Alpha Work Newsletter
Alpha Work is Workstak’s newsletter for builders, operators, and knowledge workers. We publish ideas, guides, and case studies to help you navigate the next frontier of work and level up in your career and business.
Latest EditionHow to Make Work Feel Like Play | TWS #063
Could we live in a world where the idea of work is “fun”? Most people live with this mindset where you work 40-60 hours a week doing something that drains your soul, so you can ...
Past Editions
How To Validate Your Business Ideas Using Claude as a Partner | TWS #062
Most people believe that great startup/business ideas happen by accident. And I reckon it’s because society has taught us to wait for those sudden moments (like shower thoughts ...
What Happens When Work Becomes A Lifestyle Choice | TWS #061
I’ve been thinking a lot about the future of work lately. And it’s not in this sort of abstract 10-year forecast or these vague projections, but more of a practical, ground-leve...
Understanding The 3 Levels of AI Workflows
A primer on how to master the move from beginner to advanced AI operator
Is AI Contributing towards ADD? | TWS #060
I’ve noticed a subtle but concerning shift in my own behavior over the last few months. As I spend more time building with and orchestrating AI agents, my attention span feels i...
The Compute Wall: What Happens If AI Costs More Than Humans | TWS #059
And why hiring a human might still be the cheaper choice for the last mile of complex work.
How to Deal With AI If You're Just Getting Started In Your Career | TWS #058
Why the resume could be dead, higher-ed might be failing, and that "proof of work" and high-agency is the only currency going forward...
Taste is All You Need: A Guide to the Future of Design (2026)
Why the shift from pixel-pushing to orchestration will define the next decade of design
The New Power Triangle Shaping AI Compute | TWS #057
SpaceX, Cursor, and Anthropic walk into a bar...
OpenAI is Working on a New Phone: What If This Actually Works? | TWS #056
Every week, get the latest curated signals about how AI is impacting society & culture.
A Primer on AI Agents Even Your Grandparents Can Understand
An anti-hype introductory guide to understanding Agentic AI...
Salesforce & The Next Stage of UI | TWS #055
Could the GUI become optional? Why the next era of software belongs to the a headless Agent-to-Agent economy....
"Compute" is entering the zeitgeist | TWS #054
Understanding the weird trend of "tokenmaxxing" and why it's a sign of where compute is headed...
The AI That Broke Out? | TWS #053
Is Anthropic's newest model too dangerous to release or is it just being overhyped?...
Vibe Debugging: Why Building Fast Can Also Mean Breaking Everything (and How to Fix It)
The vibe collapse is real but very avoidable.
Artemis II, Why AI slop matters, Claude Code, Google is prepping for a post-quantum world... | TWS #052
plus Yahoo is building something new, and much more...
Why You Should Pay Attention to AI Slop
and why it's created a massive opportunity for all of us
Idea Engineering, ARM builds their own chip, Prometheus... | TWS #051
plus OpenAI's new North Star, Lovable's desperation, and much more...
How To Come Up With Ideas Actually Worth Pursuing Using Systems
and why this matters so much right now...
Are all these tech layoffs actually a good thing? | TWS #050
plus Honda is killing its EVs, The metaverse is biting the dust (for now), Pokémon Go helps robots, Terafab, much more...