2025 Year in Review
2025 year in review: cleaning up old projects, adding new tools and getting ready for a challenging 2026.
Building addTaskManager, the best iOS productivity app for ADHD minds
2025 year in review: cleaning up old projects, adding new tools and getting ready for a challenging 2026.
Open-source AI tools / Claude skills for content creators: link analysis, batch SEO updates, and smart CTA injection. Built during a real migration, now open source.
Thirty days of daily writing. One month down, seven to go. The challenge—maintaining consistency when novelty wears off
230 days of daily blogging. The commitment—publish regardless of inspiration, quality concerns, or life chaos. Consistency over perfection
Blog readers seek solutions, connection, entertainment, inspiration, validation. Different audiences want different things—knowing yours determines content
Decade of blogging lessons—consistency beats quality, audience builds slowly, authenticity attracts, monetization is hard, writing clarifies thinking
AI blog generation experiment—GPT-2 trained on blog corpus. Results mixed—coherent sentences, hollow content. Tools augment, not replace
Fiction writing challenges different muscles than blogging. Creating worlds versus documenting reality. New book project begins
Effective help requires clarity about what you actually need. Teaching people how to help you transforms good intentions into meaningful support
eBook success requires strategy beyond writing. Publishing path from manuscript to AppStore ranking—quick guide covers entire journey
Forum launch creates community conversation space. Discussion platform extends blog dialogue—asynchronous interaction builds deeper engagement
Blog breaks restore creativity and perspective. Five reasons pausing helps—constant publishing depletes, strategic silence replenishes
Blog highlights curated for newsletter delivery. Greatest content compilation reaches subscribers—quality concentration beats quantity distribution
Extended promotion reveals marathon marketing. Two-year campaign documented—sustained effort compounds into breakthrough momentum
Blog reputation building documented systematically. Ebook covers complete strategy—credibility grows through consistent valuable contribution
Blog reputation requires patience above tactics. Time compounds credibility—rushing reputation building guarantees superficial results
Value creation forms reputation foundation. Blogs build credibility through consistent useful content—giving before asking establishes trust
Differentiation cuts through noise. Standing out requires authentic uniqueness—copying popular blogs guarantees invisibility
Peer interaction amplifies blog reputation. Engaging fellow bloggers builds networks—community participation creates reciprocal visibility
Audience interaction transforms readers into community. Responding to comments builds loyalty—conversation beats monologue for reputation