Most task managers only tell you half the story. They show you what you checked off, but they have no idea that you moved that one task four days in a row, or that you cleared three things on Tuesday because you felt guilty,…

In 1998, I got genuinely frustrated with my mom for not knowing how to right-click. I thought technology was just… obvious. It took me an embarrassingly long time to realize it was only obvious to me because I’d grown up with it. Not everyone…

What will really happen if you don’t respond to that email right away? I used to think “dedication” meant being reachable around the clock — skipping concerts, missing date nights, even taking a work call on Christmas Day. Then a pair of Hamilton tickets…

Not all repetition is bad. Practicing a speech, drilling a recipe, building a training habit — that kind of repetition compounds over time. But there’s another kind of repetition that doesn’t build anything. It just eats your day, week after week, while your most…

I bought a modern iPod — not because I needed one, but because I realized I didn’t actually own most of the music I thought I did. It began with my daughter’s intense love of music. I’m committed to keeping smartphones out of my…

I grew up watching people yell into their Nextel phones at the mall in the late 90s, and it put me off talking to my phone for years. There was something deeply embarrassing about it — like you were performing for everyone around you…

I tested the reMarkable 2 with the Type Folio keyboard hoping for a distraction‑free, E‑ink writing experience. It’s a great device but I found it wasn’t great for my workflow. Here’s why. Plus, a new experiment. Let me know your thoughts at https://streamlinedfeedback.com.  Visit…

I got home at 3 a.m. after a week of back-to-back conference days and Disney park days with my brother. I was exhausted. And my flight had just been delayed six hours. But somewhere around hour three in that airport, I realized something: this…