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Name recurring Todoist tasks for the check, not the result
A checkbox can tell you that you showed up. A short comment can tell you what happened.
Sep 23
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I blamed 250 apps for the writing I wasn’t doing
Blaming a side project for the writing I wasn’t doing, and the one question that proved it innocent.
Sep 20
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Todoist has two states. My paper notebook has three.
Your completed list is supposed to be evidence. Mine had four things in it I never did.
Sep 16
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Decide What Gets Cut Before The Week Goes Bad
The ranking takes one minute. What stings is what it tells you about the project you keep cutting.
Sep 13
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The Six Words From Hatchet That Keep Me Moving
The sentence that gets me moving on a bad night, and the cost of using it that way.
Sep 9
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August 2026
I canceled four projects. I didn’t close any of them.
On Sunday morning, The Stacks was still running on my Mac mini.
Aug 30
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Why I Copy My Tasks By Hand Every Morning (Even Though Todoist Already Has Them)
54,000 completed Todoist tasks, and I still write the important ones on paper.
Aug 26
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I Automated My Podcast Backlog With Whisper and a Local LLM
I still hate deleting an episode I never played. Now it leaves something behind.
Aug 23
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The real reason I switched from Apple Notes to Obsidian
At the end of March 2026, I was still selecting a month’s worth of daily journal notes in Apple Notes and moving them into a folder by hand.
Aug 19
July 2026
The Paper Clip Strategy Only Works for One Kind of Thing
A 23-year-old stockbroker, two jars, and 120 paper clips. The cheapest habit system I know can beat the app on your phone.
Jul 28
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Running LLMs locally on Apple Silicon
You probably already own the hardware. Here’s what to do with it.
Jul 23
n8n vs Zapier for Solo Creators: What I Actually Use and Why
What a solo creator actually needs from automation, and what I run.
Jul 8
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