Not chasing speed—just trying to notice friction.
The interesting part wasn’t the automation, but what it revealed about how I actually work.
Tools as mirrors > tools as hacks.
Post:
lassala.net/2025/12/17/m...
#productivity #automation #ai #workflows
Not chasing speed—just trying to notice friction.
The interesting part wasn’t the automation, but what it revealed about how I actually work.
Tools as mirrors > tools as hacks.
Post:
lassala.net/2025/12/17/m...
#productivity #automation #ai #workflows
It’s maintenance.
A reflection on pace, sustainability, and learning to listen to the signals—before the system breaks.
📝 When Pace Becomes Maintenance
lassala.net/2025/12/16/w...
It’s maintenance.
A reflection on pace, sustainability, and learning to listen to the signals—before the system breaks.
📝 When Pace Becomes Maintenance
lassala.net/2025/12/16/w...
I wrote up the voice journaling workflow I use to capture ideas while walking, driving, or between meetings—and how I turn them into connected notes later.
Thinking first. Tools second.
👉 lassala.net/2025/12/15/f...
I wrote up the voice journaling workflow I use to capture ideas while walking, driving, or between meetings—and how I turn them into connected notes later.
Thinking first. Tools second.
👉 lassala.net/2025/12/15/f...
We talk about speed, perception, AI, and why the answer isn’t always slowing things down—sometimes it’s changing where you’re looking from.
lassala.net/2025/12/12/c...
We talk about speed, perception, AI, and why the answer isn’t always slowing things down—sometimes it’s changing where you’re looking from.
lassala.net/2025/12/12/c...
We talked about sleep, time windows, journaling, open loops, friction, and why AI helps only if we make room for the hard parts we actually want to keep.
lassala.net/2025/12/05/s...
We talked about sleep, time windows, journaling, open loops, friction, and why AI helps only if we make room for the hard parts we actually want to keep.
lassala.net/2025/12/05/s...
Sometimes it’s not a problem at all—we just haven’t named the real need yet.
I wrote a post about the Need → Problem → Solution spiral and how it’s been steering the way I approach AI and everyday work.
lassala.net/2025/11/25/n...
Sometimes it’s not a problem at all—we just haven’t named the real need yet.
I wrote a post about the Need → Problem → Solution spiral and how it’s been steering the way I approach AI and everyday work.
lassala.net/2025/11/25/n...
We dig into the tension between moving fast with AI and slowing down enough actually to understand what we're doing. Prototypes in minutes, memory drift, design thinking loops, and a whole lot of curiosity.
lassala.net/2025/11/21/t...
#AI #Podcast #TheBlankPage
We dig into the tension between moving fast with AI and slowing down enough actually to understand what we're doing. Prototypes in minutes, memory drift, design thinking loops, and a whole lot of curiosity.
lassala.net/2025/11/21/t...
#AI #Podcast #TheBlankPage
Today I’m using a whole toolbox — not for the novelty, but to clear friction and revive ideas I’d shelved for years.
The biggest lesson?
Need → Problem → Solution beats chasing shiny tools every time.
New post: lassala.net/2025/11/18/a...
Today I’m using a whole toolbox — not for the novelty, but to clear friction and revive ideas I’d shelved for years.
The biggest lesson?
Need → Problem → Solution beats chasing shiny tools every time.
New post: lassala.net/2025/11/18/a...
Public speaking courage, journaling as time travel, why “AI won’t replace the facilitator,” and how racetracks can teach tech teams to move faster without wiping out.
Watch + read here → lassala.net/2025/11/14/l...
Public speaking courage, journaling as time travel, why “AI won’t replace the facilitator,” and how racetracks can teach tech teams to move faster without wiping out.
Watch + read here → lassala.net/2025/11/14/l...
I dug into entries from May–Sept 2007 — a time filled with conference talks, FoxPro-to-.NET migration work, FxCop experiments, MSBuild adventures, and lots of travel with a Pocket PC in my backpack.
lassala.net/2025/11/13/a...
I dug into entries from May–Sept 2007 — a time filled with conference talks, FoxPro-to-.NET migration work, FxCop experiments, MSBuild adventures, and lots of travel with a Pocket PC in my backpack.
lassala.net/2025/11/13/a...
We talk about thinking better with AI, the “Data to Impact” spiral, and how to turn knowledge into action (and action into wisdom).
🎧 Watch Episode 5: From Data to Impact → www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt56...
👀 Read lassala.net/2025/11/07/i...
We talk about thinking better with AI, the “Data to Impact” spiral, and how to turn knowledge into action (and action into wisdom).
🎧 Watch Episode 5: From Data to Impact → www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt56...
👀 Read lassala.net/2025/11/07/i...
🎬 New post and video: Revisiting 2007. lassala.net/2025/11/06/r...
🎬 New post and video: Revisiting 2007. lassala.net/2025/11/06/r...
Just rewatched a 2020 convo George & I had about our old 2010 talk.
Still true in 2025.
🧠 Read & watch: lassala.net/2025/11/05/t...
#softwarecraftsmanship #teams #communication
Just rewatched a 2020 convo George & I had about our old 2010 talk.
Still true in 2025.
🧠 Read & watch: lassala.net/2025/11/05/t...
#softwarecraftsmanship #teams #communication
New Blank Page Podcast episode → AI as a teammate, not a threat.
We talk Cursor, Context 7, communication, and creating for meaning—not metrics.
🎙️ Watch: youtu.be/Yab68JeOvqY
📝 Read: lassala.net/2025/11/04/a...
#AI #Productivity #Reflection #Learning
New Blank Page Podcast episode → AI as a teammate, not a threat.
We talk Cursor, Context 7, communication, and creating for meaning—not metrics.
🎙️ Watch: youtu.be/Yab68JeOvqY
📝 Read: lassala.net/2025/11/04/a...
#AI #Productivity #Reflection #Learning
My first year of blogging: zero-based arrays, early C#, MVP awards, and a surprise comment from Scott Guthrie.
New video where I revisit my oldest posts — raw, curious, and full of memories.
🎥 Read or Watch: lassala.net/2025/11/03/l...
My first year of blogging: zero-based arrays, early C#, MVP awards, and a surprise comment from Scott Guthrie.
New video where I revisit my oldest posts — raw, curious, and full of memories.
🎥 Read or Watch: lassala.net/2025/11/03/l...
ChatGPT + Cursor + LM Studio = automated tag and category cleanup.
Now my blog finally feels like a reflection of my work again.
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/Nly5tSTptH4
📖 Read: lassala.net/2025/10/30/2...
ChatGPT + Cursor + LM Studio = automated tag and category cleanup.
Now my blog finally feels like a reflection of my work again.
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/Nly5tSTptH4
📖 Read: lassala.net/2025/10/30/2...
I started by tracking my time to understand where it went. Years later, I’m tracking what I create — and making sure I actually ship it.
New post: “Tracking, Creating, and Shipping”
🕒📚💻📦
lassala.net/2025/10/28/b...
I started by tracking my time to understand where it went. Years later, I’m tracking what I create — and making sure I actually ship it.
New post: “Tracking, Creating, and Shipping”
🕒📚💻📦
lassala.net/2025/10/28/b...
New post: BDD, but Not the Way You Heard It Before
lassala.net/2025/10/22/b...
#BDD #SoftwareDevelopment #HumanCenteredDesign
New post: BDD, but Not the Way You Heard It Before
lassala.net/2025/10/22/b...
#BDD #SoftwareDevelopment #HumanCenteredDesign
In our latest Blank Page Podcast, we dive into NotebookLM, ConvoMind, and how capturing conversations can turn blind spots into breakthroughs.
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/ixAStxTQUSg
In our latest Blank Page Podcast, we dive into NotebookLM, ConvoMind, and how capturing conversations can turn blind spots into breakthroughs.
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/ixAStxTQUSg
That was the theme of my Genius Mode class at the AI Summer Camp.
It wasn’t just about tools — it was about curiosity, confidence, and creativity.
🧠 Read how I built it: lassala.net/2025/10/21/b...
That was the theme of my Genius Mode class at the AI Summer Camp.
It wasn’t just about tools — it was about curiosity, confidence, and creativity.
🧠 Read how I built it: lassala.net/2025/10/21/b...
We talked about why we never face a blank page anymore — and how systems, voice journaling, and a bit of AI can turn chaos into clarity.
Watch here 👉 youtu.be/n4PGFlXAgVQ?...
#TheBlankPagePodcast #Creativity #WritingInPublic
We talked about why we never face a blank page anymore — and how systems, voice journaling, and a bit of AI can turn chaos into clarity.
Watch here 👉 youtu.be/n4PGFlXAgVQ?...
#TheBlankPagePodcast #Creativity #WritingInPublic
In a recent pairing session, we explored how storytelling, context, and iteration transform how we build software.
Developers who use AI effectively will lead the way.
lassala.net/2025/10/15/f...
In a recent pairing session, we explored how storytelling, context, and iteration transform how we build software.
Developers who use AI effectively will lead the way.
lassala.net/2025/10/15/f...
That’s what I explore every week in Back to the Spiral — my newsletter about learning, creativity, and craft through time.
👉 Subscribe here: lassala.net/newsletter/
That’s what I explore every week in Back to the Spiral — my newsletter about learning, creativity, and craft through time.
👉 Subscribe here: lassala.net/newsletter/
The real magic happens when you focus on what people are trying to accomplish, not what fields they can edit.
🧠💻 My latest post: From Conversation to Clickable: Using AI for Task-Based UI lassala.net/2025/10/06/f...
#UX #AI #DesignThinking
The real magic happens when you focus on what people are trying to accomplish, not what fields they can edit.
🧠💻 My latest post: From Conversation to Clickable: Using AI for Task-Based UI lassala.net/2025/10/06/f...
#UX #AI #DesignThinking