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Felix Tay ·

15 minutes. 5 screenshots. Proof.

Yesterday's email about char kuey teow took exactly 15 minutes to create.

Not 15 minutes of drafting.

15 minutes total. From blank page to final copy.

But here's what you didn't see:

Days earlier, while dealing with my Stripe nightmare, I spent 30 minutes with The Evolving Authority AI mapping out this entire campaign.

The AI asked clarifying questions about my workshops.

We outlined all 14 emails together.

It understood the flow, the timing, the psychological progression.

So when I said "help me write email 5" yesterday, it already knew:

  • Where we were in the sequence

  • What emotional beat to hit

  • How to connect to the overall campaign

No briefing needed. No context setting. Straight to creation.

I documented the entire writing process. Five screenshots. Every interaction.

Here's what happened:

Screenshot 1: The Opening Request


I scrolled all the way up so that you know I didn't add anything before the first prompt.

Asked for help with email 5 about "taste."

The AI immediately understood the campaign context and created a story about two people reading a coach's email.

Good start. But not perfect.


Screenshot 2: The QC Magic


Typed "QC" - nothing else.

The AI found and fixed:

  • Removed setup phrases

  • Tightened conceptual distance

  • Cut weak transitions

  • Maintained high-status positioning

No prompting needed. Just "QC."


Screenshot 3: Making It Mine


"Can we use a Malaysian dish instead?"

The AI pivoted to char kuey teow at a kopitiam.

Perfect metaphor about missing "wok hei" - that essential quality locals feel but can't explain.

Exactly like readers who feel something's "off" in content but can't articulate why.


Screenshot 4: Getting It Right


Being an ex-chef, I spotted technical issues. Wrong oil type. Incorrect sauce. Details that would make any hawker cringe.

Fixed those. Asked for subject lines. Got five options based on proven patterns.

Done.


Final output to prove to you that the output wasn't tampered with:

15 minutes total.

But here's what matters more than the speed:

Look at the quality of what emerged.

A perfect metaphor about char kuey teow that locals instantly understand.

Technical accuracy down to the type of oil and sauce.

Natural flow that sounds like me, not AI.

Zero robotic phrases or ChatGPT tells.

Most AI tools require endless prompting:

  • "Make it more conversational"

  • "Add specific examples"

  • "Remove the formal tone"

  • "Try again but better"

The Evolving Authority just works.

One request. One QC. A few clarifications.

Done.

The output reads like something I'd write after hours of drafting. But it took 15 minutes.

Yesterday's email performs exactly like one I'd spend hours crafting.

But it took 15 minutes.

Not because I'm fast. Because The Evolving Authority understands context instantly.

It knows my style. My standards. My audience.

No teaching it "how to write like Felix."

No fixing AI-sounding phrases.

No multiple rounds of revisions.

Just natural, high-converting copy that sounds exactly like me.

That's why members say my AI processes are "light years ahead" of $30K masterminds.

Because I spent two years perfecting AI that writes exactly like you want it to.

June 30th, I'm teaching this exact process.

Not just the prompts. The complete system.

How to get publication-ready emails in 15 minutes.

How to maintain your unique voice while AI does the heavy lifting.

How to turn daily experiences into emails that actually convert.

All in 15 minutes a day.

The Evolving Authority workshop. 2 hours that change how you create forever.

Details at [Archived link retired.]

2 days left to register.

FELIX

P.S. Those screenshots show the actual conversation.

No editing or cleanup. Real process shown as is.

This is what content creation looks like for the Evolving Authority.

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