Leadership9 min read
The Difference Between Running a School and Being Run By One
You became a leader to shape education. Now you spend 80% of your time on compliance, calendars, and complaints. When did that happen?
February 19, 2024
Thinking Out Loud
Notes on building AI systems that actually work, from someone still figuring it out in the trenches.
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Systems Thinking8 min read
Your Notion Setup Failed Because You Built a Cathedral, Not a Kitchen
You spent a weekend building the perfect productivity system. By week three, you're back to sticky notes. The problem wasn't discipline - it was architecture.
January 29, 2024
Practical AI7 min read
How I Use Claude to Draft 20 Parent Emails in 15 Minutes
You've got a stack of individual parent updates to send, each needing a slightly different tone. Here's the system that gets me out of my inbox before dinner.
January 15, 2024
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The No-Admin Life4 min read
The Tuesday Afternoon I Finally Left Early
For the first time in two years, I walked out at 3pm on a Tuesday. Not because I was sick. Because everything was handled. A short story about what that took.
March 18, 2024
The No-Admin Life5 min read
I Got 10 Hours Back This Week. Here's What I Actually Did With Them.
Everyone talks about 'saving time.' Nobody talks about the guilt of having unscheduled hours - and what to do with them.
March 11, 2024
Leadership7 min read
You Don't Need More Discipline. You Need Fewer Decisions.
The problem isn't willpower. It's the 200 micro-decisions you make before 10am that leave nothing in the tank.
March 4, 2024
Leadership6 min read
What I Stopped Doing When I Realized No One Noticed
Some tasks feel sacred. Then you skip them for a month and... nothing breaks. A confession about the busywork we cling to.
February 26, 2024
Systems Thinking7 min read
Stop Scheduling Meetings to Decide What to Meet About
Half your calendar is pre-meetings for meetings. The problem isn't time management - it's decision architecture.
February 12, 2024
Systems Thinking6 min read
The Inbox Zero Lie: Why I Aim for Inbox Fifteen
Inbox Zero is a flex for people with assistants. For the rest of us, the goal isn't empty - it's triaged. Here's what that actually looks like.
February 5, 2024