Stress-free productivity does exist

It’s Monday morning. You open your laptop and already feel the weight of it before you even read the first email. The feeling that there’s too much to do, that no matter how much you get done today, you’ll still have a lot left to do tomorrow. You’re hard-working and disciplined, so something must be slipping through the cracks.

Hi everyone!

A little over a year ago, we made a decision that wasn’t easy: instead of continuing to add layers to the app you’ve been using for years, we were going to build a completely new one from scratch. Taking advantage of a short summer break, I wanted to tell you why, where we’re headed, and what technology is behind that decision.

Can you imagine telling Claude, without opening any app: “note that I need to call Marta to talk about her new contract,” and having that thought land exactly where it should, in your FacileThings inbox? Or asking it mid-morning: “what’s pending on the website project?” and getting your actual next actions back? Or sitting down on a Sunday afternoon and letting your assistant walk you through your weekly review, conversationally? ¹

You leave the room or end the video call, and for a moment you feel like something has been resolved. There was a conversation, ideas were put on the table, and even a verbal agreement was reached. But twenty minutes later, as you’re already focused on another task, you still don’t feel entirely at ease: What exactly was decided? Who was responsible for what? And what did that comment about “we need to take our time” really mean?