I copied a prompt and built a management system in a week

A Director of Software Development at thoughtbot shares how he used Claude Code to build a personal GTD-based management system in one week. Starting from a borrowed idea, he iteratively built tools including morning briefings, evening reflections, meeting note processing, and a /retro command that helps the system improve itself. Key insights include: generic frameworks must be replaced with what's actually true for your context, the /retro command acts as the engine for continuous improvement, and separating task management (Things) from reference material (the repository) was the most critical architectural decision. An unexpected behavioral shift emerged — knowing the AI captures everything made him more deliberate and articulate in meetings.