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Notes from the road

How busy people use voice, and AI, to get more done. Comparisons, workflows and the occasional rant.

Opinion

What an AI voice notes app can (and can't) do if you have ADHD

I build an AI voice notes app. I have customers with ADHD who tell me it helps. But I want to be clear about what it actually does — and what no app can do, no matter what the marketing says.

14 September 2026 · 6 min read

Opinion

47 tabs open, 30 unread Slacks, and I don't remember what I promised on Tuesday

If that's your Wednesday, you're not lazy or bad at your job. This is what's actually happening, why standard productivity advice doesn't work for it, and a couple of things that do.

7 September 2026 · 7 min read

Product

Why writing things down is harder than it should be (and what voice capture actually changes)

Executive function research explains why the gap between having a thought and recording a thought is the failure point for many people. Here's the mechanism, and what it means for how you should choose tools.

31 August 2026 · 9 min read

Comparisons

The voice notes apps that actually work when you keep losing track of things

I tried nine voice notes apps against the specific problem of losing follow-ups between meetings. Six failed. Three worked. Here's what separated them.

24 August 2026 · 10 min read

Workflows

A voice notes workflow that works when your brain doesn't cooperate

If you've got ADHD and the standard productivity advice keeps failing you, this is what worked for the people I know who've made voice-first workflows actually stick.

17 August 2026 · 8 min read

Opinion

The end of the to-do list, and what replaces it

The to-do list is a 100-year-old technology that assumes you have time to write down what you're going to do. In 2026, that assumption is finally breaking. Here's what's coming next.

10 August 2026 · 10 min read

Comparisons

How Agentsy compares to Superhuman (it doesn't — here's why)

People sometimes ask if Agentsy is a Superhuman competitor. It isn't — and understanding why explains what each tool is actually for.

3 August 2026 · 5 min read

Product

Best iPhone apps for busy operators in 2026

Twelve apps I actually pay for as a founder running a small company. Not the usual productivity listicle — this is the stack, ranked by how often I open each one.

27 July 2026 · 9 min read

Workflows

The 15-minute rule — capturing follow-ups before you forget them

Fifteen minutes is roughly how long it takes for the follow-up you just promised to slip out of working memory. Here's how to build a habit that beats the timer, whether you use an AI tool or not.

20 July 2026 · 5 min read

Product

Voice-to-text vs voice-to-action — the shift in 2026

For a decade, voice apps have been about turning speech into text. In 2026, the useful ones turn speech into finished work. Here's what changed, and what it means for the tools you use.

13 July 2026 · 7 min read

Workflows

How to run a 1:1 that Agentsy can turn into next week's plan

A structure for 1:1s that produces clear actions, a document your report can reference, and a next-meeting agenda — all automatically. Works with Agentsy, adapt for any voice-first AI tool.

6 July 2026 · 8 min read

Opinion

The Sunday problem — why solo founders lose weekends to admin

I spent every Sunday for six months clearing the follow-ups I owed people. Here's why solo founders do this, why nothing you try seems to fix it, and what actually works.

29 June 2026 · 7 min read

Comparisons

AI assistants that take action — ranked by what they can actually do

There are 200 apps calling themselves 'AI assistants' in 2026. Most just chat. Here's an honest ranking of the ones that actually do things, based on what tasks they can complete end-to-end.

22 June 2026 · 11 min read

Workflows

Meeting notes vs meeting minutes — what your team actually needs

They sound the same. They aren't. Getting the distinction right saves your team hours a week and stops half the "wait, what did we decide?" Slack messages.

15 June 2026 · 6 min read

Opinion

The second brain problem — why every note-taking app fails at follow-through

You've probably tried Notion, Obsidian, Evernote, Roam, Reflect, Mem — maybe all of them. And you still have a follow-up you meant to send Tuesday. Here's why.

8 June 2026 · 9 min read

Real Estate

How to use voice memos in real estate — a workflow that actually works

The Saturday open house problem, the between-showings problem, and the CMA-by-Friday problem — with a workflow the agents I've talked to actually stick with.

1 June 2026 · 8 min read

Comparisons

Otter vs Granola vs Voicenotes vs Agentsy — which one's actually for you?

Four apps that look similar on the App Store page and do different jobs the moment you open them. Here's the honest scenario-by-scenario breakdown.

25 May 2026 · 10 min

Comparisons

The 7 best AI voice notes apps in 2026 (I spent a month with all of them)

I tried Otter, Granola, Voicenotes, Fireflies, Superwhisper, Notta and Agentsy for a month each. Here's what actually worked, and which one to pick depending on what you do all day.

18 May 2026 · 12 min

Comparisons

Agentsy vs Otter, Granola and Voicenotes: an honest comparison

Otter transcribes. Granola takes meeting notes. Voicenotes remembers what you said. Agentsy does the work that comes after. Here is how the four actually differ in daily use.

11 May 2026 · 7 min read

Workflows

Why voice memos on your phone don't work (and what to do instead)

You've got 40 voice memos you'll never play back. Here's why the built-in Voice Memos app fails at what you actually need it for, and what a modern voice notes workflow looks like.

4 May 2026 · 8 min

Workflows

A voice-first workflow for people who are never at a desk

You do not need a new system. You need a habit of saying the thing out loud once, in the two minutes after it happens. Here is the workflow we see working.

27 April 2026 · 6 min read

Real Estate

The real estate follow-up problem — why agents lose 3 hours a week to admin

Every agent I've spoken to has the same Sunday problem. Here's the math on how much time it actually costs, and the four fixes that actually move the needle.

20 April 2026 · 7 min

Real Estate

From listing appointment to CMA without typing a word

Record the appointment, talk through the comparables on the drive home, and have the CMA and the vendor follow-up drafted before dinner. Here is the agent workflow step by step.

13 April 2026 · 5 min read

Product

What is an AI voice note taker? A 2026 explainer

The category didn't exist two years ago. Now there are a dozen apps in it. Here's what an AI voice note taker actually is, how it's different from transcription or meeting notes tools, and how to know if you need one.

6 April 2026 · 6 min