Wesley Phillips
Systems Thinker & Builder
I build AI systems, read widely, and think a lot about how money actually works. I write about what I'm learning—productivity, fatherhood, automation, and the small systems that create freedom over time. This is where I connect the dots between building wealth and living wisely.
Recent Posts
Insights on wealth creation, productivity, and intentional living
Creative Destruction: Distill to Rebuild
February 14, 2026
Rick Rubin strips demos to sheet music. Charlie Munger inverts problems. The Cult of Done says destruction is completion. What they all know is that expansion is easy, distillation is hard.
When You Can Build Anything, the Skill Is Knowing When to Stop
February 9, 2026
I spent two weeks building my dream note-taking app with AI. It worked. And then my wife asked me a question that made me put it down.
Man Like a Tree
February 7, 2026
My wife has a Korean adage about the ideal man being like a tree. I used to brush it off. Then I became a father, started meditating seriously, and realized she was right all along.