start here
New here? Here’s the short tour.
One automation a week, narrated honestly. Read these first and you’ll know exactly what this place is — and whether it’s for you.
How every post works
Each field note is one thing I actually did, run through the same honest ledger so you can judge it fast:
what I built
what it cost
what broke
time back / week
would I do it again
If something didn’t earn its keep, the post says so. The graveyard is as useful as the wins.
Read these first
The first posts are landing shortly. Once they’re live, this is the order I’d read them in:
- Start here: what this blog is, and the 12-line filter that started it — the manifesto, plus the tiny inbox automation that kicked the whole thing off.
- I automated my morning — the whole stack and what backfired — a full build log, costs and faceplants included.
- The automation graveyard: 7 things I built, used twice, and killed — why most personal automations quietly die.
- The real cost of a “free” automation — the hidden time and money tax nobody mentions.
I’ll wire these into direct links as each one publishes.
The best way to follow along
One email a week with the new field note — the build, the cost, the verdict. No spam, no funnels. Unsubscribe in one click whenever it stops being useful.