Working Notes on Agent Systems/Brad Zhang

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Maybe we can calculate it in another way: after 20 years, don’t speculate in stocks, buy a house, don’t buy a car, eat, drink and have fun.

Maybe we can calculate it in another way: after 20 years, don’t speculate in stocks, buy a house, don’t buy a car, eat, drink and have fun. After 23 years, use AI, spend money t...

January 14, 2026 · 1 min read

Maybe we can calculate it in another way: after 20 years, don’t speculate in stocks, buy a house, don’t buy a car, eat, drink and have fun.

After 23 years, use AI, spend money to buy the latest products and memberships, and work hard.

If you stick to the above points, you can still have many years now 🤦‍♂️ As I said about my own situation, ordinary people should not mess around, but should work hard on Agent, skills, write some hydrology, and engage in AI.

Community, the current rhythm is pretty good.

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