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Radical productivity for CTOs, developers, and tech leaders.

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DEEP WORK12 FEB 26

YOUR BRAIN IS NOT A BROWSER WITH 47 TABS

Close them all. Focus on one thing. Here's the neuroscience of why multitasking is literally lowering your IQ.

READ 8 MIN
DIGITAL DETOX10 FEB 26

THE ART OF THE 24-HOUR DISCONNECT

What happened when I turned off every screen for a full day. The withdrawal, the boredom, and the clarity.

READ 5 MIN
ENGINEERING08 FEB 26

WHY I BANNED SLACK AT MY COMPANY

Async-first communication increased deep work by 3x. The team hated it for 2 weeks. Then they never went back.

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CASE STUDIES

Real professionals. Real systems. Real results.

SYSTEMS01

HOW A CTO MANAGES 4 PRODUCTS WITH ZERO NOTIFICATIONS

Running multiple SaaS platforms without Slack notifications, email alerts, or status meetings. Here's the system.

DIGITAL DETOX02

THE DEVELOPER WHO DELETED EVERY APP EXCEPT TERMINAL

6 months using only terminal, browser, and text editor. Productivity up 300%. Happiness up 500%.

TOOLKIT03

FROM 47 TOOLS TO 7: A STARTUP FOUNDER'S TOOLKIT AUDIT

We tracked every tool a founder used for 30 days. 87% were distractions. We deleted them.

We don't want your attention.

No Notifications

We will never ping you. You come to us when you are ready to work.

No Metrics

We don't track your 'engagement'. We only care about your output.

No App

The web is enough. You don't need another icon on your home screen.

01

Attention is not a resource.

The modern web is built on a single premise: capture attention at all costs. We reject this.

02

Silence is the default.

Real work happens in silence. Any tool that interrupts you is stealing from you.

03

Deep work > Busy work.

Productivity is not about doing more things. It is about doing the right things.

04

Functionality is beauty.

We believe in raw, exposed functionality. No gradients. No soft shadows.

05

Speed is a feature.

Waiting for software to load is a tax on your life. We optimize for milliseconds.

06

Privacy is a right.

We don't track you. We don't sell your data. We don't need cookies.

07

User is the owner.

You should own your data, your workflow, and your output. No lock-in.

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