The journal.
- 5 min readAug 10, 2026The $168 million moonshot: a batshit crazy goal
I woke up in the middle of the night with a thought that wouldn't let me fall back asleep: why not go for the single craziest goal I could set for this lifetime…
- 8 min readAug 08, 2026I need a full hardware upgrade, and I have no idea where to start
We're getting closer to September, and I've set myself three goals: start recording stories for Study Brew, get Echo Room off the ground , and map out content f…
- 4 min readAug 06, 2026MVP is finally live, and I'm proud of it: update #7
At the end of July, I decided to put everything into finishing one of my flagship projects. A docs editor I started building back in May, vibe-coding my way thr…
- 4 min readAug 04, 2026Subscription check: what I'm paying now, and what's coming
We're in the second half of the year, which means it's time for my subscription audit. I already cut a lot of this last year and thought I'd landed on something…
- 3 min readAug 02, 2026Hitting my Claude weekly limit again. Another pivot to balance life and work.
It's been another intense week. I didn't realize how much I'd been doing, mostly building out the docs editor app and overhauling the website . Then, Friday mor…
- 6 min readAug 01, 2026Single focus works: update #6
A week ago, I told myself I'd stop scattering my attention across five projects and give my flagship product 80 percent of my time. Real focus. Looking back, I'…
- 3 min readJul 31, 2026I need a social media content plan, and I suck at planning it
I finally centralized everything into one dashboard . All the content, all the platforms, one place to see it all. I am feeling very organized for about five mi…
- 5 min readJul 30, 2026My 90s action movie watchlist for August
Sony is about to wipe 551 StudioCanal movies and shows from PlayStation libraries in Europe and the UK on September 1, citing an expired licensing deal. No refu…
- 4 min readJul 29, 2026I built a directory, probably four years too late, but I don't care.
I can already hear you. Who, in their right mind, still builds a directory in 2026? Fair question, because I did exactly that. And I also built this a month ago…