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Are you so concerned with FOMO that you're Missing Out On What's There, rendering your real life MOOWT? That's what's on my mind today. Plus...
The most overwhelming room in my house is the sunroom. Three small kids, all their toys, total chaos. One day, I was sitting in there feelin...
I have a confession to make: The first Star Wars movie I ever saw was Episode 1: The Phantom Menace . I was 13, and it just hit the dollar t...
Are single-purpose apps going to replace SaaS? I've been building small, focused tools with AI to replace subscriptions that solve my proble...
Using AI to write your book is like using a car to run your marathon. Sure, you covered the distance — but nobody's impressed. Here's what I...
This week I've been deep in my SEO and content strategy, and it got me thinking: am I just trading one algorithm for another? I left social...
What if the best business advice you ever got came from a book about ancient philosophy? I've been on a bit of a reading bender this year —...
AI brain is when you've come to rely on AI for even the most basic things -- and after a week deep in Claude Max, I felt it creep back in. I...
I understand the temptation of using AI to write your own apps. I’m sick of the endless subscriptions, feature bloat, and raising the subscr...
I'm trying a new format this week called the Friday Wrap-up, where I tell you what's on my mind, and recommend some articles and videos. The...
I can’t imagine something more overwhelming than sitting down on Monday and having no idea what to work on, despite knowing you have a bunch...
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...
I loved watching the Olympics this year — more than usual. Part of it was the great stories and incredible performances. But a big part of i...
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 em...
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 —...
I had Strep Throat this week, and when I got sick of being cooped up in bed, I decided to do something interesting: use AI to code an iOS ap...
Not all repetition is bad. Practicing a speech, drilling a recipe, building a training habit — that kind of repetition compounds over time....
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...
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...
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 fo...
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 j...
Memberships and Communities are a great way to stop selling hours for dollars. But you need to do it right. I recently sat down with my good...
I picked up reMarkable 2 to see how I liked typing on an eInk device. I share some initial impressions, but am facing a bigger, more interes...
What do Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Marie Curie, Ben Franklin, and Virginia Woolf all have in common? They all created long-lasting, humanity...
It's the end of January and my Year of Digital Detox is in full swing. Here's how I'm doing with it so far. Read about The Year of Digital D...
I was recently trying to do something that should have been simple: sharing my work calendar with my wife so she knows when I'm actually fre...
I’m deeply worried about humanity losing our critical thinking skills. We’ve seen it degrade in the social media era, and now we’re seeing p...
“What’s your exit strategy?” Someone actually asked me this when I was starting my business. I didn’t have one. I’m not in it for the exit....
I am no Luddite. I have three pieces of technology that monitor my health and wellness. I’ve come to rely on many devices. That is why I am...
There comes a time in everyone’s life when they’ve consumed too much of something, and they find the very notion of consuming more sickening...
We're almost at the end of Christmas break and I decided to record a quick update on how it's going...plus test my new camera. Check out the...
It's one of my favorite episodes of the year: my Favorites of the year! I'll go through all of my favorite media and tech of the year, as we...
Knowing when to get help is so, so, so crucial to prevent burnout. Laura Brazan knew this, which is why she decided to hire me for coaching....
I knew from a young age, I wanted to play the drums. I got my first small kit when I was five, and when my friends and I started a "band," h...
I started my Christmas vacation the minute my kids got out of school. I can do that because I’ve built a business that doesn't chain me to m...
It’s a soon-to-be classic Pick 2 episode, where I pick 2 apps or tools I’m using and tell you about them. I say soon to be classic because I...
It’s no secret I’m a full-on AI skeptic. And while I still use it, I’m very, very worried about the long-term effects of overuse. I saw a nu...
What if your business could support your life instead of consuming it? That’s exactly what Liz Wilcox has built — a $9/month membership that...
I’m reading Amy Coney Barrett’s book, Listening to the Law , and it struck me that instead of writing using AI, we should write more like th...
Every year, I put together a massive gift guide for small business owners — but this year, I wanted to do things differently. Instead of rat...
Well, we're in the holiday gauntlet now. I've gotten several emails from small, service-based business promoting Black Friday sales, and I'm...
My oldest daughter loves asking me to tell her a funny story about my wife from when we were dating... and I almost always freeze. It's not...
Our inboxes are about to be inundated with sales emails and affiliate-link riddled round-ups. Should I contribute to the noise? I'm thinking...
Remember diagramming sentences back in school? I always thought it was pointless, but the real goal wasn't the diagram itself—it was underst...
Ever wonder if your newsletter should be the product…or just promote the product? I’ve been treating mine more like a magazine than a sales...
When I was a kid, I said things like, “I won’t forget,” or “When I’m a dad, I won’t get mad.” Or…”I’m bored.” But as you get older, and life...
Episode 500 of the show came out on Monday. Here’s I I put it together using Google NotebookLM ———— Streamlined Solopreneur is the podcast f...
Nine years. 500 episodes. And one big question I've asked since the beginning. Do you have any trade secrets for us? When I started this sho...
Am I overthinking how to approach episode 500? Plus, I got an android phone. Send feedback to https://streamlined feedback.com ———— Streamli...
We turned productivity into a fantasy draft! 🏆 Four small business owners battle it out, picking the apps and tools we cannot live without...