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A Case Study in No-Code Failure
Notion and its ilk allow anyone to easily create new systems. Unfortunately, tried-and-true organizational and human factors often cause these new creations to falter.
On Employee Expenses, Lazy Managers, and AI Agents
Today's tech would have prevented a nasty dustup with my boss in 2000.
AI Book Settlement Tracker
This new Notion template lets authors track key information about their pirated works.
How I Use Notion
The popular tool serves many simple purposes. Trust me, though. You're probably missing out on some less obvious ones.
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Citation Sloths
Quoting a stat in a post or video? Great. Respect your audience by bringing your receipts.
What Every Software Vendor Should Learn From This Glorious Ghost Alert
Recent notifications from Google Gemini and Notion prove that they are generally a hot mess. There's hope, though: it's a fixable problem.
The Generative AI Tool That's Blowing My Mind
Citizen developers' toolboxes just exploded. Arthur C. Clarke's words are ringing truer than ever.
Why Most Niche Software Vendors Will Soon Perish
AI is making many execs at smaller companies nervous. They should be.
New Notion Template: Venture Capital & Investment Tracker
A simple way to track investments, funding rounds, valuations, and much more.
AI's Continued Lack of Transparency and Consistency
Adventures in truly amazing, opaque software that makes basic errors.
New Notion Template: Manuscript Word-Count Tracker
A simple way to track your progress as you write. Oh, and it's free.
The Better Collaboration Question
A short post on a nuance of working together today.
Now Available: Two New Notion Templates
A detailed travel/packing tracker and a better notifications mousetrap are my latest creations.
Can AI Write in My Voice?
An experiment that conjures up images of teleported steak.
Now Available: New Speaking Gig Task Database
I'm pleased to announce my fifth Notion product. Public speakers rejoice.
The Curiosity Dividend
A post on the benefits of embracing the unknown.
