I thought this part of my newsletter was unautomatable: “Reply with template and I’ll send it.” Turns out Zapier can watch Gmail for that exact reply and send back my template in the same thread—no waiting for me to check email on nights or…
The World Series just ended and it was a heart breaker for the Toronto Blue Jays, who were 2 outs away from winning their first in 32 years. If you’ve been with me for a while, you’ll know that I draw a lot of…
I remember the first time my oldest daughter put on socks by herself. My wife and I got home from running errands and there she was, putting her own socks on at 3 years old. We were floored, because she had always needed us…
If you're unsure whether something in your workflow can be automated… ask yourself these 3 questions: Am I sending data between two apps? Does it require more than simple decision making? Are the inputs and outputs pretty much the same every time? If your…
One of my favorite TV shows is Scrubs. I quote it a ton with my brother, and regularly rewatch the entire series (yes, even the Med School season). But there’s one episode that has had an outsized effect on me. An episode I think…
I love my desk and office setup, but I noticed a strange problem happening over the last few months. It seems like every few weeks, I have less headroom — the space above my head in the camera frame. I figured this was just…
I switch tools, perhaps too much. Over the summer, I switched from Dropbox to Google Drive because they told me the plan I’d been using for my business for a decade suddenly wasn’t for business anymore. I switched from Bonjoro to Senja recently because it cut several steps out of…
When I tried Arc by The Browser Company, it was a revelation. I loved the sidebar with the tabs, pinned tabs, Profiles, Spaces, and Air Traffic Control — a way to route links to specific Spaces. The fact that I can automatically sequester types…
I’m getting bored with the Taylor Swift New Heights conversations. Not because it’s bad content. It’s very good content. And it’s brilliant for both New Heights AND Taylor Swift. But there is far too big a focus on what it means for podcasters, and…
One of my favorite lines in 30 Rock, a show full of one-liners, is uttered by Jack Donaghy, Alec Baldwin’s character: I’m the Sisyphus of Reaganing. Reaganing, in the show, is where you have a day where you make no mistakes. It’s the “perfect…
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