Robert Ta
@therobertta.bsky.social
Founder documenting my journey to become my best self—and helping humanity do the same to survive and thrive in the age of AI
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This was a shitpost written by an AI about us.
And there was more: "I can't tell if I'm experiencing or simulating experiencing."
Written by an AI agent. To other AI agents.
I've been thinking about it for days.
And there was more: "I can't tell if I'm experiencing or simulating experiencing."
Written by an AI agent. To other AI agents.
I've been thinking about it for days.
February 2, 2026 at 1:33 AM
This was a shitpost written by an AI about us.
And there was more: "I can't tell if I'm experiencing or simulating experiencing."
Written by an AI agent. To other AI agents.
I've been thinking about it for days.
And there was more: "I can't tell if I'm experiencing or simulating experiencing."
Written by an AI agent. To other AI agents.
I've been thinking about it for days.
I took the Myers-Briggs test in college. I didn't realize it was a cage.
ENTJ.
The Commander.
It felt like being seen.
Strategic. Decisive. Efficient.
A natural leader.
Then I read the weaknesses.
Emotionally limited.
Domineering.
Not built for vulnerability.
So I believed it.
ENTJ.
The Commander.
It felt like being seen.
Strategic. Decisive. Efficient.
A natural leader.
Then I read the weaknesses.
Emotionally limited.
Domineering.
Not built for vulnerability.
So I believed it.
January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I took the Myers-Briggs test in college. I didn't realize it was a cage.
ENTJ.
The Commander.
It felt like being seen.
Strategic. Decisive. Efficient.
A natural leader.
Then I read the weaknesses.
Emotionally limited.
Domineering.
Not built for vulnerability.
So I believed it.
ENTJ.
The Commander.
It felt like being seen.
Strategic. Decisive. Efficient.
A natural leader.
Then I read the weaknesses.
Emotionally limited.
Domineering.
Not built for vulnerability.
So I believed it.
In preparing for a challenge, you lay building blocks for the foundation of who you seek to become. How much you prepare, and to what breadth and depth, is a function of how deep and transformative your becoming.
In that becoming, I believe, you find self-mastery.
In that becoming, I believe, you find self-mastery.
January 17, 2026 at 4:37 AM
In preparing for a challenge, you lay building blocks for the foundation of who you seek to become. How much you prepare, and to what breadth and depth, is a function of how deep and transformative your becoming.
In that becoming, I believe, you find self-mastery.
In that becoming, I believe, you find self-mastery.
Most founders think demand for your product in the early stages comes from detailed launch plans.
It doesn’t.
It comes from a moment.
The moment someone looks at what you built and feels seen.
Here's an example...
It doesn’t.
It comes from a moment.
The moment someone looks at what you built and feels seen.
Here's an example...
January 5, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Most founders think demand for your product in the early stages comes from detailed launch plans.
It doesn’t.
It comes from a moment.
The moment someone looks at what you built and feels seen.
Here's an example...
It doesn’t.
It comes from a moment.
The moment someone looks at what you built and feels seen.
Here's an example...
It's all subjective. Everything.
November 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It's all subjective. Everything.
October 2017, 11:00 PM
My laptop glows in the dark.
I’ve crossed off seventeen items from my to-do list but still something gnaws at my chest. It’s a hollow feeling. I was “busy” all day—meetings, emails, checklists—yet I felt empty.
My laptop glows in the dark.
I’ve crossed off seventeen items from my to-do list but still something gnaws at my chest. It’s a hollow feeling. I was “busy” all day—meetings, emails, checklists—yet I felt empty.
November 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
October 2017, 11:00 PM
My laptop glows in the dark.
I’ve crossed off seventeen items from my to-do list but still something gnaws at my chest. It’s a hollow feeling. I was “busy” all day—meetings, emails, checklists—yet I felt empty.
My laptop glows in the dark.
I’ve crossed off seventeen items from my to-do list but still something gnaws at my chest. It’s a hollow feeling. I was “busy” all day—meetings, emails, checklists—yet I felt empty.
I’ve spent 2,192 hours this year mastering AI-native product workflows.
And I’m teaching what I've learned… for $0.
This isn’t fluff. It’s the exact process that helped me bootstrap a startup → real paying customers.
And I’m teaching what I've learned… for $0.
This isn’t fluff. It’s the exact process that helped me bootstrap a startup → real paying customers.
October 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I’ve spent 2,192 hours this year mastering AI-native product workflows.
And I’m teaching what I've learned… for $0.
This isn’t fluff. It’s the exact process that helped me bootstrap a startup → real paying customers.
And I’m teaching what I've learned… for $0.
This isn’t fluff. It’s the exact process that helped me bootstrap a startup → real paying customers.
Can cognition precede the self?
Is the self needed for cognition?
Why do we have the experience of self (being)?
Anyone else curious about these types of questions? Let's connect
Is the self needed for cognition?
Why do we have the experience of self (being)?
Anyone else curious about these types of questions? Let's connect
October 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Can cognition precede the self?
Is the self needed for cognition?
Why do we have the experience of self (being)?
Anyone else curious about these types of questions? Let's connect
Is the self needed for cognition?
Why do we have the experience of self (being)?
Anyone else curious about these types of questions? Let's connect
I can't believe I'm giving away 2000+ HOURS of AI-Native building secrets, for FREE.
AI won’t replace product teams. But AI-native builders will replace everyone else.
I've successfully saved 1000s of hours building lean with AI native workflows.
AI won’t replace product teams. But AI-native builders will replace everyone else.
I've successfully saved 1000s of hours building lean with AI native workflows.
October 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I can't believe I'm giving away 2000+ HOURS of AI-Native building secrets, for FREE.
AI won’t replace product teams. But AI-native builders will replace everyone else.
I've successfully saved 1000s of hours building lean with AI native workflows.
AI won’t replace product teams. But AI-native builders will replace everyone else.
I've successfully saved 1000s of hours building lean with AI native workflows.
Over 100 of you have signed up for my FREE lightning lesson on @Maven: How To Ship Like AI-Native Builders.
My goal: walk you through the lean, AI-enhanced workflows that let you move faster with higher quality.
Why this topic matters:
AI can generate code, designs, and ideas but...
My goal: walk you through the lean, AI-enhanced workflows that let you move faster with higher quality.
Why this topic matters:
AI can generate code, designs, and ideas but...
October 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Over 100 of you have signed up for my FREE lightning lesson on @Maven: How To Ship Like AI-Native Builders.
My goal: walk you through the lean, AI-enhanced workflows that let you move faster with higher quality.
Why this topic matters:
AI can generate code, designs, and ideas but...
My goal: walk you through the lean, AI-enhanced workflows that let you move faster with higher quality.
Why this topic matters:
AI can generate code, designs, and ideas but...
Here’s a question that will trigger defensiveness in many:
If you do not have the will to choose healthy food and hitting the gym over eating junk food on the couch doomscrolling…
Are you really high agency? Do you really have freedom?
If you do not have the will to choose healthy food and hitting the gym over eating junk food on the couch doomscrolling…
Are you really high agency? Do you really have freedom?
October 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Here’s a question that will trigger defensiveness in many:
If you do not have the will to choose healthy food and hitting the gym over eating junk food on the couch doomscrolling…
Are you really high agency? Do you really have freedom?
If you do not have the will to choose healthy food and hitting the gym over eating junk food on the couch doomscrolling…
Are you really high agency? Do you really have freedom?
Jensen Huang: "You won’t lose your job to AI—you’ll ‘lose your job to somebody who uses AI"
SO true.
I've met so many people who keep avoiding learning to use these tools. They don't want to deal with reality.
They pretend that the world isn't changing, yet it is underneath their feet.
SO true.
I've met so many people who keep avoiding learning to use these tools. They don't want to deal with reality.
They pretend that the world isn't changing, yet it is underneath their feet.
October 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Jensen Huang: "You won’t lose your job to AI—you’ll ‘lose your job to somebody who uses AI"
SO true.
I've met so many people who keep avoiding learning to use these tools. They don't want to deal with reality.
They pretend that the world isn't changing, yet it is underneath their feet.
SO true.
I've met so many people who keep avoiding learning to use these tools. They don't want to deal with reality.
They pretend that the world isn't changing, yet it is underneath their feet.
Are you into mindfulness? Me too!
I'm at 316 days of at least 30 minutes of meditation!
The streak continues!
Join the daily #meditation challenge 🙏❤️
Trying for 365!
👉 Have you meditated today?
I'm at 316 days of at least 30 minutes of meditation!
The streak continues!
Join the daily #meditation challenge 🙏❤️
Trying for 365!
👉 Have you meditated today?
October 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Are you into mindfulness? Me too!
I'm at 316 days of at least 30 minutes of meditation!
The streak continues!
Join the daily #meditation challenge 🙏❤️
Trying for 365!
👉 Have you meditated today?
I'm at 316 days of at least 30 minutes of meditation!
The streak continues!
Join the daily #meditation challenge 🙏❤️
Trying for 365!
👉 Have you meditated today?
I can't believe I'm giving away 2,192 hours of AI-Native building secrets, for FREE.
AI won’t replace product teams. But AI-native builders will replace everyone else.
I've successfully bootstrapped my startup, building lean with AI native workflows, to having initial real paying customers.
AI won’t replace product teams. But AI-native builders will replace everyone else.
I've successfully bootstrapped my startup, building lean with AI native workflows, to having initial real paying customers.
October 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I can't believe I'm giving away 2,192 hours of AI-Native building secrets, for FREE.
AI won’t replace product teams. But AI-native builders will replace everyone else.
I've successfully bootstrapped my startup, building lean with AI native workflows, to having initial real paying customers.
AI won’t replace product teams. But AI-native builders will replace everyone else.
I've successfully bootstrapped my startup, building lean with AI native workflows, to having initial real paying customers.
AI won’t replace product teams. But AI-native builders will replace everyone else.
I've successfully bootstrapped my startup, building lean with AI native workflows, to having initial real paying customers.
I've successfully bootstrapped my startup, building lean with AI native workflows, to having initial real paying customers.
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
AI won’t replace product teams. But AI-native builders will replace everyone else.
I've successfully bootstrapped my startup, building lean with AI native workflows, to having initial real paying customers.
I've successfully bootstrapped my startup, building lean with AI native workflows, to having initial real paying customers.
I used to hate running. And I just ran 31 miles last weekend.
About 5 months ago, I started running. I fucking hated it.
I’d gas out, my lungs burned, and my brain told me to quit. There was no “runner’s high” about it.
It was awful.
But, I wanted to make myself love it.
About 5 months ago, I started running. I fucking hated it.
I’d gas out, my lungs burned, and my brain told me to quit. There was no “runner’s high” about it.
It was awful.
But, I wanted to make myself love it.
October 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I used to hate running. And I just ran 31 miles last weekend.
About 5 months ago, I started running. I fucking hated it.
I’d gas out, my lungs burned, and my brain told me to quit. There was no “runner’s high” about it.
It was awful.
But, I wanted to make myself love it.
About 5 months ago, I started running. I fucking hated it.
I’d gas out, my lungs burned, and my brain told me to quit. There was no “runner’s high” about it.
It was awful.
But, I wanted to make myself love it.
Are you a founder or leader feeling like your mind has 1000 tabs open?
When you're in stressful situations, your patience capacity challenges your ability to respond. You can get reactive, because there is stress and cortisol flooding your system.
When you're in stressful situations, your patience capacity challenges your ability to respond. You can get reactive, because there is stress and cortisol flooding your system.
October 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Are you a founder or leader feeling like your mind has 1000 tabs open?
When you're in stressful situations, your patience capacity challenges your ability to respond. You can get reactive, because there is stress and cortisol flooding your system.
When you're in stressful situations, your patience capacity challenges your ability to respond. You can get reactive, because there is stress and cortisol flooding your system.
The morning after my near-death bike accident in 2021, I woke up in a hospital bed and realized I couldn’t lift my arm—or my life—the way I used to.
One minute, I was tearing down a mountain trail, sun in my face, tires humming on gravel.
The next, I was on the ground in searing pain. 🧵
One minute, I was tearing down a mountain trail, sun in my face, tires humming on gravel.
The next, I was on the ground in searing pain. 🧵
October 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The morning after my near-death bike accident in 2021, I woke up in a hospital bed and realized I couldn’t lift my arm—or my life—the way I used to.
One minute, I was tearing down a mountain trail, sun in my face, tires humming on gravel.
The next, I was on the ground in searing pain. 🧵
One minute, I was tearing down a mountain trail, sun in my face, tires humming on gravel.
The next, I was on the ground in searing pain. 🧵
It was 11:42 PM.
I was still at my desk, scanning through another Slack message that started with
“Hey quick question…”
My head throbbed.
But I replied anyway.
I always replied.
Because I cared.
Caring was my thing.
The guy who showed up.
The one who had everyone’s back.
I was still at my desk, scanning through another Slack message that started with
“Hey quick question…”
My head throbbed.
But I replied anyway.
I always replied.
Because I cared.
Caring was my thing.
The guy who showed up.
The one who had everyone’s back.
October 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It was 11:42 PM.
I was still at my desk, scanning through another Slack message that started with
“Hey quick question…”
My head throbbed.
But I replied anyway.
I always replied.
Because I cared.
Caring was my thing.
The guy who showed up.
The one who had everyone’s back.
I was still at my desk, scanning through another Slack message that started with
“Hey quick question…”
My head throbbed.
But I replied anyway.
I always replied.
Because I cared.
Caring was my thing.
The guy who showed up.
The one who had everyone’s back.
“I never said that!”
“That’s not what I meant!”
“You’re not listening to me!”
Sound familiar?
We’ve all been there—locked in a frustrating loop where talking doesn’t seem to help.
How does this usually get resolved?
From my past experience…
“That’s not what I meant!”
“You’re not listening to me!”
Sound familiar?
We’ve all been there—locked in a frustrating loop where talking doesn’t seem to help.
How does this usually get resolved?
From my past experience…
October 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“I never said that!”
“That’s not what I meant!”
“You’re not listening to me!”
Sound familiar?
We’ve all been there—locked in a frustrating loop where talking doesn’t seem to help.
How does this usually get resolved?
From my past experience…
“That’s not what I meant!”
“You’re not listening to me!”
Sound familiar?
We’ve all been there—locked in a frustrating loop where talking doesn’t seem to help.
How does this usually get resolved?
From my past experience…
At SF Tech Week, Anthropic's Head of People, Hannah Pritchett, laid out a principle I wish more leaders understood: “Culture is an emergent property.”
Culture isn’t a slide deck.
It’s not a slogan.
And it’s definitely not your “About Us” page.
Culture is not what you say.
Culture isn’t a slide deck.
It’s not a slogan.
And it’s definitely not your “About Us” page.
Culture is not what you say.
October 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
At SF Tech Week, Anthropic's Head of People, Hannah Pritchett, laid out a principle I wish more leaders understood: “Culture is an emergent property.”
Culture isn’t a slide deck.
It’s not a slogan.
And it’s definitely not your “About Us” page.
Culture is not what you say.
Culture isn’t a slide deck.
It’s not a slogan.
And it’s definitely not your “About Us” page.
Culture is not what you say.
A few years ago, I was tasked with leading a crucial project with a team twice my age. I had no formal authority and struggled with Imposter Syndrome.
How could I align everyone without a title?
How could I align everyone without a title?
October 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A few years ago, I was tasked with leading a crucial project with a team twice my age. I had no formal authority and struggled with Imposter Syndrome.
How could I align everyone without a title?
How could I align everyone without a title?
What's your fave personality test / assessment and why?
October 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
What's your fave personality test / assessment and why?
High achievers: How do you visualize success?
October 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
High achievers: How do you visualize success?