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The Tech Stack That Replaced My 60-Hour Work Week
Life has a way of forcing change upon us.
In early 2023, I suffered a stroke that turned my world upside down.
After two decades in digital advertising and successfully taking my company to IPO, I suddenly found myself unable to work the way I used to. Those 60+ hour weeks? No longer an option.
Today, I run a profitable business working just four hours a day. Here’s the tech stack that made it possible.
The Wake-Up Call
When you’re lying in a hospital bed, unable to speak or work, your perspective shifts dramatically. The irony wasn’t lost on me — I’d built a successful career helping companies optimise their digital operations, yet my own work-life balance was completely unsustainable.
Recovery meant rebuilding — not just my health, but my entire approach to work. I needed systems that would allow me to be productive without burning out. Tools that would work for me, not demand more from me.
The Foundation: Personal Knowledge Management
The cornerstone of my new system is a solid Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) setup. I think of it as my digital brain — but one that actually works for me, not against me.
