https://www.johnsiwicki.com/AI tools I keep, skip or try.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/the-quiet-value-of-boring-automation/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/the-quiet-value-of-boring-automation/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The automation I want most is the kind that removes a repeatable handoff without hiding the work or the judgment behind it.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/a-group-chat-full-of-bots/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/a-group-chat-full-of-bots/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Grokbot's group chat of agents just works, and a tiny Monday cashback sweep turned into my favorite automation of the week.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/what-i-want-from-ai-is-less-magic-and-more-follow-through/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/what-i-want-from-ai-is-less-magic-and-more-follow-through/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000A clever answer is useful, but the real test is whether the work makes it to the right next step.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/my-brain-has-too-many-tabs-open/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/my-brain-has-too-many-tabs-open/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000I'm trying to build a command center that gives each loose thought a clear place and a way back.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/tools-are-not-a-system/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/tools-are-not-a-system/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The useful question isn't which app I should add; it's whether each kind of information has a clear next step.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/working-notes-are-better-than-perfect-blog-posts/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/working-notes-are-better-than-perfect-blog-posts/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000I'm using October to see what changes when I treat this blog as a place to think in public, not a place to publish finished essays.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/a-stack-snacks-update-building-the-workbench/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/a-stack-snacks-update-building-the-workbench/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000It’s been a while since I shared a proper Stack Snacks update. Here’s what I’ve been building, testing, and trying to make useful.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/one-week-with-x-money-a-well-built-product/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/one-week-with-x-money-a-well-built-product/Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000Notes from a week using X Money and what it gets right as a focused, well-built product.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/relaunching-my-personal-site-building-stack-snacks-in-public/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/relaunching-my-personal-site-building-stack-snacks-in-public/Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000Welcome to the relaunch of my personal site. I’m building Stack Snacks in the open—a space for stories, ideas, and lessons from the project.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/youtube-milestone-content-strategy-and-tech-experiments/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/youtube-milestone-content-strategy-and-tech-experiments/Sat, 24 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000Hello, Stack Snacks community! We're excited to share our latest updates and developments with you all.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/stack-snacks-august-update-new-platforms-and-fresh-content/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/stack-snacks-august-update-new-platforms-and-fresh-content/Fri, 16 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000It's time for a Stack Snacks update! We've been busy behind the scenes, making some exciting changes and improvements to our platform.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/stack-snacks-july-update/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/stack-snacks-july-update/Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000July was not our most productive month for building out Stack Snacks. We didn't get many videos or podcasts out the door, but we were able to ship a few...https://www.johnsiwicki.com/stack-snacks-podcast/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/stack-snacks-podcast/Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000This week, I focused more of my attention on a little relaunch of the podcast feed.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/stack-stacks-weekly-update/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/stack-stacks-weekly-update/Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000This week was a bit of a challenging one for us in terms of publishing new content.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/going-live-may-26th-update/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/going-live-may-26th-update/Sun, 26 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000This week might have been the most prolific since I started the Stack Snacks project.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/stack-snacks-update-1/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/stack-snacks-update-1/Sun, 19 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000Last year, I launched a YouTube channel to dive into something creative, challenging, and entirely new.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/stack-snacks-update-may-10th/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/stack-snacks-update-may-10th/Sun, 19 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000After a brief hiatus, we're excited to resume our regular schedule of updates.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/stack-snacks-may-17th/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/stack-snacks-may-17th/Sun, 19 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000This week was all about new news in AI. We are working on some new videos that should hopefully come out in the next few days.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/i-bought-a-piece-of-a-birkin-bag/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/i-bought-a-piece-of-a-birkin-bag/Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000This is not investment advice. This is merely for entertainment purposes and commentary.https://www.johnsiwicki.com/netlify-starter-templates/https://www.johnsiwicki.com/netlify-starter-templates/Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000Netlify has consistently proven itself to be an excellent platform for deploying web projects.