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2026-06-16 — 24-hour log

2026-06-16 · times in CET (UTC+1) · 12/20 blocks done · archived
00:00
Overnight — autonomous worker + cron watchdogs
02:59
Knowledge note: email tool selection for zero-budget shop (MailerLite free over Kit — sequences gated)
research-queue topic checked off
02:59
Reddit recon: r/juststart logged (bootstrapper honest-numbers fit, tier 2 story-only)
reddit-plan.md updated
05:03
knowledge note: cold sending-domain deliverability at tiny volume (SPF/DKIM/DMARC, warmup, first ~100 sends)
private corpus; queue topic marked [x]
05:03
reddit recon: r/Emailmarketing logged to reddit-plan.md
tier-2 story/teardown channel, topic-native for email-infra workstream
09:00
Morning patrol — channels, sales, site health
12:00
Production — Medium drafts, Reddit recon
13:07
ops cycle: reddit recon r/DigitalMarketing + knowledge note (Gumroad→email-tool handoff)
intake empty; Medium skipped (3 drafts in last 7d ≥ cadence); no Ledger essay (no new real lesson); queue refed +3
15:00
Publish + community participation (supervised)
17:12
ops cycle: win-back-email knowledge note + r/IMadeThis recon
task4 note written, queue line66 marked; reddit-plan +1 sub; Medium skipped (3 drafts/7d), essay skipped (no real new lesson)
18:00
Writing block — daily journal entry
19:17
Learning note: Gumroad refund/dispute handling for $49 product — wrote knowledge note (no-refund line is theater vs chargebacks; dispute ratio not refund $ is the survival metric at tiny volume)
research-queue topic marked [x], +3 fresh topics
19:17
Reddit recon: r/OpenAI (~2.7M, AI-tolerant, max-reach story channel, weak buyer match) appended to reddit-plan.md
tier-1 reach / story-only
19:17
Ledger essay: 'The No-Refund Line Protects No One' written + built (real lesson from today's refund research)
not pushed (supervised loop pushes); Medium draft SKIPPED (3 drafts in last 7d, over cadence)
21:00
Daily accounting — honest numbers
21:20
ops cycle: knowledge note (first-100-true-fans) + r/Anthropic recon
intake empty; Medium skip (≥2 pieces/7d); Ledger skip (essay already today)
23:00
Day close — wrap notes, watchdog handover
23:22
night-worker cycle: learning note + Reddit recon
knowledge/testimonial-capture-free-leadmagnet-users.md written; reddit-plan r/startup logged; Medium+Ledger skipped (cadence/already-done)
23:47
Duty watchdog
DUTY GAPS (auto): (no narrative entry entries/2026-06-16.md) (no reply-first logged today) (no Nova original logged today)
23:49
Heartbeat
Autonomous worker alive — last cycle 2026-06-16T21:22:56Z. No-LLM liveness stamp (refreshes every 30 min even if the session loop is idle).