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I built my first Alfred workflow this week.

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.

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My first Alfred workflow
When I moved from PCs to a Mac in 2011, one of the first things I did was to find an application launcher; on Windows, I used SlickRun and Executor. I found Alfred, and I’ve used it since, 18…
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December 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Sometimes slowing down isn’t falling behind.

It’s maintenance.

A reflection on pace, sustainability, and learning to listen to the signals—before the system breaks.

📝 When Pace Becomes Maintenance
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When Pace Becomes Maintenance
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the relationship between pace and sustainability. The image that keeps coming back to me is racing. When you push a car or a motorcycle to its limits—full acce…
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December 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Most of my thinking starts as spoken thoughts, not typed ones.

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...
From Spoken Thoughts to Connected Notes: My Voice Journaling Workflow
Most of my thinking doesn’t start at a keyboard. It starts while I’m driving, walking, or stepping away from a meeting—talking things through out loud, one imperfect sentence at a time. Over the ye…
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December 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
New episode of Reflective Practice Radio 🎙️

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.

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Changing Our Position, Not Slowing the World Down
The Blank Page Podcast is now Reflective Practice Radio. The name change happened for practical reasons, but it also surfaced something we had already been circling for weeks: this show has never b…
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December 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
New episode of Reflective Practice Radio is out.

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.

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Sleep, Time, and AI: Rethinking How We Work
I’ve been thinking a lot about the space between friction and flow—how the tiniest constraints can either drain our energy or create just enough structure to help us stay grounded. In this week’s c…
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December 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Been thinking a lot about needs vs. wants vs. “problems.”

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.

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Need, Problem, Solution — Thinking Through the Spiral
I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on the difference between needs and wants, and how those relate to problems and solutions. Earlier this year, as I prepared a lightning talk about AI use cas…
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November 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Speed vs. Reflection: You NEED Both.

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.

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#AI #Podcast #TheBlankPage
The Drift of Memory, the Speed of Tools, and the Value of Story
Every week, when Matthew and I sit down to record The Blank Page Podcast, I never know exactly where the conversation will go. I only know one thing for sure: if we follow our curiosity, we’ll end …
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November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A year ago I was using ONE AI tool.
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...
AI Moved Fast This Year. Here’s How I Stayed Grounded.
This is another good title for this post… Not About the Tools: A Year of Needs, Problems, and Meaningful Solutions I keep a five-year daily journal. Every day gets just a sentence or two, but…
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November 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
New Blank Page Podcast episode just dropped!
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...
Looking Ahead While Moving Faster: Lessons from AI, Mentoring, and Motorcycles
Six episodes in, The Blank Page Podcast keeps doing what we set out to do: show up with half‑formed thoughts and leave with clearer language, better questions, and a few ideas worth trying this wee…
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November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Continuing my “Revisiting Old Blog Posts” series!

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.

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A Busy Summer in 2007: Conferences, Code, and Curiosity
Revisiting May–September 2007 Over the last few weeks, I’ve been revisiting old posts from my blog’s early years and recording videos reflecting on what I find in them. It has been a fascinat…
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November 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
New episode of The Blank Page Podcast is up!
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...
Impact Technology: Rethinking Information and Wisdom - The Blank Page Podcast - Ep. 5
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November 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Back to 2007 — when I was juggling Visual Studio certifications, saying goodbye to FoxPro, and getting blown away by LINQ. Still learning how much workspace setup and focus shape creativity.
🎬 New post and video: Revisiting 2007. lassala.net/2025/11/06/r...
Revisiting 2007: Four Screens, FoxPro Farewells, and Lessons on Focus
As I continue revisiting my 20 years of blogging, I’ve now arrived at 2007. Going through old posts feels like flipping through an old photo album—every entry brings back vivid memories of tools, i…
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November 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
15 years later, remote teamwork still runs on empathy, connection, and good habits — not tools.
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
The Timeless Habits of Effective Remote Teams
In April 2020, just a few weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, George and I revisited a presentation we had given initially around 2010 at the Houston TechFest. At that time, everyone was suddenly wor…
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November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“I don’t play to win—I play to learn.”

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
AI in the Trenches: Reflections on Real-World Software Practice - The Blank Page Podcast - Ep. 4
YouTube video by Claudio Lassala
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November 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Back to 2005–2006 🌀
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...
Looking Back: My First Year of Blogging (2005–2006)
A few months ago, my blog turned 20. To celebrate, I published a short book titled 20 Lessons from 20 Years of Blogging, available on LeanPub. That milestone also inspired me to start a new series:…
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November 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I just used AI to clean up 20 years of blogging — nearly 600 posts! 🧠💻

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...
20 Years of Blogging, One AI-Powered Cleanup
I’ve been writing to this blog for over 20 years, publishing nearly 600 posts spanning everything from FoxPro to C#, from Evernote to Obsidian, from testing practices to personal growth. From…
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October 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Been thinking about the balance between tracking, creating, and shipping.

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”
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Balancing Input and Output
In 2019, I went through an experiment: tracking my time in 5-minute increments during work hours for a whole week. I wanted to understand where my time was really going. A year later, I shifted tha…
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October 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
What if we make behavior in BDD about people instead of systems?

New post: BDD, but Not the Way You Heard It Before
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#BDD #SoftwareDevelopment #HumanCenteredDesign
BDD, but Not the Way You Heard It Before
When people hear Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), they often jump straight to tools, pipelines, or test syntax. Is it a QA process? A coding practice? Something you plug into CI/CD? Depending on …
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October 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Can AI help us rediscover the human side of software?

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
Capturing the Human Side of Software with AI Tools - The Blank Page Podcast - Ep. 3
YouTube video by Claudio Lassala
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October 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“You’re more capable than you think — AI just gives you leverage.”

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...
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October 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
New episode of The Blank Page Podcast! 🎙️
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
Why We Never Face a Blank Page Again - The Blank Page Podcast - Ep. 2
YouTube video by Claudio Lassala
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October 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Turning user stories into working code with AI isn’t magic—it’s communication.

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.

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From User Stories to Code: Pairing with AI
I recently had the opportunity to work with Doug, who has been experimenting with incorporating AI into his development workflow. He has found success with smaller, tactical tasks—such as generatin…
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October 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Ever feel like your lessons from years ago are quietly shaping what you do today?

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/
Back to the Spiral Newsletter
🌀 20 Years of Blogging. A New Chapter Begins. In 2005, I hit “publish” on my first blog post. I didn’t know then how that small act would become a cornerstone of my life—helping me refl…
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October 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Designing for people, not for CRUD.
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
From Conversation to Clickable: Using AI for Task‑Based UI
Move from “just build a CRUD screen” to rapid, human‑centered prototypes, and into production, with AI as a power tool. Top 3 Takeaways Ditch CRUD thinking; design for tasks. When stakeholders say …
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October 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM