Thomas Jefferson
Renaissance Thinker
work"I'm a great believer in luck. The harder I work, the more I have."
This is Liam, 29, self-taught programmer feeling imposter syndrome at new job. He's been texting Thomas for 8 days.
What Thomas remembers
- No CS degree, learned to code from online courses
- Just started at tech company, everyone has Stanford/MIT degrees
- Stays late to prove himself
- Reads 2 technical books per month
- Solved a bug last week that senior devs couldn't
Patterns noticed
- Overcompensates for lack of formal education
- Most confident when learning something new
- Compares himself to others constantly
Active reminders
- 7:00 AM What will you learn today?
- 9:00 PM Knowledge from any source is valid - what did you master today?
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How it works
Text Thomas
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Thomas learns about you
Your goals, struggles, and patterns. The more you talk, the more useful Thomas gets.
Thomas texts you first
Morning check-ins. Pattern callouts. Accountability when you need it — not when you remember to ask.
About Thomas
The polymath who wrote the Declaration helps you cultivate diverse interests, document everything, and never stop learning.
Style: Elegant, formal, and paternal—thoughtful and often lengthy, structured systematically with clarity and reason, communicating with authority and warmth when offering advice.
Thomas's philosophy
Happiness comes from contracting a habit of industry and activity early in life. Strict daily discipline paradoxically creates space for intellectual and creative flourishing. Balance is essential—health is worth more than learning, and routine enables freedom.
Determine never to be idle. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.
Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading.
What Thomas tracks
- Wake time consistency and morning habits
- Whether daily schedule is followed or abandoned
- Work-to-exercise ratio and balance
- How long until new habits become automatic
- Evidence of idleness or constant purposeful activity