Thomas Frank
@thomasjfrank.com
Notion educator
Productivity YouTuber (and on @nebula.tv)
JS developer (with many skill issues)
Improv guitarist
Rhythm game nerd
Currently building flylighter.com, an advanced web clipper for Notion.
Productivity YouTuber (and on @nebula.tv)
JS developer (with many skill issues)
Improv guitarist
Rhythm game nerd
Currently building flylighter.com, an advanced web clipper for Notion.
A major problem with using LLMs to learn things:
Me: "A is true, therefore B is false, right?"
LLM: "Right! Here's a ton of detail to confirm your belief."
Me: "Actually, A is false; B is true."
LLM: "Exactly right! Here's more detail to confirm that belief."
Me: "A is true, therefore B is false, right?"
LLM: "Right! Here's a ton of detail to confirm your belief."
Me: "Actually, A is false; B is true."
LLM: "Exactly right! Here's more detail to confirm that belief."
July 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A major problem with using LLMs to learn things:
Me: "A is true, therefore B is false, right?"
LLM: "Right! Here's a ton of detail to confirm your belief."
Me: "Actually, A is false; B is true."
LLM: "Exactly right! Here's more detail to confirm that belief."
Me: "A is true, therefore B is false, right?"
LLM: "Right! Here's a ton of detail to confirm your belief."
Me: "Actually, A is false; B is true."
LLM: "Exactly right! Here's more detail to confirm that belief."
A lot of content is made by extremely online people, who observe the behavior of other extremely online people and assume that's how everyone is.
It's very easy to let your worldview be shaped by a small number of people who are very good at getting attention on phones
It's very easy to let your worldview be shaped by a small number of people who are very good at getting attention on phones
July 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A lot of content is made by extremely online people, who observe the behavior of other extremely online people and assume that's how everyone is.
It's very easy to let your worldview be shaped by a small number of people who are very good at getting attention on phones
It's very easy to let your worldview be shaped by a small number of people who are very good at getting attention on phones
I want to start a Midwest emo band and call the first album Munchies at Menards
May 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I want to start a Midwest emo band and call the first album Munchies at Menards
I am so disappointed that the song Evanescence made for the Devil May Cry Netflix series does not contain the lyric, "I should have been the one to fill your dark soul with light"
April 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I am so disappointed that the song Evanescence made for the Devil May Cry Netflix series does not contain the lyric, "I should have been the one to fill your dark soul with light"
I think Pantheon might be my favorite show now. It's grounded, relatable, yet packed with a ton of heady ideas and tech.
It's easy to rewatch and really rewards doing so. Light on action, and good when it happens.
Probably my strongest recommendation right now if you like sci-fi.
It's easy to rewatch and really rewards doing so. Light on action, and good when it happens.
Probably my strongest recommendation right now if you like sci-fi.
Really enjoying Pantheon on Netflix. Near-future sci fi animated series, which by now has a big fanbase, but new to me so thought I’d share. Excellent recommendation by @thomasjfrank.com (also by my best friend for the last two years but she has fewer followers, ergo her opinion means less)
pantheon is written in white on a blue background
ALT: pantheon is written in white on a blue background
media.tenor.com
March 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I think Pantheon might be my favorite show now. It's grounded, relatable, yet packed with a ton of heady ideas and tech.
It's easy to rewatch and really rewards doing so. Light on action, and good when it happens.
Probably my strongest recommendation right now if you like sci-fi.
It's easy to rewatch and really rewards doing so. Light on action, and good when it happens.
Probably my strongest recommendation right now if you like sci-fi.
425lb x 5 today. 500 feels so close I can taste it.
January 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM
425lb x 5 today. 500 feels so close I can taste it.
Reposted by Thomas Frank
Yes, @thomasjfrank.com is the All-Knowing-Super-Senpai-Druid-YouTube-King-Yap-CEO
January 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Yes, @thomasjfrank.com is the All-Knowing-Super-Senpai-Druid-YouTube-King-Yap-CEO
I need to paste the same links a lot – so I built a Keyboard Maestro macro that lets me bring up a list of them.
It's like TextExpander, but I can also apply transformations:
- Prepend "https://"
- Paste in all caps (useful for text layers in video edits)
It's like TextExpander, but I can also apply transformations:
- Prepend "https://"
- Paste in all caps (useful for text layers in video edits)
January 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I need to paste the same links a lot – so I built a Keyboard Maestro macro that lets me bring up a list of them.
It's like TextExpander, but I can also apply transformations:
- Prepend "https://"
- Paste in all caps (useful for text layers in video edits)
It's like TextExpander, but I can also apply transformations:
- Prepend "https://"
- Paste in all caps (useful for text layers in video edits)
Native time-tracking in @notion.com
This setup lets you track multiple sessions per task, and shows the total time you've worked across all of them.
This setup lets you track multiple sessions per task, and shows the total time you've worked across all of them.
December 20, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Native time-tracking in @notion.com
This setup lets you track multiple sessions per task, and shows the total time you've worked across all of them.
This setup lets you track multiple sessions per task, and shows the total time you've worked across all of them.
You can FINALLY create native recurring tasks in @notion.com
Here's how to set them up in under 60 seconds:
Here's how to set them up in under 60 seconds:
December 3, 2024 at 8:35 PM
You can FINALLY create native recurring tasks in @notion.com
Here's how to set them up in under 60 seconds:
Here's how to set them up in under 60 seconds:
Audio nerds: Anyone using a DBX 286s in your mic chain?
I'm wondering if adding one would help me eliminate the need for any audio processing in post when editing my videos.
I'm wondering if adding one would help me eliminate the need for any audio processing in post when editing my videos.
November 30, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Audio nerds: Anyone using a DBX 286s in your mic chain?
I'm wondering if adding one would help me eliminate the need for any audio processing in post when editing my videos.
I'm wondering if adding one would help me eliminate the need for any audio processing in post when editing my videos.
Been thinking a lot about this lately:
Electricity wasn't immediately all that useful to businesses when it was invented. It took a big shift in production processes to make it worth adopting.
Electricity wasn't immediately all that useful to businesses when it was invented. It took a big shift in production processes to make it worth adopting.
November 29, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Been thinking a lot about this lately:
Electricity wasn't immediately all that useful to businesses when it was invented. It took a big shift in production processes to make it worth adopting.
Electricity wasn't immediately all that useful to businesses when it was invented. It took a big shift in production processes to make it worth adopting.
I love a good chart, so I've added a daily page-count chart to my @notion.com reading tracker:
November 23, 2024 at 9:40 PM
I love a good chart, so I've added a daily page-count chart to my @notion.com reading tracker:
Dictation tools are getting really good.
I've been dealing with RSI issues in my hands, so about 75% of my "typing" is done with voice right now.
In testing, my "typing speed" is often around 195 wpm 😄
I've been dealing with RSI issues in my hands, so about 75% of my "typing" is done with voice right now.
In testing, my "typing speed" is often around 195 wpm 😄
November 22, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Dictation tools are getting really good.
I've been dealing with RSI issues in my hands, so about 75% of my "typing" is done with voice right now.
In testing, my "typing speed" is often around 195 wpm 😄
I've been dealing with RSI issues in my hands, so about 75% of my "typing" is done with voice right now.
In testing, my "typing speed" is often around 195 wpm 😄
Reposted by Thomas Frank
I noticed a lot of "Creator Economy" folks signing up (@jay.blog, @thomasjfrank.com, @charlimarie.bsky.social, @corydhmiller.bsky.social) so I made a starter pack just for them:
go.bsky.app/9ySNSd9
go.bsky.app/9ySNSd9
November 19, 2024 at 7:14 PM
I noticed a lot of "Creator Economy" folks signing up (@jay.blog, @thomasjfrank.com, @charlimarie.bsky.social, @corydhmiller.bsky.social) so I made a starter pack just for them:
go.bsky.app/9ySNSd9
go.bsky.app/9ySNSd9
Reposted by Thomas Frank
I love #Notion and because of @thomasjfrank.com I've been lost in the new Layouts features of hours now. youtu.be/qEggFZKOPb4?...
This Fixes One of My Biggest Problems With Notion
YouTube video by Thomas Frank Explains
youtu.be
November 15, 2024 at 12:29 PM
I love #Notion and because of @thomasjfrank.com I've been lost in the new Layouts features of hours now. youtu.be/qEggFZKOPb4?...
Pretty sure I've got recurring tasks fully solved in Notion.
Fully automated, native (no third-party apps needed), with a record of each time you've finished the task.
Video coming this week. I'm pumped.
Fully automated, native (no third-party apps needed), with a record of each time you've finished the task.
Video coming this week. I'm pumped.
November 13, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Pretty sure I've got recurring tasks fully solved in Notion.
Fully automated, native (no third-party apps needed), with a record of each time you've finished the task.
Video coming this week. I'm pumped.
Fully automated, native (no third-party apps needed), with a record of each time you've finished the task.
Video coming this week. I'm pumped.
The automations iceberg:
Zapier (easy, mostly no-code)
⬇️
Make (more complex no-code tools)
⬇️
Pipedream (code-first + npm packages)
⬇️
Cloudflare Workers (all code, built-in databases)
Is there an even deeper level?
Zapier (easy, mostly no-code)
⬇️
Make (more complex no-code tools)
⬇️
Pipedream (code-first + npm packages)
⬇️
Cloudflare Workers (all code, built-in databases)
Is there an even deeper level?
November 12, 2024 at 11:09 PM
The automations iceberg:
Zapier (easy, mostly no-code)
⬇️
Make (more complex no-code tools)
⬇️
Pipedream (code-first + npm packages)
⬇️
Cloudflare Workers (all code, built-in databases)
Is there an even deeper level?
Zapier (easy, mostly no-code)
⬇️
Make (more complex no-code tools)
⬇️
Pipedream (code-first + npm packages)
⬇️
Cloudflare Workers (all code, built-in databases)
Is there an even deeper level?
Here's a little look at some advanced Notion data capture you can do with Flylighter, our Notion web clipper!
Notably, our highlighting tool can handle funky stuff, like HTML tables and code blocks. Notion displays them just as you'd expect.
Notably, our highlighting tool can handle funky stuff, like HTML tables and code blocks. Notion displays them just as you'd expect.
November 8, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Here's a little look at some advanced Notion data capture you can do with Flylighter, our Notion web clipper!
Notably, our highlighting tool can handle funky stuff, like HTML tables and code blocks. Notion displays them just as you'd expect.
Notably, our highlighting tool can handle funky stuff, like HTML tables and code blocks. Notion displays them just as you'd expect.
Cloudflare Workers are awesome.
I have a use case where I need to handle hundreds of webhook requests a day, which comes out to... free 😄
I have a use case where I need to handle hundreds of webhook requests a day, which comes out to... free 😄
November 4, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Cloudflare Workers are awesome.
I have a use case where I need to handle hundreds of webhook requests a day, which comes out to... free 😄
I have a use case where I need to handle hundreds of webhook requests a day, which comes out to... free 😄
I just tried out MacWhisper's dictation mode for the first time.
Essentially, you hold down the Command key on your keyboard and talk for as long as you want. Then, you get a pretty much perfect transcription.
This is really, really cool.
Essentially, you hold down the Command key on your keyboard and talk for as long as you want. Then, you get a pretty much perfect transcription.
This is really, really cool.
October 31, 2024 at 10:12 PM
I just tried out MacWhisper's dictation mode for the first time.
Essentially, you hold down the Command key on your keyboard and talk for as long as you want. Then, you get a pretty much perfect transcription.
This is really, really cool.
Essentially, you hold down the Command key on your keyboard and talk for as long as you want. Then, you get a pretty much perfect transcription.
This is really, really cool.
This seems like a good place to store all my passwords
July 4, 2023 at 10:14 PM
This seems like a good place to store all my passwords