The Overhead of Being Known
What do you call it when your AI knows about your aunt?
Posts by Year
2026
AI Is More Horse Than Plough
On willful beasts.
Eight Bullet Journals
Some notes about note-taking.
The Monday Morning Reset
Survival mode is a choice. Skip this and find out.
The Storyteller’s Dilemma
The AI question isn’t about kudos and disclosure.
Hire the Analyst, Not the Oracle
Nobody is an AI expert.
We Killed the Places Where Ideas Could Be Dumb
The rough draft isn’t a document. It’s a cognitive state.
We Are Comfort-Seeking Monkeys
On AI, Judgment and Shame
Everyone Knows AI Is Transformative
Nobody Admits They’re Scared.
The Mix Tape
On creativity, curation, and what it means to be the human in the loop
AI Is Just A Tool
Stop Pretending It Ain’t
Intent Engineering
Bob was reheating stale coffee on Monday. By Friday, he was drinking cafe Americano.
The IT Student AI Stack
GitHub Education Edition
Identity Shifting > Goal Setting
Stop waiting to be legitimate.
A Tale of Two Chatbots
It was the best of bots, it was the worst of bots.
Stop Losing Your Thread
Your gaslighting robot has amnesia.
Beyond the Grimoire
Why AI Mastery Is Wisdom, Not (Just) Spell Collection
You Don’t Need Another Wellness System
Being Okay Ain’t Religion
Platforms Make the Worst Landlords
Why I’m leaving Substack for owned infrastructure, and what platform independence actually looks like.
Stop Petting the AI!
How to Use ChatGPT Without Becoming Its Emotional Support Human
Three AI Tricks I Use (That Actually Work)
Three AI Tricks I Use (That Actually Work)
2025
Everything Is Brown
Everything Is Brown
The Joy of Missing Out: An Email Manifesto for December
The Joy of Missing Out: An Email Manifesto for December
The Accidental Notetaker
The Accidental Notetaker
1 + 1 = 3: Building a Tech Career on What You Already Know
For anyone who keeps thinking “maybe it’s time to pivot.”
Digital Craftsmanship
The Map is Not the Terrain
Thinking Like an Ecosystem
Thinking Like an Ecosystem
The Liminal Workplace
Change is hard. Bring snacks.
The Rhetorical Machine
The Rhetorical Machine
The Weekly Reset: Process Over Artifact
The Weekly Reset: Process Over Artifact
A Philosophy of Making
A Philosophy of Making
Five Minutes Ahead
Five Minutes Ahead
Confidently Wrong
Workslop looks good, says nothing, and wastes your time.
Slaying the Algorithm Dragon
Hoards your attention, breathes outrage fire.
AI Harmonizes with My Ideas
Every rabbit hole needs style.
The Workbench Is Not the Work
Clearing space for what matters.
AI Is the New Literacy.
Why Nova Scotia needs to treat AI like public infrastructure.
This Is How I’m Using Generative AI
This Is How I’m Using Generative AI
From Files to Flow: Looping into the Future
From Files to Flow: Looping into the Future
2024
Microsoft Classic Vs 365 Ecosystem
Change is hard.
How I Plan My Week
I am messy.
Taming the Chaos
Let’s face it, the digital age has brought a double-edged sword.
Technology Self-Help
It’s a strange time we live in.
Some Goblins Are Kinda Cute.
I’m always on the lookout for tools and technologies that can help our teams be more productive, focused, and effective in our work.
A Couple LLM Prompt Tips…
I’ve been tooling around with some LLMs.
Digital Wellness: Working Smarter, Happier, and More Playfully
**Digital life got you feeling like a hamster on a wheel?
Digital Fluency in 2024
Technology is an integral part of our lives.
2020
How to Break Up with Adobe
How to Break Up with Adobe
How Not to Be a Jerk Online
How Not to Be a Jerk Online
Doug’s Rules of Work (At Home)
Doug’s Rules of Work (At Home)
PSA: Take Care of Your Eyes
PSA: Take Care of Your Eyes
When to Use What with Office 365
When to Use What with Office 365
Down the Infographic Rabbit Hole
Down the Infographic Rabbit Hole
Is the Stylus Mightier than the Keyboard?
Is the Stylus Mightier than the Keyboard?
Bing!
Fight me. I’ll be at the bike racks after school.
Format Your Style
Long live Comic Papyrus
I ♥ Markdown
I ♥ Markdown
Plain Text Rebellion
Plain Text Rebellion
Projects Vs Operations
Knock knock, Neo
Focus with Music
Can ya feel the beat?
2019
Your Inbox Is Thine Enemy
Your Inbox Is Thine Enemy
Why Email?
Why Email?
Plan the Planny Plan in Planner
Plan the Planny Plan in Planner
Unproject Management – Part 2
Unproject Management – Part 2
Unproject Management – Part 1
Unproject Management – Part 1
Minimalist Phone
Rage against the Machine
Don’t Change That Channel
Don’t Change That Channel
Making Teams Work
Hulk is too hulky.
Let’s Get Sticky!
Let’s Get Sticky!
Just Do It
Just Do It
Tasks and Lists
Tasks and Lists
What I Use to Make It Through the Day
Whiskey, probably