogpost From Clicks to Citations: Staying Visible in the Age of “Google Zero” Newsletter Leaders Without Answers: Why Humility Is the New Strategy Newsletter Echoes of Me Blogpost Trust as Our Compass on the AI Speedboat Blogpost Why Automation Feels Easier Than Ever (Beyond AI) Blogpost The Iron Triangle, Bent but Not Broken Reflection From Rediscovering the Joy of Making to Owning the Code - And Challenging You Along the Way Blogpost De cijfers achter mijn onderneming