I’m Patrick Trang. Born in Paris to Chinese parents, now based in upstate New York. I run production on the road for a living, and I spend the rest of my time building systems that hold a busy life together.
Three things keep showing up here: places I travel to, the systems I build, and AI as the thread that connects them. I don’t theorize much. I write down what I actually did, what worked, and what I’d skip next time.
Build the system once. Let it run. Go skating.
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- About — who I am and why I write this down.
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What I’m thinking about lately
- How a tour schedule across 20 cities can run off plain text instead of my memory.
- Where AI actually saves time, and where it just feels productive.
- Whether the best trips and the best systems share the same shape: simple core, room to wander.
New posts land when I have something real to say. Latest below.