Michael Sliwinski

Michael Sliwinski

@michael.team

Founder of Nozbe productivity app since 2007.

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🎙️ No Office FM #96: How to Manage a Law Firm: From Chaos to Control Turns out many lawyers use our app instead of dedicated “lawyerly” solutions to manage their practice, cases, court orders… because with our app they avoid more chaos as more clients come knocking. michael.team/noofficefm-96/

michael.teamNo Office FM #96: How to Manage a Law Firm: From Chaos to ControlDid you know that most law firm owners work over 50 hours a week and constantly worry about court deadlines? Team communication is often scattered across different channels like WhatsApp, email, and…

App Store: a few bad apples or one bad Apple? Great post explaining the incompetence of App Store and the BS that they tell us that it’s a curated and safe environment. Also. If Apple gets 30% from scams, how motivated are they to remove them? I know, sounds awful, but their inaction is obvious!

lapcatsoftware.comApp Store: a few bad apples or one bad Apple?My blog post yesterday, App Store review allowed a Meta Muse copycat, highlighted not just one but three obvious scams currently in the App Store. Reactions such as this Reddit comment are…

💌 If you’re not signed to my Newsletter, I encourage you to check it out - and you’ll receive a shorter version of my #productivity essay about sub-projects that are complicating your life and making you slower! Sub-projects suck (and I have the research to prove it) michael.team/news-flat/

michael.teamSub-projects suck (and I have the research to prove it)For 19 years I’ve been refusing to add sub-projects and sub-tasks to Nozbe. Customers left us over it. Many came back. Turns out four decades of research quietly agree with me…

📺 Cookie-free YouTube watcher - the most popular page on my blog by far. You can send any YouTube video link to this page and watch calmly without distractions, ads or suggestions. Now LIVE and SHORTS support! 🔗 PLUS free iOS Siri Shortcut so you can send any video link to here. michael.team/yt/

michael.teamCookie-free YouTube watcherHello, I’m Michael Sliwinski, founder of Nozbe - to-do app for business owners and their teams. I write essays, books, work on projects and I podcast for you using #iPadOnly in #NoOffice as I believe…

✅ Sub-projects suck 👎 why 19 years of a flat structure made my app better! For almost two decades people demanded “sub-projects” or “sub-tasks” and I resisted… we gave them other features and insisted on the flat project structure - turns out there’s research that backs me up! michael.team/flat/

michael.teamSub-projects suck — why 19 years of a flat structure made my app betterYou open a new productivity app and you start getting organized with a hierarchy. Projects. Sub-projects. Tasks. Sub-tasks. This feels serious. This feels professional. You feel in control. Yet when…

🌍 Turns out that over 19 years of Nozbe we’ve served customers from 165 countries! Hundred Sixty Five! Just think about it - a small, mission-driven, privately-owned company from Poland in Europe led totally remotely… and just 15 people in the core team… michael.team/165c/

michael.teamCustomers in 165 countries!Turns out that over 19 years of Nozbe we’ve served customers from 165 countries! Hundred Sixty Five! And these are not just free users, but we’re talking about paying customers. This small stat made…

🇪🇺 🍎 Is Apple making the European Union a scapegoat with Siri AI? All comments about DMA and Europe are around Apple’s “privacy stance” but what if they just can’t deal with Europe’s languages and they decided to just blame their inability to ship on the EU? WDYT? michael.team/apple-eu/

michael.teamIs Apple making the European Union a scapegoat with Siri AI?I used to fly all the way to California for Apple’s Developer conference, called WWDC. I’ve been an Apple fan for nearly two decades, I’m still iPadOnly, and I’m still a developer on their platforms…

🔗 Formatting lists in Shortcuts Another „note to self” post because Apple’s documentation is lacking in that aspect and there are many hidden features of “lists” in Shortcuts. I hope it’s useful to someone. michael.team/lists/

michael.teamFormatting lists in ShortcutsIn Apple Shortcuts I use “lists” a lot. Especially in my Journaling shortcut and my upcoming new “Clipboard Manager” which I’m using every day. The lists are not very well documented so it’s a…

🎙️The Podcast #225 - Tim Cook vs Apple fans Don’t get me wrong. I’m excited about Apple’s WWDC but I’d like to also remind you how Apple’s services revenue should be translated to „fees and rent” - especially for us - developers. michael.team/podcast-225/

michael.teamThe Podcast #225 - Tim Cook vs Apple fansApple’s Developer conference in 2026 is happening and it’ll be the last one when Tim Cook is the CEO of Apple as he already named John Ternus as his successor. Even though Tim Cook built a 4 trillion…

🇯🇵 Is Japanese better? Technology, culture, perfection… Upon my recent trip to Japan I noticed many things being just “better” there… as they really keep improving things - after all the word “kaizen” means in Japanese “continuous improvment” - here’s what I noticed: michael.team/japanese/

michael.teamIs Japanese better? Technology, culture, perfection…Recently I was on trip to Japan after 12 years. I’ve noticed many things that in Japan are different than here in Europe, and very often… better. Which reminds me of the lyrics of one of my favorite…

😎 How to set up Meta Ray-Ban Glasses with maximum privacy… If you like “smart glasses” but don’t trust Meta/Facebook company, then this detailed post is for you. I’m sure some of the settings I chose for the “Meta AI” app to protect my privacy will surprise you: michael.team/rb/

michael.teamHow to set up Meta Ray-Ban Glasses with maximum privacy…I’m not a fan of Meta/Facebook but I’ve been using their smart glasses 😎 for a while now. Recently there was much controversy around their AI features, as apparently sub-contractors from Kenya were…

🎂 47 - the four-seven of my birthdays… thanks to my daughters! I can’t no-share these amazing memes my daughters made for me for my birthday - especially I love the Jerry Maguire reference… anyway, today I’m not only a birthday boy, but also a #proudDad 😎 michael.team/forty7/

michael.team47 - the four-seven of my birthdays… thanks to my daughters!Today I’m turning 47 and my two elder daughters (Milena is 17 and Emilia 14) created a collage of memes for me from my favorite movies. They decided that 47 is like six-seven, so it’s time to be…

🎙️ The Podcast #223 - AI productivity 🤖 In case you missed the two AI-co-hosts commenting on my #productivity hacks using AI, I encourage you to listen (it’s only 20 min!) - the conversation gets weird when they try to make you believe they are real humans… michael.team/podcast-223/

michael.teamThe Podcast #223 - AI productivityCan AI - Artificial Intelligence - become a productivity booster? Oh yes. From an AI skeptic, I’ve been slowly embracing it and incorporating it into my daily work. I’ve shared my experiences in an…

🎙️ The Podcast 224 - The 2-Minute Rule - I love how the AI co-hosts discuss my writing - instead of reading my essay on the famous #GTD 2-minute rule, they talk about it in an engaging way - don’t you think? Take a listen (only 20 min) and let me know! michael.team/podcast-224/

michael.teamThe Podcast 224 - The 2-Minute RuleI’m a great fan of GTD - Getting Things Done methodology by David Allen and as the founder of Nozbe, I love my simple structure of projects, tasks and comments. However, there are tasks that don’t…

📺 Turns out my “YouTube Watcher” page is very popular. Keep getting lots of thanks from people using it regularly - I use it (and the associated Shortcut) many times a day but according to my traffic logs, many do, too. Just updated it to also support YT LIVE links. Cheers. michael.team/yt/

michael.teamCookie-free YouTube watcherHello, I’m Michael Sliwinski, founder of Nozbe - to-do app for business owners and their teams. I write essays, books, work on projects and I podcast for you using #iPadOnly in #NoOffice as I believe...

🔥🎙️ The Podcast #222 - Core Hours Framework in practice - this time the AI co-hosts comment on my “CORE HOURS” technique and hopefully they’ll inspire you to try it, too. Seriously, these 20-minute podcasts are amazing - check them out and subscribe! michael.team/podcast-222/

michael.teamThe Podcast #222 - Core Hours Framework in practiceIf you’re a busy entrepreneur, manager or team leader, I’m sure your workweek is totally slammed. Between managing, delegating and leading, you also need time for focused work. There’s simply no time…

🖥️ My top 10 home office gadgets in 2026 - some are new (like the 32” screen) but most are a few years old and a testament to the fact, that some tech products can serve you years if not decades. Enjoy and let me know what I’ve missed: michael.team/office26/

michael.teamMy top 10 home office gadgets in 2026I work from home. Just like the rest of my Nozbe team. We all work from our homes. That’s why I’ve been tweaking my home office almost every year since 2008 and documenting it on my blog. Now it’s…

🤪 Human nature is annoying… 🖥️ Just bought a 32” 6K monitor and when I installed it I was like - WOW - so much screen real estate! After 30 minutes I was like… Yeah. OK. This is the new normal now. Nothing to see here. I just GOT USED TO IT. So quickly. We like the good things. I’m spoiled.

🚀 Being mentored by Nathan Barry on growing Nozbe! I travelled half the globe for this interview and got amazing piece of business advice. Here’s how it is like seeing your business through the eyes 👀 of a successful entrepreneur you respect and have been following for years… Enjoy!

michael.teamBeing mentored by Nathan Barry on growing Nozbe!What it’s like seeing your business through the eyes 👀 of a successful entrepreneur you respect and have been following for years? The opportunity of being mentored by Nathan Barry was the highlight…

🤖AI and #productivity?! Tomorrow I’ll be presenting two webinars about our amazing plans for the future of AI powered productivity in #nozbe. Will you join me? I’ve spent today preparing the presentation and testing everything. Can’t wait to share it with you!

🎂🚀 19 years of Nozbe! What a better way to celebrate 🎉 than getting a cover of my beloved best Polish lifestyle „iMagazine” and donating all that to charity that helps children sick with cancer? 💪 BTW cancer in children should be illegal. Who invented this??? Anyway. Thanks for your support!

😍 Can’t believe 10 years ago (almost exactly to the day) I wrote this blog post and it still holds true, when Nozbe is about to celebrate 19 years. People ask me: Wow, you’re so successful! What’s next for you? I still answer: Next version of Nozbe. And it gets me excited! 🤓 michael.team/next/

michael.teamWow, you’re so successful! What’s next for you?In just a week I’ll be celebrating 9 years of running Nozbe - a productivity project I launched on February 1, 2007. Nine years. Almost a decade. Started with a team of one. And now we’re 24 core…

😎 Just updated my “NOW” page at michael.team/now with some highlights: 🤖 We are preparing to celebrate 19 years of Nozbe with first AI features this January! Starting the year with a bang 💥 and we’ll have a special offer for private use (families) in February… We’ll be cooking in 2026!

michael.teamNow pageHello, I’m Michael Sliwinski, founder of Nozbe - to-do app for business owners and their teams. I write essays, books, work on projects and I podcast for you using #iPadOnly in #NoOffice as I believe…

☕️ Last coffee of the year 2025 and with a „white post-Christmas” outside! This was a very challenging year for me with lots of ups and downs but we’re getting ready for an exciting 2026 with first Nozbe AI features coming in January! So… happy and exciting and great 2026 everyone! … more coffee ☕️