The Problem Before the Problem
A lot of technology projects start one step too late. Someone asks for a tool, plugin, automation, or AI helper before anyone has named the repeated pain underneath it.
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Technology should make work less miserable. Not become a whole extra job.
Less Miserable Tech is a podcast and field journal about real workflows: where they get stuck, what small fixes actually help, and how to make systems fit the people doing the work.
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Don't start with the AI tool. Start where the work gets stuck. Name the friction, then decide what kind of fix is worth trying.
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The Event Plugin Had a Thousand Features. She Needed Six.
She didn’t need more features. She needed the common path to stop fighting her.
The Goal Is Not to Build My Cockpit
My weird personal system is not a template. It’s evidence that tools should fit the person doing the work.
Sometimes the First Problem Is Figuring Out What the Problem Is
Before you pick the tool, name the thing that keeps making the work harder than it needs to be.
