The PR Flywheel: What It Can And Can’t Do For Your Business
People often think that PR and communications alone can help them achieve their goals and end up surprised when it doesn’t move the needle as much as they...
iPad Isn't Meant for Work
Modern iPads are marvelous machines. I still use the iPad Pro from 2018 and it’s incredibly powerful. Yes, I can’t run Final Cut on it and Stage Manager is...
Why Algorithmic Feeds Can Be Good
People like to say they prefer chronological feeds to algorithmic ones. I’ve seen countless prayers to Meta to re-enable the former option in their apps. And...
Why Micropayments Don’t Work And People Hate Paywalls
Hating on media paywalls is very common. Whenever you see a paywalled article shared on Twitter, you can see people asking what’s inside and if there’s a way...
Touch the Glass: Finding a Better Home for Your Photos
Since Flickr made many terrible product decisions to alienate its customer base and Instagram decided they’re on to copy TikTok now, many photographers have...
How to Use Virtual Backgrounds for Meetings in a Non-Cringe Way
I’ve spent over a year living in different countries and apartments that weren’t that great for video calls. And I primarily work remotely, so these calls...
Use Raindrop Instead of Native Bookmarks on Twitter and YouTube
Twitter, YouTube, and many other services have built-in bookmarks and playlists encouraging you to save content for later. I encourage you to try using a...
How to Read Newsletters In An App
Media publications and individual authors have largely moved to email newsletters, the only semi-direct which is accessible to regular users and doesn’t...
Some Controversial Things I Believe
Here is a few things I believe that a lot of people seemingly find controversial. Targeted advertising is good because it enables free and abundant services...
How to Start Your Blog in 2023
Running your own blog in 2023 is still needlessly complicated, especially if you have any kind of taste. Why have one in the first place? This particular...
Action-Watch-Later Framework
What originally started as a way to group tasks with various contexts eventually became a small productivity framework I use across different apps. I...
How to Run A Remote Team
I’ve been working remotely for 8+ years and now running a team distributed at least across five countries. It’s challenging, but it’s also very likely the...
The PARA Method
The PARA method, developed by Tiago Forte, is probably the most universal productivity technic you could use. It’s very flexible and can be recreated in any...
How to Remote
I’ve been working remotely for nine years now. I wouldn’t say it’s everyone’s future. There are pros and cons. For me personally, the advantages far outweigh...
Switch to a Modern Read-Later App Already
Read–later apps are simultaneously popular and outdated. A lot of people use them. They’re now embedded right in our browsers and there's a couple of age-old...
How Would Anti-Instagram Look Like?
Reading all those discussions about the updates to Instagram and how people are turning disillusioned with the app, I began thinking: what would an ideal...
Crypto Preachers vs Crypto Skeptics
Social networks incentivize people to take on radical positions as that brings engagement and followers. Yet in most areas, a reasonable centrist take is...
Workflowy is The Platform to Build Your Ideal Notes System
Time and time again, I’m getting back to WorkFlowy as my primary system for notes and knowledge storage. It is truly a bicycle for the mind that helps you...
Your Inner Voice and the Value of Silence
Despite my interest in certain genres of music throughout my life, I’ve slowly realized that I don’t really like listening to music much. I do listen to it...
The Updated Guide to Workflowy
I’ve updated my guide to Workflowy, the king of outliners, that I wrote almost two years ago. Since then, Workflowy has added many great features, including...
