NOT AI AGAIN! | Jul 13, 2026

<p>This open discussion episode starts with live events, collaboration, and freelance positioning — and one rule: no AI talk. That rule lasts about six minutes.</p><p><strong>This episode covers:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>How to stay visible without making everything yourself</strong>: Why collaborations are quietly doing more for freelance work right now than solo output.</li><li><strong>The call opener that gets clients talking</strong>: How to turn cold outreach warm, and why leading with your credentials is the wrong move.</li><li><strong>Why your reel might not be what&#39;s getting you hired</strong>: The case for selling your process and your soft skills instead.</li><li><strong>The difference between AI slop and AI that actually drives your software</strong>: What happens when you hand an approved script to an agent and walk away for coffee — plus the argument for why it&#39;s still not worth your time.</li><li><strong>How to spot &quot;tool slop&quot; before you download it</strong>: Vibe-coded plugins are flooding the market, and provenance is becoming the only real filter.</li><li><strong>Where to draw the line with generative AI</strong>: The push-button test, and whether gen AI storyboards quietly contaminate everything downstream.</li><li><strong>How to talk a small business out of the AI flyer</strong>: The argument that actually lands — and it isn&#39;t water usage or artist harm.</li><li><strong>How to price your work when the client wants an AI discount</strong>: Flat rates, rate cards, and who should be paying for those tokens.</li><li><strong>On being the tired cheerleader</strong>: An honest note about burnout, survivor&#39;s guilt from the COVID boom, and the LinkedIn positivity trap.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Upcoming Events:</strong></p><ul><li>Game Night: Wednesday, July 29th, 6:30pm Pacific — Gartic Phone is the official game, with optional Mecha Chameleon afterward</li><li>Open discussions are held the second Monday of every month</li><li>No guest episode scheduled this month — pitch a guest if you&#39;ve got one!</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Visit <a href="MondayMeeting.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">MondayMeeting.org</a> for this episode and other conversations from the motion design community!</p><p><br></p><p>SHOW NOTES:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/Monday_Meeting">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Monday Meeting Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://discord.com/invite/2zDcj7PyB7">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Monday Meeting Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/monday-meeting-podcast/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MondayMeeting LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mondaymeetingpodcast/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MondayMeeting Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mondaymeeting.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MondayMeeting Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://mondaymeeting.substack.com/%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MondayMeeting Newsletter⁠</a></li><li><br></li><li><a href="https://forge.mograph.life/apps/ae">⁠IVG Tool Kit</a></li><li><a href="https://aescripts.com/learn/post/summer-of-sales-2026?ref=sitewide_banner " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">AE Scripts Sale</a></li></ul>