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I post on a variety of subjects. However, the common theme is tech simplicity for business and needing less to live a fulfilling life.

It’s not often, but we all fall into looking for something we truly believe would be the right path. However, it’s simplicity that’ll save us from embarrassment.

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OS for your business with Basecamp

Having an OS for your business is probably one of the first things you should probably think about when you decide on the tech when running a team.

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Living in a tool is the worst way to work

I’ve seen many who live inside their tools. Being a slave to the application they’re using. But there is a way to live a more calmer and simpler work life.

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Getting your team to use Basecamp

Making sure your team and business are on the same page, it’s always best to make sure you have a date set in stone for adoption of a new workflow.

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Friday Fury: Data hoarding control freak

Collecting hoards of information about every single aspect of your client and business can slow down your growth and the relationship with your client.

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Don’t be intimidated by Basecamp’s simplicity

Basecamp’s simplicity often confuses those who come from other apps. It confused me years ago. But once you understand the flow, you will never use anything else.

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Don’t be busy, be productive

There are many apps that try to help you be more productive. But I’ve found they often make you busier than you need to be and actually hurt your productivity.

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The best junk draw to rule them all

Basecamp is the perfect business foundation app. I call it the best ‘junk draw’ for a business, because everyone knows exactly where it is and what’s in it.

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Do it properly the first time around

There are many who simply don’t have time to do it right the first time around. However, those are the same people who later regret their decision.

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It’s not always about providing value

Providing value every single day can be great, but you should never forget the family and friends around you. So today I went to help my bestie.

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Getting lost with too many options

There are plenty of companies racing to get their latest software updates out for you to try. However, you need to worry about what your needs are, not theirs.

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When simplicity goes too far

Apple have are slowly taking simplicity too far. They started by making their MacBooks smaller and lighter, and now they’re doing the same with their software.

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Apple WWDC 2024

Apple had their annual WWDC conference keynote yesterday. Not only did they release a bunch of new updates, but they added some new features.

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Perfectionism doesn’t work, unfortunately

Being a perfectionist is one of the worst ways of losing your productivity. Doing the task or project is way more important than thinking about doing them.

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Bridge over troubled water

A drink, a smoke, and a look

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What the hail

The sound of hail can be scary.

Hiding in plain sight

Truck camping with Woof! in Germany

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Fright night

Reflect

Listen to the experts

It’s time to listen to the experts. In recent times that phrase has a different meaning, but to blindly think you can do anything and everything is coming to a close.

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Driving the truck for the first time after the rebuild

Wheels, tires, and business tools

It’s not often you’d relate car parts to business tools, but I’m going to try. You see, building a car takes time and a lot of patients, so it’s relatable.

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Get out of your comfort zone

It’s great to having a comfort zone. But in a business having that place could be costly. Getting out of that zone should be your number one objective.

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Becoming a pro

One of the best things you could ever do is to learn something new. The second is to hire a professional to that’s help you save time, money and headaches.

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Don’t let this be your workflow

Getting clients is the easy part. Marketing, sales, and your brand are how they find you, and that’s great. But if your delivery falls short, you’ll fail.

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Don’t overcomplicate your note taking

You’ll find that after using a third-party app for your note-taking, you’ll eventually revert back to the true, tried and fully tested Apple Notes.

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Friday Fury: Too much technology

We live in a world where technology is there to help us, and for the most part, it does. However, some things have that simply too much tech!

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Getting more done with a single screen

Having multiple screens is fun and can be useful for the minority, but if you want to be more productive on your Mac, having a single screen is the way to go.

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You have to pay for it somehow

There’s always a payment, no matter the method, whether it’s money, time or sheep. There will always be a payment made somehow.

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Working with the tools you have

There are times we won’t have the tools we need to finish a project. However, if we’re inventive with the things around us, we can.

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Don’t want it, need it

We all want shiny new things, but do we really need them? If you step back and think about the things you need, you’ll realise it’s less than the things you want.

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Don’t live just for the weekend

Weekends are great, but do you have to wait for the weekend to let your hair down? It’s unfortunate that many feel they have to wait.

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Remove tech friction to get unstuck

As a small business, we sometimes find ourselves stuck. We don’t know why. We’re just in a state of annoyance, and everything around us stops!

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Here’s a solid email system for you

Having a solid email system with amazing support, just in case, for your business is paramount in today’s world. So here’s how I’ve set up mine.

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Seek discomfort

The idea of comfort zones has been around for eternity. However, it doesn’t mean we need them. Sometimes it’s best to seek discomfort.

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You’ll never remember everything

It’s hard to remember everything before starting a project. And it doesn’t matter how much thinking or strategy you’ve done, it doesn’t always go to plan.

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Friday Fury: The Internet

We all use it. We all benefit from it. We all love and hate it at the same time. But why is the Internet the cesspool of shit and a great place to be?

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Having no ideas can be the idea

The universe came from nothing. Your business was built from the ground up. Some things come out of thin air. So can your video ideas.

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Get yourself a Noid Light set

A Noid Light is a tool that helped me eliminate issues saving me time, money and a whole lot of headaches. You might need something like it too.

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My 10q Interview podcast with Chris

A few weeks ago, I was asked to be a guest on the 10q Interview Podcast with Chris. We spoke about being a daily video creator and a lot more!!

Kia Kamgar - straight talking daily videos | 10q Interview

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Monday Muse: Create art, not content

There is no ’best practice’ with art or what’s now called ‘content’. Art comes from the love of what you like and your interpretation of it.

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Friday Fury: Apple Vision Pro

Humanity won’t last if we sit in our homes with goggles strapped to our heads, not interacting with our environment and other humans.

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Working around app limitations

There are times we need to work around the limitations we’re given. However, we never have to ‘make do’. We have to always focus on the outcome.

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Apple Notes wins with simplicity

Why do I use Apple Notes as one of the main apps to run my business? Because of simplicity and how I can ‘mould’ it into anything I need.

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A show about nothing

Making daily blogs or videos is really easy when you realise that your life is essentially a show about nothing and people love to know more about ‘you’.

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Monday Muse: Hit it with a hammer

Computers are great, but in a car, they’re the worst! And I’ve gotten to a stage in my life where if I can’t fix a car with a hammer, I don’t want it!

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Friday Fury: What do you do?

If you can’t explain what you do within five words or less, you have no idea what you do and wasting time trying to sell your BS to a prospect.

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The Apple WWDC buying frenzy

With the Apple WWDC conference next week announcing new stuff, we have to ask ourselves, do we really need new hardware every year?

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I was a little naive

It’s not often you release that you’ve gone down the wrong path. But you can always steer back into familiar territory when things become clearer.

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Numbers mean nothing

The more I use the internet, the more I understand never to use social media numbers as a marker for anything, as they never help with your personal goal.

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Consistency matters

We all now know that failing is a way to learn. However, failing at consistency regarding social media and content creation isn’t the same.

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No one likes an audit

It doesn’t matter what kind of audit it may be, they’re always annoying, stressful and intimidating. But at times they’re necessary.

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None of your god damn business!

Things I don’t share on social media:

• how much money I make
• what my profit margins are
• who my clients are

Why?

Because it’s none of your god damn business!!

If you’re online and share this stuff, you’re not a business owner, you’re a hack.

*and most likely selling shit

Your time is worth more

On social media, you’ll often come across posts that’ll glamorise what a high-flying entrepreneur does to stay on top. And it’s all horse shit!

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Being last works

You should never worry about being the last to be contacted. You see, when you’re the last line of defence, they know they’ve got the right person.

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Productivity is dying

Reading through the comments of a very interesting Tweet this morning, it seems many are getting fed up with ‘productivity’ apps, and I’m here for it!

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Friday Fury: The hustle

You’re not special. Everyone needs to work to pay bills, I get it, but having to hustle every day won’t give you the experiences you need as a human.

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Make space for simplicity

It doesn’t matter if you’re building an app, running a business or creating content, in fact, even your personal life. Just remember to Keep IT Simple.

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You don’t need to overcomplicate IT

If you want to focus, you must ensure you have no distractions. One area I find many struggle with is the amount of tab/app switching they do.

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Destructive wrong answers

It’s destructive to do anything wrong. Worse, it’s utterly destructive if you have to fix something you thought was a good idea due to a wrong solution.

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The 80/20 rule to rule them all

Many know the 80/20 rule. However, I don’t think they know how to implement it into their life as a whole. Let me explain my thoughts.

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Friday Fury: Selling shovels

The amount of bullshit on the internet never amazes me anymore, but reading bios stating, “I’ve made $10M for my clients”, is fucking getting out of hand!

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Make IT so simple it’s invisible

The more complicated your tech stack, the more unproductive you will become. The secret is to make your whole system so simple that it’s invisible.

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Unlearn to learn

Learning something is one of the most rewarding things you can do. But often, you’ll need to unload what you learned to get something done.

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Turn it off and on again

There are times no matter what you try it will never be how you want it. Trying to sellotape or hack a solution to make it work will often make it worse.

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All the gear but no idea

Having all the tools in the world won’t make you productive unless you have a goal. Knowing what you need to achieve that goal is vital when choosing the right tools.

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Life is better when it’s simpler

The more we have, the more we worry about the stupidest thing. I put my money where my mouth was and left everything behind to live a simpler life.

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Never lose the art of conversation

There are times when texting, emailing or even writing a blog post doesn’t convey how you feel. That’s why I think video is so important to master.

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Don’t wait, create

The longer you wait to do something, the more anxious you get and may never do it. So when it comes to creating content for your business, I’d just start.

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It doesn’t have to be perfect

When it comes to video content creation, you won’t win any Oscars or awards, so why are you trying to make it perfect? Just hit that record button!

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Productivity is a lie

The longer you look for a way to be more productive by learning everything under the sun, the longer it’ll take for you to actually get off your ass and do it.

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Friday Fury: Twitter narcissists

It’s been a while, so as the narcissists whine online, I thought it was high time for another Friday Fury episode to shed some light on their fake glory!

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Nothing ever goes to plan

It doesn’t matter how much you plan, what you strategise, and whom you bring into a project. It will never go to plan. But you should never focus on the negatives.

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The journey, not the destination

When I work with a client, the more I know about the end result (the destination), the better the solution will be. However, when on the road, I prefer the journey.

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The day we left Amsterdam

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Listen to the whisper

Your inner voice can sometimes be overwhelming, but if you don’t listen to that whisper, you might regret it later in life.

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From simplicity to spaghetti at Basecamp

Simplicity is something we all strive to possess, but as we work and find ways to make our business work more efficiently, we lose sight of that focus.

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FOMO is killing your productivity

The less we have, the more time we have. But having extra time for ourselves doesn’t mean doom-scrolling for fear of missing out.

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The importance of not having a job

We all need a purpose; otherwise, we aimlessly drift and waste our time on the mundane. So doing something we enjoy and getting paid for is the ultimate goal.

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Is the autofocus on a Fujifilm camera good?

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iPhone screen modes

I love to have the least possible apps on my iPhone screen as possible. While without impeding what needs to be done during the day.

I’ve been thinking about how I ‘dynamically’ could have more on my screen without using up more space.

So I’ve come up with a way to use Widgets to have what I need at my fingertips depending on the time of the day.

Although this is a manual thing, I have a feeling it will make me more productive. And help me focus more.

Let me know what you think, and if you’re a patron, comment below with how you’ve set up your iPhone screen.

Work mode

iPhone screen modes

Play mode

iPhone screen modes

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It’s ok to just use the stock Apple apps

Sometimes we need to get a third-party app to get our work done. However, using the stock Apple apps can be easier and save you time and money.

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Always wanted one. Now I have one.

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iPhone – Jan '23

My latest iPhone home screen is an extension of how I feel. Currently, the theme is less work and more practical and social.

The right side of your brain is screaming

There might be a reason why you’re feeling lost. Maybe, like me, you too have lost that creative spark, fire, and passion you had when you first started your business.

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The right video tools do matter

It can be overwhelming to see someone else’s setup. It’s great for inspiration, but it’s a huge mistake to think it’s something you need to get the quality you want.

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