Return-Path: Received: from [2607:fb91:8c1b:8c8::f0:ffff] ([2607:fb91:8c1b:8c8:5cd6:2797:a597:d454]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 00721157ae682-7b9ee99bb09sm96352747b3.32.2026.04.24.07.36.36 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:36:36 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:36:30 -0400 From: tjphuhs@gmail.com To: "=?utf-8?Q?oc.tjphuhs=40gmail.com?=" Message-ID: <18675343-2be4-4a2f-b0ca-8eac3be1bbfa@Spark> In-Reply-To: <0vu0xv56gxf9h9r3vloalhv70mkxvfnhd7v2o@kit-mail3.com> References: <0vu0xv56gxf9h9r3vloalhv70mkxvfnhd7v2o@kit-mail3.com> Subject: Fwd: A couple things on my mind... X-Readdle-Message-ID: 18675343-2be4-4a2f-b0ca-8eac3be1bbfa@Spark MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="69eb7ff3_78ecd6d9_1f43" --69eb7ff3_78ecd6d9_1f43 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline ---------- =46orwarded message ---------- =46rom: Blake Allsmith Date: Apr 24, 2026 at 10:31=E2=80=AFAM -0400 To: tjphuhs=40gmail.com Subject: A couple things on my mind... > Hey folks=21 > Happy =46riday=21 A couple things on my mind... > 1. Wispr: Have you tried Wispr =46low yet=3F It's voice-to-text softwar= e; you hit the fn key and talk, and it uses AI to handle punctuation, cap= italization, etc. But the speed isn't actually the main unlock for me. Wh= at changed my workflow is how it pairs with AI. When you're typing a prom= pt, you tend to write it linearly and ship it. When you're talking, you n= aturally loop back, add context, rephrase, contradict yourself, circle an= idea from three angles before landing. All of that extra texture goes in= to the prompt, and the AI output gets noticeably better because of it. Ho= nestly, even if dictation were the same speed as typing, I'd still use it= just for this. If you're working with AI a lot, it's worth the switch. (= The iPhone app still kind of stinks tho, bc Apple is being territorial.) > 2. To Do Capture System: Between our rental properties and our home, we= have a lot to get done around the house in the spring. Chandler and I us= ed to keep a shared Apple Notes folder, but it got overwhelming fast. The= bigger issue wasn't tracking tasks, it was that we had no shared way to = decide what actually mattered that week. So this week I built a simple sy= stem: > - Capture: This has to be simple. I did a Google =46orm with three ques= tions (Task, Location, Who's submitting: me, Chandler, or my mother in la= w Donna, who helps manage the properties). > =E2=80=8B - Prioritize/Schedule: That form auto-populates into our week= ly meeting spreadsheet, where Chandler and I score urgency, decide DIY vs= hire out, and schedule it. I even auto-generate a suggested priority sco= re. > > Here is what the spreadsheet looks like, you'll have to wire up the Goo= gle =46orm yourself to make the connection. > 3. Parenting Book =46or Siblings: Having a large family w/ a wide age s= pan (7 kids, 14-->1) I'm noticing that one of our biggest challenges is t= hat our younger kids are in many ways being parented partially by our old= er kids. This just happens naturally, Chandler or I will leave the room a= nd if the younger acts out, the older kid will correct them. There are a = couple recurring behaviors with our younger kids, that I keep wondering =22= what makes you think this bad behavior will work=3F=22 Then I realized, i= t was working on the older kids. So - the solution is that every day at b= reakfast we've been reading through a short chapter of a parenting book t= ogether and walking through scenarios of how they can apply the principle= s as siblings. It's been really helpful so far. AMA. > That's it for this week=21 > Best, > Blake > =E2=80=8BUnsubscribe =7C Update your profile =7C 1455 Dalton Ave, Cinci= nnati, OH 45214 --69eb7ff3_78ecd6d9_1f43 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline
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=46rom: Blake Allsmith <blake=40allsmith.org>
Date: Apr 24, 2026 at 10:31=E2=80=AFAM -0400
To: tjphuhs=40gmail.com
Subject: A couple things on my mind...

Hey folks=21

Happy =46riday=21 A couple things on my mind...

1. = Wispr: Have you tried Wispr =46low = yet=3F It's voice-to-text software; you hit the fn key and talk, and it u= ses AI to handle punctuation, capitalization, etc. But the speed isn't ac= tually the main unlock for me. What changed my workflow is how it pairs w= ith AI. When you're typing a prompt, you tend to write it linearly and sh= ip it. When you're talking, you naturally loop back, add context, rephras= e, contradict yourself, circle an idea from three angles before landing. = All of that extra texture goes into the prompt, and the AI output gets no= ticeably better because of it. Honestly, even if dictation were the same = speed as typing, I'd still use it just for this. If you're working with A= I a lot, it's worth the switch. (The iPhone app still kind of stinks tho,= bc Apple is being territorial.)

2. To Do Capture System: Between our rental properties = and our home, we have a lot to get done around the house in the spring. C= handler and I used to keep a shared Apple Notes folder, but it got overwh= elming fast. The bigger issue wasn't tracking tasks, it was that we had n= o shared way to decide what actually mattered that week. So this week I b= uilt a simple system:
- Capture: This has to be simple. I did a Google =46orm = with three questions (Task, Location, Who's submitting: me, Chandler, or = my mother in law Donna, who helps manage the properties).
=E2=80=8B - Prioritize/Schedule: That form auto-populate= s into our weekly meeting spreadsheet, where Chandler and I score urgency= , decide DIY vs hire out, and schedule it. I even auto-generate a suggest= ed priority score.
=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B
Here is what the spreadsheet looks like, you'll have to wire up the G= oogle =46orm yourself to make the connection.

3. Parenting Book =46or Siblings: Having a large family= w/ a wide age span (7 kids, 14-->1) I'm noticing that one of our bigg= est challenges is that our younger kids are in many ways being parented p= artially by our older kids. This just happens naturally, Chandler or I wi= ll leave the room and if the younger acts out, the older kid will correct= them. There are a couple recurring behaviors with our younger kids, that= I keep wondering =22what makes you think this bad behavior will work=3F=22= Then I realized, it was working on the older kids. So - the sol= ution is that every day at breakfast we've been reading through a short c= hapter of a parenting book together and walking through s= cenarios of how they can apply the principles as siblings. It's been real= ly helpful so far. AMA.

That's it for this week=21

Best,

Blake

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