I first encountered SentenceSmith (not its real name, but close enough that the company’s legal team would definitely still send me threatening emails) about seven months ago when my friend Tyler texted me a link with the message “dude check this out it’s wild.” Tyler works in marketing at a mid-sized tech company and has the uncanny ability to discover every new digital tool approximately three weeks before it hits mainstream awareness. He once made…
It all started innocently enough – a casual observation over lunch with Mei in the university cafeteria. “Have you ever…
I’ve tried approximately 347 productivity systems in my lifetime. I’ve bullet journaled, time-blocked, and pomodoro-ed my way through countless workdays. I’ve downloaded apps that turn productivity into a game, apps that lock me out of social media, and apps that supposedly analyze my “focus patterns” (which, as it turns out, don’t exist). The result? My to-do list is longer than ever, and I’ve added “feel guilty about productivity apps I paid for but don’t use”…