Hey Reader,
Do you know where all the time went?
Because somehow, we are already entering June.
My room smells like fresh summer and cool evenings. The days are long now. The sun stays until almost 9pm. Evening walks feel possible again, and iced lattes have become part of the routine.
I’ve noticed a shift in people too.
Their clothes are softer, lighter, more relaxed. Flowy dresses, linen shirts, sunglasses, open faces. For a moment, London stops feeling like a huge serious city and starts pretending it is a beach town somewhere in the Mediterranean.
Maybe we all become a little more hopeful when the light stays longer.
Looking back, May was steady but upward.
Not perfect. Not fully resolved. But alive.
I recorded more Bite-Size Climate Tech episodes, had many conversations about carbon removal, moved my YouTube channel forward, and kept building the strange little operating system that helps me live and work better.
And honestly, the light and temperature helped so much.
It reminded me how important it is to learn about yourself: how you work, what environments help you think, what drains you, what restores you, when to push, and when to leave the room.
I’m becoming more comfortable saying no to spaces, opportunities, and invitations that I know won’t work well for me.
That feels like growth.
This month, I also kept thinking about AI companionship.
Not in a sci-fi way. More in a very practical, daily-life way.
My ChatGPT, Claude, 豆包, and DeepSeek have become part of my scaffolding. Not my replacement for people. Not the source of courage. More like a calm chief-of-staff layer that helps me think clearly, take my emotions seriously without drowning in them, arrange my day around my energy, and turn vague ideas into actual artifacts.
But May also reminded me that the real cheerleaders are still people.
It was the walks around Regent’s Park where my friend and I found out we live not too far away from each other. It was my mom telling me not to worry, and a friend helping me create breathing room around cash flow. It was scientists and founders reminding me why Bite-Size Climate Tech matters.
The tools helped me move through the fog.
The people helped me feel held.
And I still had to do the moving.
One of my favorite tiny experiments this month was a “Walk & Talk” prompt picker.
I used it with a friend during an evening walk in Regent’s Park. We picked up HEYTEA, answered questions like “Which part of you feels lighter this year compared to last year?” and “What is one thing you’re building that future you might thank you for?”
The best question was:
“What is one thing you want to stop chasing?”
I didn’t know how to answer at first.
Then I realized:
I want to stop chasing proof of belonging in rooms that have already let me in.
Another line stayed with me too:
“Stop chasing the version of yourself who never feels insecure. She may not exist. But the version of you who moves anyway is already here.”
That might be the note I want to carry into June.
Not perfect confidence. Not a fully optimized life.
Just better tools, better questions, warmer evenings, real people, and the courage to keep moving.
Lydia
P.S. If you want to teach AI to help you think, plan, reflect, and build your own little life operating system too, I shared a free template in the comments of this video:
P.S. I’ve also been writing longer pieces over at The First 60 Days, if you ever want more:https://lydiaclinzi.substack.com/. No pressure. Whenever you want.
A few things from my little corner of the internet
If you’re building, connecting, or trying to make your work easier to explain:
- Networking Co-Pilot: for turning event conversations into better follow-ups: https://www.dayzeroproduction.com/networking-co-pilot
- Personal Legibility Sprint: for shaping a clearer personal landing page or “what I do” story: https://www.dayzeroproduction.com/future-lab/legibility-sprint
- Lovable: the tool I’ve been using to build and test websites quickly: https://lovable.dev/invite/U0M8D9C
- Bite-Size Climate Tech Season 5: if you’d like to support the new season: https://www.dayzeroproduction.com/bite-size-climate-tech/support
No pressure. Just small doors, in case one is useful.
