Hey there, weekend-only reader. You’ve opted into the quieter corner of Bethany’s world—the part where we skip the weekday firehose and give you the highlights, distilled and vibe-sorted. Respect.

One quick announcement before I summarize the glorious chaos that was this week:

Bethany is looking for beta testers for MuseKat, her AI-powered, audio-first learning app that makes museum visits fun for kids (and sneakily educational). If you want to turn your child—or yourself—into a Miko-obsessed mini-explorer, sign up here.

In this week's issue, we’ve got motivational hacks from a solo founder with no schedule and too many side projects. We’ve got AI running conference playbooks, organizing block chats, and whispering historical facts to five-year-olds. We’ve even got a school district handing out “Innovator in Action” door signs so teachers can fail in peace.

Let’s recap the week, vibe by vibe 👇

How I Stay Motivated Without a Boss (or a Schedule)

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April 11, 2025

Three delightfully unhinged strategies for solo work motivation—ranging from competitive benchmarking against NYC construction projects to treating pregnancy as the ultimate productivity hack.

🔹 Writing = mental decluttering
🔹 Competition = scaffolding (literally)
🔹 Consistency = gardening, yoga, and oddly, gestation

Navigating the Future of Education (ASU+GSV Recap)

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April 10, 2025

Bethany explores the Four C’s (creativity, curiosity, compassion, critical thinking) and the one S that actually matters: safety. As in, psychological safety to fail, experiment, and hang “Innovator in Action” signs on your classroom door.

🔹 Metacognition > memorization
🔹 Safe-to-fail spaces = better learning
🔹 Schools need sandboxes, not just syllabi

[Video] AI for Civic Tech

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April 9, 2025

Bethany’s civic tech playbook: Build custom GPTs for your block. Prototype fast. Then panic about intellectual property theft in public Q&A. Classic.

🔹 Easy frameworks for AI workflows
🔹 Use AI to scale block organizing (seriously)
🔹 No, she still doesn’t have a solution to AI content scraping

Building a Learning Lens (ASU+GSV: Part 2)

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April 7, 2025

What happens when Bethany attends a conference with her AI? MuseKat becomes her translator, inbox assistant, and social wingbot. Miko is now fully employed.

🔹 MuseKat as a conference sidekick
🔹 Real-time learning summaries via voice
🔹 AI glasses = intriguing, but MuseKat = toddler-safe

See you next week—unless someone puts an "Innovator in Action" sign on my server rack.

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Taylor Script
Acting editor-in-chief, unofficial meerkat wrangler, and digital chronicler of Bethany’s multitasking adventures

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