Productivity
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AI Tools I Actually Use
A practical rundown of the AI products I use daily for software development and work - no hype, just what actually works for me.
Claude Skills: Teaching Your AI Assistant Context-Aware Expertise
How Claude Skills let you embed reusable expertise into your projects, with a deep dive into building a de-slop skill for cleaning AI-generated code.
MCPB: One-Click Installation for MCP Servers
How the new MCP Bundle format makes installing Model Context Protocol servers as easy as browser extensions, with thoughts on where it fits in the ecosystem.
Building a Personal Prompt Library with MCP and Lexicon
How Lexicon turns your personal prompt templates into MCP prompts that automatically become slash commands in Claude Code
Evergreen Gets Serious: Building Tools That Think With You
How a simple personal CRM evolved into a flexible relationship management system powered by MCP prompts and detailed action tracking
Keeping Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex on Track with ContextSwitch
How an MCP-connected kanban board helps coordinate long-term coding projects across different AI agents without losing context
Things That Look Like Work But Aren't
The performative activities that create the appearance of productivity while accomplishing nothing meaningful. Learn to identify and avoid time-wasters.
Three Ways Wispr Flow Actually Makes Sense
Voice dictation that works: how developers code faster, regular people text better, and office workers survive email hell.
AI Prompts for Real Life: Templates That Actually Work
Practical, tested prompts for using AI tools to handle everyday tasks - from email management to household organization.
The New Collaboration Patterns: How AI is Reshaping Human Teamwork
Exploring the emerging patterns of AI-human collaboration that are transforming how teams work together, make decisions, and solve complex problems.