Side quests.

Weekend tools, half-built experiments, and things I made because I wanted them to exist. Mostly free, mostly small, mostly running on the cheapest tier of something.

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Web app
giftpicker.io
Stuck on what to get someone? Answer a handful of questions about the person — vibe, budget, last thing that made them smile — and get a curated shortlist in under a minute. A weekend project that picked up a quiet following around the holidays.
giftpicker.io · 2021 Visit ↗
Tool
Do Now
Pull a card when you can't decide what to do next. Each one is a small, doable thing — a phone call, a walk, a sketch — sized to fit in the gap between checking your inbox and meaning to start something real.
daliakatan.com · 2019 Try it →
Practice
Trail Mix Method
A planning practice for people whose brains don't run on calendars. Sort your week into energy-shaped mixes — focus, social, admin, restore — and build days that fit how you actually work. Interactive version coming soon; read the method in Field Notes.
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