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Each issue is a new playbook from my own week at work: a task I actually did with AI, the prompt I used, and what a good result looks like. Free, on Substack, and one click to leave.

What's in an issue

Four parts, every time

Short enough to read with a coffee, practical enough to use the same morning.

A few lines

Why this task

What happened in my week that made this task worth doing properly.

The main part

The playbook

The task, the time it takes, numbered steps, the prompt to copy, and what a good result looks like. The same playbook is added to this site.

Optional

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One tool that speeds the task up, and one thing to check before you install it: what it can see, where your data goes, or what the free plan covers.

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Past issues

The archive

Every issue published so far, free on Substack.

26 Apr 2026 · Deep Dive

I stopped typing. Here's what happened.

Six weeks of talking instead of typing with Wispr Flow, and the privacy catch most people only find after installing.

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30 Dec 2025 · Playbook

The Product Hunt algorithm and launch protocol

The full launch playbook, start to finish, for ranking on Product Hunt without growth hacks.

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15 Dec 2025 · Deep Dive

Your ideas aren't broken. They're just invisible.

Turning written ideas into visuals with Napkin.ai, and when a diagram actually helps.

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25 Oct 2025 · Deep Dive

The link shortener that learned to sell

Dub turns a short link into a record of what happened after the click.

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21 Sept 2025 · Deep Dive

Presentation magic with Gamma

What an AI deck builder gets right, and the parts you still have to write yourself.

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14 Sept 2025 · Playbook

The four chronotypes

Working with your natural energy pattern instead of against it.

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11 Sept 2025 · Deep Dive

Scheduling's new best friend

Cal.com, and why the free tier beats the paid alternative for most people.

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1 Sept 2025 · Deep Dive

Cello.so is simplifying SaaS referral programs

Referral programs without the engineering project.

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25 Aug 2025 · Deep Dive

The tale of Tally

Forms you build by typing, free for unlimited responses.

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25 Aug 2025 · Deep Dive

From overwhelm to accomplishment: Todoist

The task list to start with when you have no system at all.

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24 Aug 2025 · Playbook

Reward yourself to success

Building habits that hold, using rewards rather than willpower.

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18 Aug 2025 · Deep Dive

The art of time management: Reclaim.ai

Getting your own priorities onto a calendar other people keep filling.

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17 Aug 2025 · Welcome

Welcome to the new age of hustle

Why this newsletter exists and who it is for.

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