It’s been quite a week, my friend. Last week I started to feel sick, undoubtedly catching the plague my children have had for the past 2 weeks. I was the last one to fall. Happily, I’m feeling better, but my entire week was thrown into disarray. And it’s during the disarray that you see the cracks in your processes. While…
Something I’ve been toying around with a lot more since the iPhone 15 Pro came out is the Action Button. Right now on my phone, it simply adds a new task to Things 3 via Shortcut. But on my Apple Watch Ultra, I always felt the perfect use case was to dictate a note?—?also via Shortcut, where I explicitly have the…
Over the years, I’ve published a great many gift guides on my blog. From freelancers, to podcasters, to working from home, and even my… Continue reading on The Automated Solopreneur »
A while back I asked podcasters on Twitter if they have a mailing list. I got the usual smattering of answers, but one stood out: “I’m… Continue reading on The Automated Solopreneur »
I’ve been thinking a lot about podcast calls to action lately. I even talked about it on my new daily podcast, Podcast Workflows. Increasingly, I feel my stance on a pre-roll CTA, before you deliver any value, is bad. It’s like asking for the sale before someone knows who you are. It’s like asking blind date. Some people are OK…
This weekend, I shaved my beard?—?everything except the mustache?—?for my Halloween costume. My daughter is being Wednesday Addams, and we… Continue reading on Podcast Workflows »
I’ve faced a few calendar-related frustrations this week, from not realizing meetings were declined, to wanting to set up a Calendly link that added a meeting to something other than my default calendar. Turns out you can’t do that in Calendly. In-fact, I’ve been increasing disappointed in what Calendly does vs. what alternatives to. So I might be switching —…
As I write this, I’m listening to the new blink-182 album, One More Time. It’s their first album with the original lineup since 2011. A truly excellent birthday present. Earlier this week I made the decision to ditch Canva for Adobe Photoshop. There were a few contributing factors: This rest of this post is for members-only. Sign up here My…
One of my biggest frustrations as an automator is reconciling iOS?—?my preferred mobile platform?—?with web apps. Continue reading on The Automated Solopreneur »
A family walks into a talent agency, and says, “Have we got the act for you…” If you’re familiar with this opening to a joke, you may have had a visceral reaction to it — either you think it’s hysterically funny, shamefully disgusting, or both. It’s the opening to the joke, The Aristocrats, and if…
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