Howdy %Name%,

There’s a common disease among Programmers and Entrepreneurs.

It shows up a lot in the AutoHotkey world.

It often disguises itself as “clean code” or “better architecture.”

(If you struggle with this, review the different roles you should be thinking in while coding)

But most of the time…

It’s just avoidance.

I call it:

Perpetual Optimization Disorder

Here’s how it usually shows up:

You don’t release the script because it’s “not quite ready”

You refactor the function… again.

You rewrite the GUI instead of testing it.

You spend hours reorganizing your libraries.

You tell yourself that one more improvement will make it “good enough” to share.

Meanwhile someone else — with a much messier script — has already posted theirs on GitHub or the AHK forum…

And people are using it❗

📌 TODAY’S TAKEAWAY

Perfect code that never ships helps no one  

Not you.
Not other programmers.
Not the people that could be saving time using it.  (This is exactly what we fix with our students—getting your scripts usable fast)

Six weeks of polishing = six weeks of zero feedback

Someone else shared their tool, learned what people actually needed, and improved theirs.

The standard for “good enough” is simple:

• It solves a real problem
• It is (mostly) reliable
• Someone else can use it

Everything else is nice to have.

4. Scripts get better after people use them.
   Real-world usage reveals problems you’ll never discover on your own.

Bottom Line

If your script isn’t shared, it isn’t improving.

And if it isn’t improving…

Someone else’s script is. ❗

If you want help working out those last little tweaks, book time on my calendar and we’ll get you launched in no-time!

Now on with the show…

Stop Hiring Einstein to do your laundry 👕

Are you burning through AI tokens faster than free samples at Costco on a Saturday?

Matching the model to the task could be a great way to save you both time and money. 

In this video I showed Hero members how they can get help deciding which model is right for their task.

💰 Save Money on AI Models: The Smart Way to Choose the Right One | AHK Hero Extract

Reduce Token Usage by 97%

Alternatively you could also consider using Jcode Munch to reduce your token usage.

Irfan walks through using it in this video.  It’s a lot easier to use than you think!

It trims unnecessary tokens from your prompts before sending them to AI

🤖 AI Tool Cuts Token Usage by 97% – Save THOUSANDS on Claude! 💰|AHK Hero Extract

Creating Mockups of GUIs

Speaking of making things easy; in this video I show how you can take a GUI created from AI, Moqups, or just a screen shot and break it down into “Layers” with Canvas Magic Layers.

Stop Coding GUIs by Hand – Use This Magic Layer Trick ✨

Don’t forget if you want to build the GUI yourself, our Intro to GUIs course is a great place to start❗

Improving People’s Lives: Story #87

While in Las Vegas, I had lunch with my stepsister and niece.  Both were mentioning they wanted to learn more about how AI could help them.  

I introduced them to NotebookLM and showed them how they can quickly learn any topic through a Video, Podcast or Infographics.  

BTW- I noticed videos recently had an upgrade.  Check out this one that I created discussing how many businesses make huge mistakes when creating a Lead Magnet.

💸Companies Waste Millions on Content That Never Converts

They were stoked!

📚 What we’re reading

• Adding Android Auto to your car is Easier Than You Think
• 6 common Microsoft Excel Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
• How do AirTags work and Are They Right for You

🤖 AI News that you Need to Know

• The new Gemini 2 Embeddings model is multi-modal
• Get ideas for using Chrome Claude extension
• Building a Self-Improving Skill

Build Self-Improving Claude Code Skills. The Results Are Crazy.

⚡️Productivity tips:  

Niek, an AHK Hero member mentioned how he gets some of his best ideas while showering. 

I told him that I’ve had the same experience for years!  

The point is not to “shower more” (well maybe it applies 😆) but find some “down time” when you can let your subconscious solve your problems for you!

🤣 A spot of Humor:

This was a show I watched on Saturday mornings when i was a kid. Wow they were hurting for content!

Run, Joe, Run

Today it has a different meaning for me

What we 🅰utomated this week with AutoHotkey #126

This week was packed!  😁

We updated AHK Script Maker with code folding and a slick right-click option to convert V1 scripts to V2.

We also leveled up Automate My Task, played with AI-powered MySQL queries in plain English, and automated OBS webcam positioning.

In this week’s video I walk you through all of it, including why I think AI tools are basically the best employees money can buy.

What we automated with AutoHotkey #126

Clients say…

I’m astonished at what we’ve done! — Michael N. (Radiologist)

AHK Hero 🦸

Consider joining the 🦸AHK Hero club! Members receive 25% off courses, consultations, tutoring, done for you project work, etc.    Currently we have over 536 hours of recordings teaching AutoHotkey that is exclusive to AHK Hero members❗

That’s a lot of AHK Learning!

During this Friday’s call we’re planning to discuss:

• Help AHK Hero Members with their Questions & Code
• AHK Script Maker: Check for update, Dash
• Dispatch in Claude code: One persistent conversation with Claude that runs on your computer. — Thanks @RyanWells
• Using Try/Catch in your code
• AutomateMyTask – released in v2
• ScoreMyCopy – Autoscore & improve Headlines, Subject Lines, Product names
• Using Picture and text Embeddings with Icon Resource Finder
• Using Magic Layers in Canva
• Setting default values in an ini file
• Context7MCP server

They also have access to exclusive & pre-released content and 3 hours a week where we help people with their AHK issues (the Saturday calls are geared towards people new to AutoHotkey.)

🗣️ 💭 Quotable quotes

• Amazing things get done when you don’t care who gets the credit — Joe Glines
• The thing most people like least is a mirror — Dan Kennedy
• You’re like a dull knife that just ain’t cutting. You’re talking loud and saying nothing — James Brown

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P.S. One of my favorite sayings is

Version One is infinitely better than Version None

If you need help launching, or just a kick in the butt, by all means we can help!