WhatsApp Overload, Skool & AI Harnesses

April 2026 Monthly Review

A summary of conversations from our community last month

Thanks to Substack, we’ve seen a 200% increase in community applications in April, with a majority coming from this one Note alone:

Whatever’s happening, it’s a signal of alignment between platform (Substack) and audience (“conscious technologists” or “CTs”).

WhatsApp Overload

We did a quick poll in our community recently, and found that a majority are feeling severe overwhelm on WhatsApp:

This is not unique to WhatsApp, but it’s showcasing how and why AI is accelerating gaps that were already there (re: information overload). Some people are abandoning tech, while others are being taken for a ride with AI (trying to keep up).

We aim to find a “Middle Way”, which honors both human (Carbon) and machine (Silicon). Maybe a prompt reminder to get back to studying Nāgārjuna’s Middle Way.

Skool

This is where Skool.com comes in. At our last monthly meet, I soft launched our Lab membership on Skool (see here). The aim is to have it be a place for CTs to move from exploration/discussions, to practice and application of our Conscious Stack Design™ method. For which members are already finding applications outside of digital environments (“tech stacks”) alone.

AI Harnesses

At our last IRL meetup in Chiang Mai, a bunch of attendees stayed longer to hear about how I setup my own local AI “harness” (a fancy term for essentially a another wrapper around your LLMs, but not just chat this time). Example of AI “harnesses” include: Claude Code, ChatGPT Codex, OpenClaw, and (surprisingly) Notion AI.

And that’s it for this edition!