There is no such thing as an automation
Automations aren’t permanent—they’re systems that work until they break, which eventually they all do. Weigh how likely each automation is to fail and what…
General Productivity
Articles tagged General Productivity from the archive—sorted newest first.
Everything with AI is an optimization equation
Every AI task is really an optimization problem. Here’s the one habit that gets you dramatically better results.
The 5 parts of a useful AI system
The five building blocks of a useful AI system—and how to use each one intentionally.
AI Time Management System
I wrote this article to be a prompt that you can paste into your AI agent of choice so you can set up this…
My new podcast! Intentional AI
I'm starting a new podcast, with my good friend David Sparks, on using AI to become more productive! It's called Intentional AI, and it's…
My take on Apple’s AI announcements: The good and the bad
Apple had a bunch of AI-related announcements today and so I wanted to get a newsletter out to share what I’m most excited to…
How I use AI to coordinate my 5 health goals at the same time
Every goal is a prediction and competing predictions create conflict. Instead of feeling guilty when things change, build a system where your goals adapt…
Every Goal Is a Prediction
Every goal you set is really just a prediction—of what you want and where your actions will take you. And since we're terrible at…
10 tips for using Claude Cowork
The most powerful way to use AI is as a collaborative mind you design intentional systems around starting with a clear sense of what…
What do you want your days to actually look like?
Tracking where your time actually goes—rather than where you think it goes—is the first step to reshaping your days so they align with what…