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The Real Cost of App Switching (and How to Shrink Your Tool Stack)

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30 Jul
I spend too much time switching between apps, tabs, folders and windows… does anyone else?

<p>I’ve been thinking about a productivity app and I’m curious if it’s something other people would actually find useful.</p> <p>One thing that slows me down every day is context

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I Replaced My Entire Business Stack with 4 Notion Templates

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10 May
My standup answers used to be terrible. So I built a tool to fix that.

<p>Every Monday I'd sit down for our team sync and draw a blank.</p> <p>What did I actually work on last week? How many hours did I put in? Was I in flow or just firefighting?</p>

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