Hey there, This week, I'm sharing a quick recap of my favorite lessons, reads, and shares of the month. We'll be back to the usual articles in the next issue.

If you came across anything great this month (whether it’s a book, podcast, or insight) I’d love to hear about it! Just hit reply and share what you loved.

April 2026 Recap

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Reads

Last month I finished What to Make of a Life by Jim Collins (the Good to Great guy).

The structure was what drew me in. He studied pairs of people who started in nearly identical situations: two rock stars, two figure skaters, two suffragists, two public figures handling scandal. Same starting point, very different lives. The whole book is about what matters in those moments.

If you're sitting at any kind of crossroads right now, this one is for you.

Some Highlights:

Wearing

I ditched my Apple Watch.

I kept trying to make it work. Turned off notifications. Turned off more notifications. They still kept finding their way to my wrist. And I disliked the square face.

I picked up this $30 watch on Amazon instead. It tells the time, shows the date, tracks my steps, and looks nice. That's it.

The step counting isn't perfect (walking while pushing a stroller doesn't always register), but I don't need perfection. I just want a sense of whether I'm getting close to 10k a day.

When you work from home, no one's making you walk anywhere. There's no commute, no lap to the conference room, no walk out to lunch. Movement has to be a choice. This little watch is the quiet nudge I need, without all the noise the Apple Watch was adding to my day.

Training

Hot take: every remote worker should be working with a posture trainer.

I'm serious. We sit too much. We sit weirdly. Then we wonder why our backs hurt.

I've been working with Andrea Rehm, a former professional ballet dancer turned trainer, for the past couple months and she's the first person who's actually helped my chronic pain. She does virtual sessions and somehow always knows exactly what your body needs.

It's not cheap ($100/session, package discounts available), but it's been one of the best things I've spent money on this year. To get started with virtual sessions, all you need is a pilates ball and a foam roller.

Shares

In case you missed it, I shared three new resources recently:

From 10 Tabs to One Live Dashboard Turn your calendar, inbox, and Slack into a single morning briefing using Claude's new Live Artifacts feature ​→ Read it​

What's Simmering in AI This Week 3 helpful dashboards people are building with Claude right now: package tracking, vacation catchup, and general adulting ​​→ Read it​

Daily AI Briefing Our free Slack has a #daily-ai-briefing channel. Short, plain English, every weekday. The easiest way to stay current without scrolling forever. ​​→ Read it​

Work Forward Society Want to meet others who do work differently? Join us in making 2025 your year of less meetings and more real work! Join The Work Forward Society →

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