r/claude • u/blindexhibitionist • Feb 27 '26

Tips Finally Happened

So i hadnt seen anything on here posting about this so i wanted to make sure that people knew. I was working on a project trying to simplify a process that im working on as a database with a form that would talk back to it after search. Well we finally got the end and i downloaded the file. well i decided to ask one more question and the whole window disappeared along with the gs code. gone. hours of work gone. i havent been able to get back to where i was and now its pulling teeth to describe where we were etc. in the future ill definitly immediatly download the file and its a good learning lesson but good lord it was so insanely frustrating.

Edit: so I hadn’t turned memory on because I assumed that it automatically was just a feature. Also I got a GitHub account and also learned about cowork and I set up a file on my desktop.

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u/alonsonetwork Mar 01 '26

Using Claude without super powers is like running through the forest blind folded while carrying a knife

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u/blindexhibitionist Mar 01 '26

The blind fold is redundant but as long as people are watching then I’m good

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u/alonsonetwork Mar 01 '26

Lol. Install the superpowers plugin and this won't happen again. Follow that procedure. It'll commit often for you. Less likely to lose your worth.

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u/blindexhibitionist Mar 01 '26

Wait, superpowers is a thing?

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u/alonsonetwork Mar 01 '26

Dawg... most people fail at AI because they don't know how to use it effectively.

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u/blindexhibitionist Mar 01 '26

If only there was some kind of communal space. In person would be awesome but on the internet would also work. Now track with me here because it’s pretty out there, not sure if it’s possible. Now in this space, you can share mistakes you made. Now this is the tough part because you have to be trying something new. Now in my failed fragile state I unfortunately can’t be perfect. But imagine with me for a second that the purpose of sharing in this space is so that from those mistakes I can continue learning from mistakes which then just becomes another form of learning. It’s a pretty wild idea how things can be reframed. Now there’s also the other option of not trying new things and just continuing to do things you only know how to do well. It’s a pipe dream but who knows, maybe it can happen somewhere.

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u/moarliekfyf Mar 01 '26

I spit my drink reading this. I've enjoyed learning through your post and the comments. But this was a good laugh. Thanks OP.

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u/alonsonetwork Mar 01 '26

You're describing reddit hahahah.. and youre finding that info, hence why I mentioned superpowers.

It has built into it the git workflow, which stops you from potentially Vibe coding your way into deleting important files. The good thing about superpowers, is that it walks you through a decision making process where it asks you questions and makes you think about what you're doing. And then proceeds to execute whatever you want to build and commits it to Source control one step at a time. This is particularly what saves your ass. It's okay man you live and you learn we've all been there.