Tech Productivity Issue #369 (The Best Promotion Advice)

Issue #369 (The Best Promotion Advice) 03/09/26

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If you suffer from procrastination, perfectionism, indecisiveness, or similar challenges, you'll want to check out an episode of Nick Wignall's podcast called "The Imperfectionist Mindset with Oliver Burkeman".

Nick, who is a clinical psychologist, interviews author Oliver Burkeman, covering various aspects of perfectionism and how actually coming to terms with our limitations can be a way to break free from these self-imposed constraints.

Many of us feel that everything we do has to be perfect, or that our achievements need to measure up to a lofty and often unrealistic standard. This is a good topic of discussion and I think a lot of people will benefit from listening.

The links above point to the YouTube version, but if you want other options, use this page on Nick's website.

Now on to this week's hand-picked productivity links!

Tools & Apps

Char — An AI notepad for meetings with no forced cloud, your data isn't held hostage, and no bots in your meetings, featuring real-time transcription, and AI summaries.

Interviews Chat — An AI-powered job interview assistant that preps and Copilots your interviews, offering unlimited sessions, dual responses, and cutting-edge AI models.

OpenClaw — An open source personal AI assistant that clears your inbox, sends emails, manages your calendar, checks you in for flights, and more, all via WhatsApp, Telegram, or any chat app you already use.

Refind — Brain food, delivered daily. Every day the folks at Refind analyze thousands of articles and send you only the best, tailored to your interests. Loved by 558,000+ curious minds. sponsor

Paso — A timeline-based project management app for iOS, Mac, Android, and the browser that lets you see your life and projects on one clear timeline, allowing your progress to become visible, deliberate, and sustainable.

msgvault — An open source app for Mac, Windows, and Linux, powered by DuckDB, that allows you to archive a lifetime of email and chat, with features that include offline search, analytics, and AI query over your full message history.

FindMark — A bookmark management solution for Chromium browsers that features fast and smart search, a flexible tagging system, and cloud backup vis Google Drive.

Articles & Resources

10 Things You Don’t Realize Are Draining Your Energy Every Day — Lots of things in this list that you may not associate with high stress and fatigue, but they're worth considering if you constantly feel drained.

What To Do When You Have Too Many Goals — A short reminder that sometimes our goals can compete for attention, causing the most important ones to not get done. The author recommends sharing goals with others, which has proven to be effective in studies.

Master Visual Studio Code — 150+ tips with 450+ screenshots on learning to use and customize VS Code, the world's most popular code editor. Available in EPUB or PDF formats. sponsor

Scientists Think They’ve Found a Way to Slow Your Brain’s Aging — The game-changer for your cognitive health discussed here is learning another language, according to a study involving more than 86,000 Europeans.

What Really Happens in a Board Meeting — "Board meetings aren’t actually mysterious. But they are consequential. Understanding what happens in that room can help engineering leaders feel more confident and prepared for the responsibilities ahead."

Why Am I Doing the Thinking for You? — A useful and somewhat harsh bit of advice to always tell me what you think of a situation if you're asking them for help, to ensure you're not making them do all the mental overhead for you.

Try to Take My Position: The Best Promotion Advice I Ever Got — This is similar to the advice, "dress for the job you want, not the job you have", but is something the author was told in a 1-to-1 by his CTO. Not something you hear every day, but it might be an effective suggestion.

Suggestions?

Have a suggestion for a productivity-related tool, article, or other resource? Send me a direct message via X or chat via Bluesky and I’ll consider including it in a future issue.

Stay productive!

Louis
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