Energy Planner

Extended spoon theory is a framework for understanding and managing energy across multiple dimensions — not just physical, but mental, emotional, and social too. As someone with ADHD and autism, I found this deeply resonant. But every tool I tried fell short in some way, so I decided to build exactly the one I wanted.

This was also my first substantial build leaning heavily into AI agents, and I used it as a deliberate experiment: where is the right balance between directing the agent with precision versus letting it run? I found that having a library of well-crafted, reusable skills was enormously helpful — the agent produced far better output when given clear, specific patterns to follow.

Tests were, of course, essential. But I also discovered mutation testing (via Stryker) as a way to validate test quality without having to manually review every line. It surfaced gaps I wouldn't have noticed, and gave me real confidence in the test suite — a great example of “harness engineering”.

I also compared two AI coding tools side by side: Antigravity had promising browser interaction but too many teething issues, while Claude Code was a genuine joy to work with. Having spent years reviewing other people's code professionally, I found that experience transferred directly — I just had to remind myself it's fine to jump in and fix things directly, since I'm not robbing anyone of a learning opportunity but myself!