i recently had the 'epiphany' that these notes apps (Craft, Obsidian...) using the 'folders' metaphor is not helping. This PARA shit is not helping me. It's somehow the wrong mental model for me, I can't wrap my brain around it.

Introducing Chiara's (Life and Work) Kitchen - treating my system for getting things done as a product github.com/chiaracokien...

GitHub - chiaracokieng/chiaras-kitchen

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exquisite

Reading early copy of @asmartbear.com 's book Hidden Multipliers They say the most important part of a post is the title, the hook, the subject line That's wrong. I think it's WHO wrote it I will read everything Jason Cohen writes.

Telling everyone I know that I will be working from CSpace coworking space in Berlin tomorrow. Committing to coworking 10 days in June and making some real work friends. I am done with this wfh and solopreneur shit 😂

These days everything is the 1) one thing AI can't replace, and 2) the new moat.

i just spent €50 buying a leuchtturm notebook, pen, and pen holder to slow down my life hahaha spent 30m in a coffee shop writing about my thoughts and feelings in the paper notebook

finally learned how to add mcp connection to my notes app turns out i didn't need the craziness i did w/ github and claude code hahaha

Until it becomes a fact that we stop getting paid to think, please do not stop thinking just yet

I am really worried what generative AI will do to real life conversations Too many people ramble and never make a point as it is Now they have even less practice when texting and writing emails It's gonna get way way worse

Started using LACRM www.lessannoyingcrm.com two days ago. The rumors are true... It is indeed (way) less annoying! Actually initially decided to use Copper but it didn't survive 1 hour of real use.

Less Annoying CRM | Simple Contact Management for Small Businesses

Thousands of small businesses use Less Annoying CRM to manage contacts, track leads, and stay on top of follow-ups.

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Weekly Update: May 2-9, 2026 Added "struggles" section in weekly updates. This week's: exhaustion, the line between coaching and doing the work for them, and letting the pipeline dry up while I was heads-down on product. www.chiaracokieng.com/weekly-updat...

Weekly Update: May 2-9, 2026

Started using CoCareer with clients, built an expenses projection file I can update directly in Claude Code, and added "struggles" section in updates. This week's: exhaustion, the line between coachin...

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Discipline is important, and inspiration is still helpful

Learn from how real entrepreneurs are using AI, rather than how "AI experts" are doing entrepreneurship

www.chiaracokieng.com/egg/

Reading ray dalio 10 years after i first learned about his book principles Wow ok i finally get it when he says evolution is the most powerful phenomenon in the world And this is why it means nothing will ever be perfect nor done

Weekly Update: Apr 25–30, 2026 This week, a client accepted an offer. She's starting in June and said she couldn't have done it without me. 🥹 On the product side, I finally finished the client journey spec and built two new mini lessons. www.chiaracokieng.com/weekly-updat...

Weekly Update: Apr 25–30, 2026

This week, a client accepted an offer. She's starting in June and said she couldn't have done it without me. 🥹 On the product side, I finally finished the client journey spec and built two new mini le...

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Weekly Update: Apr 18–24, 2026 This week: exceeded my old Forto salary, put my entire business into a GitHub repo, and got a lot of product thinking done: feature matrix, CMF questionnaire, and client journey spec. www.chiaracokieng.com/weekly-updat...

Pacing: Start today. Success comes in its own time. Act with urgency. Achieve with patience.

My brain needs a break

Weekly Update: Apr 11–17, 2026 The numbers look great last week, but it doesn't feel that way. I built my first app with Claude Code! www.chiaracokieng.com/weekly-updat...

Weekly Update: Apr 11–17, 2026

The numbers look great this week, but it doesn't feel that way. I built my first app with Claude Code!

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Just published a new article! 👇🏾 If you don't hire people better than you, the organization gets bigger, not better. But how do you hire for something you don't understand? Many thanks for spreading the love with ❤️ and 🔁!

How to hire people who are better than you

If you don’t hire people better than you, the organization gets bigger, not better. But how do you hire for something you don’t understand?

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Memo to Myself: The Three Money Thresholds www.chiaracokieng.com/money-memo/

www.chiaracokieng.com/evaluating-c... Evaluating Copper and Google Calendar for CRM and Scheduling

i didn't want to buy an Oura Ring, so i decided to learn vibe coding instead! Sleep Lab - a progressive web app to make use of Garmin's sleep data and measure which tactics actually improve my sleep, starting with mouth tape 😂 github: github.com/chiaracokien... all tips & advice welcome!

Just tried Google Calendar scheduler - works great!! chiaracokieng.craft.me/vOp4iw8ae7n9x6 1. can have qualifying questions 2. can embed scheduler & booking form in wordpress website (i just replaced my brevo form already)

2026-04-11 Evaluation: Google Calendar Scheduling & Copper

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New client, finally driving the north star metric for client success, picking a CRM, and a case study that reminded me the program works and changes lives. www.chiaracokieng.com/weekly-updat...

www.chiaracokieng.com/happiness-eq... The easiest way to be happy is to keep your expectations low. But what if you still want big goals? Here's how to have both.

The Happiness Equation: How to Have Big Goals and Still Be Happy

The easiest way to be happy is to keep your expectations low. But what if you still want big goals? Here's how to have both.

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One of the most challenging aspects of being a founder for me is this: Needing to both 1) maintain discipline (e.g. activities that drive the most important goals), 2) my job changing constantly as the business grows

New quarter, new whiteboard