Doing it yourself · still hunting
StreetEasy✕Zillow✕Craigslist✕Maps✕“no fee” meaning?✕Zillow (3)✕RentHop✕“is $6,300 normal??”✕StreetEasy (5)✕“doorman worth it?”✕Facebook groups✕Zillow (12)✕Maps — commute✕“sunlight rule of thumb”✕RentHop (2)✕StreetEasy (9)✕“broker fee negotiable?”✕Zillow (17)✕StreetEasy — map view✕“junior 1BR meaning”✕Craigslist (2)✕“Yorkville vs Chelsea”✕RentHop (6)✕Maps — 40 min?!✕“walkup 5th floor knees”✕Zillow (23)✕StreetEasy (14)✕
27 tabs open. zero decisions made.an hour in. still comparing the same six.3+ hours. back on tab one, reading it again.
Doing it yourself · still sorting
Gmail✕Gmail (128)✕Calendar✕“unsubscribe from everything”✕Gmail — invoice✕Drive✕“how to politely say no”✕Gmail (3)✕Slack✕“gmail filter rules”✕Gmail (91)✕Gmail (140)✕Gmail (162)✕“inbox zero method”✕Calendar — Mon✕Drive — receipts✕Gmail (177)✕Gmail (191)✕“email bankruptcy”✕Slack (33)✕Calendar — Tue??✕Gmail — flights✕“snooze vs archive”✕Drive (2)✕Gmail (204)✕“out of office one liner”✕Gmail (218)✕
128 unread. answered: none.an hour in. rereading the same thread.3+ hours. the unread count went up.
Doing it yourself · still refreshing
Google Flights✕Kayak✕Delta✕Hopper✕“best day to book?”✕Skyscanner✕“incognito cheaper??”✕Kayak (5)✕United✕“fare classes explained”✕Expedia✕Hopper (4)✕Google Flights (2)✕“red eye worth it?”✕Delta — SkyMiles✕Kayak (9)✕“LGA vs JFK”✕Hopper (7)✕“basic economy trap”✕Kayak (12)✕Google Flights (5)✕“carry on only?”✕Skyscanner (3)✕Delta (2)✕“points worth it”✕Expedia (4)✕Kayak (18)✕
14 tabs of fares. all moving targets.an hour in. the price went up $31.3+ hours. the cheap seat is gone.
Doing it yourself · still adding it up
Chase✕Amex✕Chase — statements✕“where did my money go”✕Excel✕Amex (PDF)✕“budget template that works”✕Chase (3)✕Notes✕“normal grocery spend nyc”✕Chase — recurring✕Amex (6)✕Excel — v2✕“50/30/20 rule”✕Amex (11)✕Chase (7)✕“cancel free trials”✕Chase (12)✕“what is APR really”✕Excel — v3 FINAL✕Amex (14)✕“venmo tax thing??”✕Notes (2)✕Chase (19)✕“cash stuffing method”✕Excel — v3 FINAL (1)✕Amex (17)✕
three statements open. one spreadsheet, blank.an hour in. still hunting one $38 charge.3+ hours. the categories stopped making sense.
Doing it yourself · still catching up
GitHub✕Sentry✕CircleCI✕GitHub — 23 PRs✕“why is main red”✕Sentry (7)✕Slack — #eng✕CircleCI (4)✕“revert a merged PR”✕GitHub (11)✕Linear✕Sentry (12)✕GitHub (18)✕“flaky test causes”✕Slack — #incidents✕Sentry (19)✕CircleCI (6)✕GitHub (27)✕“rebase vs merge again”✕Sentry (23)✕Slack — #eng (12)✕CircleCI (9)✕“docker cache miss why”✕Linear (4)✕GitHub (31)✕“revert the revert”✕Sentry (30)✕
nine dashboards open. still no answer.an hour in. scrolling Sentry by hand.3+ hours. standup started without you.
Doing it yourself · still reading
Google✕LinkedIn✕Crunchbase✕“who is the CFO?”✕10-K (PDF)✕LinkedIn (3)✕“their competitors??”✕Glassdoor✕PitchBook✕Google (5)✕“revenue 2025?”✕LinkedIn (7)✕Crunchbase (2)✕“burn rate meaning”✕10-K — notes✕Google (9)✕LinkedIn (12)✕Google (14)✕“TAM SAM SOM”✕LinkedIn (17)✕PitchBook (2)✕“founder previous startup”✕Crunchbase (5)✕10-K — p.47✕Glassdoor (3)✕“moat or nah”✕Google (21)✕
the 10-K is 212 pages. you are on page 9.an hour in. three tabs of the same chart.3+ hours. notes nobody will read.
Doing it yourself · still browsing
Net-a-Porter✕Matches✕“capsule wardrobe work”✕Mytheresa✕Ssense✕“is this worth $1,200?”✕Net-a-Porter (4)✕Pinterest✕“what to wear board meeting”✕The RealReal✕Nordstrom✕Matches (6)✕Ssense (3)✕“blazer fit guide”✕Pinterest (8)✕Mytheresa (2)✕The RealReal (5)✕Matches (9)✕“cost per wear math”✕Ssense (7)✕Net-a-Porter (11)✕“capsule 12 pieces list”✕Pinterest (15)✕Mytheresa (4)✕“tailoring worth it”✕The RealReal (8)✕Nordstrom (2)✕
31 tabs of blazers. none in your size.an hour in. the cart is still empty.3+ hours. bookmarked, not bought.