Planner stack experiment
7 cycles recorded. An endless series of notebook, planner, and index-card setups that each felt like a breakthrough...
Special views
See the patterns, not just the entries.
This is where HyperFocus DB starts feeling like a memory system instead of a pile of notes: repeated loops, high-value rabbit holes, costly lessons, and good starter resources.
Most revisited
Loops that keep coming back
ADHD systems audit
6 cycles recorded. A long-running effort to understand what actually helps: medication notes, planner experiments, capture systems, and...
Linux distro and self-hosting loop
5 cycles recorded. Repeated cycles of distro hopping, Docker stack planning, and wanting a perfectly controlled setup that...
Guitar gear and routine loop
4 cycles recorded. Started as 'learn a few songs' and kept turning into gear comparison spreadsheets, pedalboard planning,...
AI workflow lab
3 cycles recorded. Less about hype and more about turning AI into an actual workbench for writing, synthesis,...
Mirrorless photography reset
3 cycles recorded. Photography kept cycling between genuine joy, editing backlog, and the urge to fix motivation problems...
Highest ROI
Worth the obsession
AI workflow lab
Life-changing outcome. Less about hype and more about turning AI into an actual workbench for writing, synthesis,...
ADHD systems audit
Life-changing outcome. A long-running effort to understand what actually helps: medication notes, planner experiments, capture systems, and...
Jeep build and trail planning
Useful outcome. A mix of real outdoor fun and very expensive forum-influenced optimization, with enough lessons learned...
Homelab and hosting rebuild
Useful outcome. A corrective cycle after overcomplicating hosting. Ended with a healthier respect for cheap shared hosting,...
Guitar gear and routine loop
Useful outcome. Started as 'learn a few songs' and kept turning into gear comparison spreadsheets, pedalboard planning,...
Espresso station upgrade
Useful outcome. What started as wanting better coffee at home turned into grinder research, puck prep gadgets,...
Abandoned but valuable
Good ideas that still got dropped
Affiliate Niche Site Idea Loop
Affiliate Niche Site Idea Loop became a structured hyperfocus inside Business / Affiliate Systems, usually...
Expensive lessons
Tuition paid in cash
Jeep build and trail planning
$3,400 spent. A mix of real outdoor fun and very expensive forum-influenced optimization, with enough lessons learned...
Mirrorless photography reset
$2,460 spent. Photography kept cycling between genuine joy, editing backlog, and the urge to fix motivation problems...
Guitar gear and routine loop
$1,850 spent. Started as 'learn a few songs' and kept turning into gear comparison spreadsheets, pedalboard planning,...
Espresso station upgrade
$1,320 spent. What started as wanting better coffee at home turned into grinder research, puck prep gadgets,...
Homelab Infrastructure Build
$850 spent. Homelab Infrastructure Build became a structured hyperfocus inside Technical / Servers & Infrastructure, usually shaped...
Homelab and hosting rebuild
$760 spent. A corrective cycle after overcomplicating hosting. Ended with a healthier respect for cheap shared hosting,...
Recent entries
Freshly captured cycles
AI workflow lab
Started 2024-04-03. Less about hype and more about turning AI into an actual workbench for writing, synthesis,...
Espresso station upgrade
Started 2023-09-01. What started as wanting better coffee at home turned into grinder research, puck prep gadgets,...
Homelab and hosting rebuild
Started 2023-04-14. A corrective cycle after overcomplicating hosting. Ended with a healthier respect for cheap shared hosting,...
Digital marketing funnel sprint
Started 2022-11-01. Learned a lot about landing pages, keyword intent, and email structure, but also learned how...
Cell phone repair side quest
Started 2022-05-06. Learned enough repair to handle basic screens and batteries, made a little money, and also...
Urban exploration archive
Started 2021-09-09. Became a mix of local history research, photography, and figuring out how to stay curious...
Best starter resources
Useful before you overspend
Notion
Useful for notes, databases, planning systems, and structured dashboards when a topic needs more shape than...
ChatGPT
The main AI workbench for everyday chat, writing, synthesis, planning, coding help, and image generation.
ChatGPT Atlas Browser
Adds browser context and agent-style capabilities to ChatGPT, which makes it more useful for live research...
Perplexity
Best for quick factual lookup and broad research, basically filling the role Wikipedia used to play...
Particle
A strong AI-powered news aggregation app with better context and discovery than most news apps, especially...
Polycam
Useful for 3D LiDAR imaging, spatial capture, and turning physical environments or objects into something you...