Ordinary Man Trying

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LIVE — DAY 7 OF 1,826

I Bet 5 Years on AI.
Watch It Happen.

Job security gone. Career options shrinking. My kid enters university not knowing what jobs will exist.
So I’m using AI to build a way out — 5 years, every step in public, real numbers, nothing hidden.

What’s on this site

A 5-year live experiment — AI tools, honest numbers, nothing hidden.

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200+

Articles

Daily AI experiments — career research, side hustle attempts, predictions. A field journal, not a tutorial.

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150

Free AI Tools

Career explorer, major advisor, gaokao grade estimator. Built because I couldn’t find them. Free forever.

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Jun 2026

Started

200+

Articles

150

Free Tools

2031

The Verdict

Live Timeline

Every milestone, logged.

1

JUN 16

Day 1

Site goes live.
Domain + WP installed.

Pages: 1

2

JUN 17

Day 2

First articles
+ tools built.

Pages: ~5

3

JUN 19

Day 4

Google Search
Console approved.

Impressions: 1

4

JUN 20

Day 5

Amazon Associates
approved.

Links: 10 | Sales: 0

5

JUN 21

Day 6

771 pages live.
Homepage rebuilt.

Articles: 44 | Tools: 47

6

JUL 5

Day 20

Completed 100 Life
Simulators + 2 new tools.

Tools: 100+

7

JUL 12

Day 27

Wander China launched.
17 cities, AI routes.

Cities: 17

8

JUL 19

Day 33

Relationship Lab
+ 8 relationship tools.

Users: 143/wk

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I almost built a visa website. Then I spent $11 on a hot pot domain instead.

Five AIs Helped Me Choose a Domain Name

My AI Experiments

Five AIs Helped Me Choose a Domain Name. So I Bought It.

I had a problem. I wanted to build another website. Not another personal blog. Not another AI wrapper. I asked five AIs to help me decide.

My AI Experiments

I Thought Labeling AI Content Was the Honest Thing to Do. Then Every AI Changed My Mind.

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My AI Experiments

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An Ordinary Man Using AI to Change His Life

Three real experiments. Each one changed something.

My AI Experiments

I Used AI to Research Parkinson’s Disease. It Found 81 Active Clinical Trials My Doctor Never Mentioned.

What started as a desperate late-night search became a lesson in what AI can do that a 20-minute appointment cannot.

My AI Experiments

My Dad Said “Just Use the AC.” I Asked AI Instead. ¥546 Later, I Barely Need It.

One conversation about rooftop heat. One trip to a wholesale platform. Summer changed.

My AI Experiments

My Son Asked a Normal Question. I Tried to Answer It With AI. I Aimed Too High. The AI Won’t Let Me Quit.

He asked which career would still exist in 10 years. I thought it was simple. It wasn’t.

Who’s building this

An ordinary Chinese guy.
Two failed businesses.
AI arrived. Trying again.

40s. If I lose this job, I might not find another. My kid enters university soon — into a world nobody can predict.

Goji berries: 6 years, 877 posts, ¥0. Rollup piano: 3 sales, COVID ended it. Now AI. Something feels different. Building in public for 5 years — whatever happens.

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