Building a second brain has never been easier.

When retrieval is the bottleneck, build a system.

I'm pretty bad at being an employee. I openly despise meetings, I say exactly what's on my mind, and I sincerely believe that many managers exist only to waste the time of otherwise productive people.

I cover Android with a focus on productivity, automation, and Google’s ecosystem, including Gemini and everyday apps. With a background in engineering and software development, I tend to go beyond ...

Switching to a new note-taking platform can feel like a daunting task, especially when you’ve spent years building a system that works—well, mostly works. Maybe you’ve outgrown the limitations of your ...

Discover a step-by-step system for synthesizing research in NotebookLM and organizing permanent notes in Obsidian.

I have been a happy Things user for the last few years in my GTD-light workflow. I have also been reasonably happy with using Agenda as my place to keep notes. However, I am now really wanting to find ...

Replace your kanban, journaling, read-it later, and to-do list apps using Obsidian plugins. Obsidian is the Winamp of productivity tools. If you're as ancient as I am, you might remember that the best ...

I cover Android with a focus on productivity, automation, and Google’s ecosystem, including Gemini and everyday apps. With a background in engineering and software development, I tend to go beyond ...

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