I’ve made no mystery of the fact that I think the way we interact with productivity apps is changing. I was happy to see my favorite mind mapping app, MindNode, get MCP support today. It’s Mac-only and well done, giving the user read-only or…
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Daylite Puts the Whole Client Relationship in One Place
This week MacSparky is sponsored by Daylite. For years I ran a law practice, and the hardest part of client work was never the work. It was keeping track of it. Where that email went, what we agreed to on a phone call, which…
Continue reading →Chris Bailey’s New TEDx Talk
Chris Bailey has a new TEDx talk out, “12 Things That Motivate Everything You Do.” It’s another TEDxManchester appearance for him, and it’s the condensed version of the argument at the center of his book Intentional, which I recommended to the Labs book club…
Listen & read notes →Why I Killed My Daybook
As we all experiment with AI and how it can help, I went down a rabbit hole over the last month that I wanted to share. I called it “The Daybook”. It was an automated daily note. It ran every night, pulling in my…
Continue reading →Claude Cowork Made My Quarterly Review Better
My friend Jim Eagar wrote up how he uses Claude Cowork for his quarterly review, and it’s a great read. Jim’s been doing serious work on the intersection of reviews and AI, and he’s making real progress. The part I want to underline is…
Continue reading →Drafts Adds Encryption and a Command Line
This post is sponsored by Drafts for iPhone and iPad. Drafts is where text starts for me, and has been for years. Any time I have a thought, a task, a phone number, or the first messy paragraph of a blog post, it lands…
Continue reading →A Productivity Tool Draft for Relay Members
If you’re a Relay Member, I recorded a bonus episode you might enjoy. It’s called “Intentional MPU, with Focus: A Productivity Tool Draft,” and it’s exactly what it sounds like. The hosts from Mac Power Users, Focused, and Intentional AI got in a room…
Listen & read notes →Mike Schmitz’s New Ideal Week Builder
Mike Schmitz shipped a free web tool for designing an ideal week template, and it is pretty clever. The interface is a calendar grid. You drag blocks for your work hours, deep work, family time, exercise, whatever modes matter to you. You color them.…
Listen & read notes →Reading in the Cracks of My Day
Shortform sponsored this post, but they didn’t tell me what to write. Here’s an honest take from someone who’s been using their service for years. On most days, I am not the person who curls up with a book for two hours. I’d like…
Continue reading →Why Stretch Goals Are a Trap
I want to talk about stretch goals, because I think they’re doing you more harm than good. The idea sounds reasonable. You pick your top three priorities for the week, then you add a few more items labeled “stretch goals.” If you get to…
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