Build Mode for MacDownloadNotes
Notes from the quietpart of building.
Interviews and lessons for people putting in the hours before the users, revenue, and results arrive.
Why Your Mac Time Tracker Doesn't Need a Monthly Subscription
Every tracker I tried wanted an account and a monthly plan before it would show me my own hours. A time tracker can be a normal Mac app: it runs on your machine, keeps your data there, and you pay for it once.
ReadBuild Mode vs RescueTime: Time Tracking Without Cloud Surveillance
RescueTime records your whole day and scores it in the cloud. Build Mode counts only the sessions you start, and nothing leaves your Mac. I built one of these two, so here is the fairest comparison I can write.
ReadBuild Mode vs Toggl Track: The Privacy-First Mac Alternative with No Subscription
Toggl Track exists so clients can be billed for your hours. Build Mode exists so you can see them. I made one of the two, but I'll be straight about both.
ReadWhy Screen-Recording Time Trackers Harm Focus (And What to Use Instead)
Some trackers screenshot your day to prove you worked. I think the watching wrecks the work. Here is what time tracking looks like when nothing can see your screen.
ReadBuilding a Strong Personal Brand: Insights from KP
KP found building in public in 2018 and never let go of it. Notes from a conversation with Netlify's head of community about consistency, believing in the thing, the slow early years, and the luck that finds people who work in the open.
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