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  • Live like you’re a villain: NFC Tags and Automations

    Live like you’re a villain: NFC Tags and Automations

    If you’re anything like me, you love watching James Bond movies. The villains often would have big desks with buttons that do crazy things like have a saw drop from the ceiling and cut their cigar. This can be your life too, if only you had NFC tags. “What’s an NFC tag?” you’re asking. Well…

  • Daily Tracker: Phase 1

    Daily Tracker: Phase 1

    Learn how to build your own personal daily tracker.

  • System Tip: Weird Questions

    Have you ever wished that you could get people to listen to what you have to say more? I’ve figured out a trick that gets people out of their default, low attention state into one that’s hanging on every word. It’s actually beautifully simple, and that’s what makes it magical. Can I ask you a…

  • Automation Audit: Finding areas of automation to make less decisions.

    Automation Audit: Finding areas of automation to make less decisions.

    In 2023, I set out to make less decisions. Why? Because how can I focus on the stuff that truly matters when I’m worried about having enough laundry detergent? But seriously, we waste way too much time chasing rabbits that aren’t worth our time. Do lions eat bugs? No, because the energy wasted isn’t worth…