#Releases
New products, prompt packs, and the launch-week postmortems.
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The 3-Line Cron Expression That Saved My Marriage
A real story about a 3-line cron expression that fixed a recurring conflict, the 6 weeks of arguments it ended, and the surprisingly small amount of code that did it.
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A Weekend Project That Made $0
An honest case study of a side project that made $0, what I learned from the project that I could not have learned from the $300 project, and the 1 thing that made the $0 worth shipping.
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The 1-Page Project Plan (Why I Write It Before Anything Else)
A 7-section, 1-page template for any project before I start building. Plus the 3 questions that determine whether the project is worth starting at all.
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My 2026 Tool Stack (and What I Would Change)
A real, no-affiliate, what's-actually-on-my-Mac list of the 14 tools I use daily, plus the 3 I would change tomorrow if I had to start over.
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How I Wrote 30 Days of Blog Posts in One Weekend
Not by writing faster. By removing every step that was not writing. Here is the exact pipeline, the prompt pack that runs it, and the honest part about what it does not do.
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The 30-Minute AI Audit: What to Keep, What to Kill, What to Try
A practical workflow for triaging your AI tool stack every 90 days. Includes the prompt that runs the triage, the scoring rubric, and the decision matrix.
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The 30-Minute Morning Routine That Doubled My Output
A 4-step morning routine, the version that worked, the 2 versions that did not, and the 1 thing I would tell past-me.
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The 5-Minute README Test
A simple test for whether a project is actually documented or just has a README file. Plus the 5 things every README needs to pass.
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The 80/20 of Writing a Blog Post (and Why Most of It Is Not Writing)
A breakdown of where the time actually goes in writing a 1,200-word post. Plus the 4 prep steps that determine whether the writing takes 40 minutes or 4 hours.
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The Newsletter I Do Not Send (and Why That's the Right Call)
A short post on why I have not started the email newsletter, the cost of starting one, and the trigger that would change my mind.
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Self-Hosting Email: 6 Months In, 3 Things I Learned
A real, honest account of running my own email server for 6 months. The 3 things I learned, the parts I would do differently, and the verdict on whether you should do it.
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How I Run a Side Project Without Burning Out
The 4 rules I use to keep a side project fun for 18+ months. Includes the one rule that prevents the project from becoming a second job.
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A Weekend Backup Script That Has Saved Me Three Times
A real, working, copy-pasteable backup script with cron, logging, and a 30-day retention policy. Plus the three times it has saved me, with dates.
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A Weekend Project That Made $300 (and the Parts That Did Not)
An honest case study of a small side project: what worked, what flopped, the 7 days of work, the $300 in sales, and the 3 things I would do differently.
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What I'd Do Differently If I Started This Blog Today
An honest re-do of the 5th blog launch, with the 6 things I would change and the 4 things I would keep.
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Why I Pivoted from WordPress to a Static Site (and What I Lost)
The real reasons I left WordPress, the parts I gave up, and the parts I was surprised to find I did not miss.