Drop the Performance | Ben Wise, Founder of Storyd
Description
From the highs of vibe-coding to the reality of bugs, burnout, and hype, writer/AI consultant Ben shares how to use AI as leverage without losing yourself. His mantra: slow is fast—own the work, calibrate risk, and double down on the only durable moat in an automated future: real human connection.
Key Takeaways
• Use AI for leverage, not identity—watch the “God complex.”
• Learn it before you delegate it; verify and own the code.
• Abstraction creates cognitive debt—stay close to high-stakes work.
• Entrepreneurship ≠ morality; luck and timing matter—set your risk bar.
• Protect non-performative spaces; social + AI can distort self-worth.
• Relationships outlast tools—connection drives health and resilience.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro / “What makes you you?”
02:47 Vibe-coding highs → bugs, burnout, humility
07:05 Learning to program; owning security and outcomes
15:16 AI’s limits: the “eager amnesiac intern” & “slow is fast”
24:28 Pulling back from the praise-glaze / God complex
30:38 Social media parallels; incentives & guardrails
36:29 Mental health: delusions, boundaries, real-world checks
49:43 Human connection as the future-proof moat
53:28 Where to find Ben
Links
Learn more about Ben Wise
Learn more about Jolie Shapiro
Learn more about Revenue Mind
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