Author: Pieter Borremans

  • I built a doc writing app that’s tailored to my vision. (now in BETA)

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    It’s been a while since I posted, and I’m sharing a progress update this week. But I am back after focusing on building the first application of my life. I got hooked on vibe coding a while back. Not the “learn to code in 30 days” kind of hooked. More like I started poking at…

  • Going to Experiment With Ridiculous Apps

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    I don’t know how to code. I want to get that out of the way right now. I’ve made three attempts at building a note-taking app for language learners. Nothing flashy, just a genuinely useful tool with some AI running quietly in the background. All three went sideways in ways that were both humbling and,…

  • My iPad Pro Went Back to Being a Secondary Device

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    For a few years, I wore it like a badge. “I run everything on my iPad Pro.” And I meant it. Not as a flex, but because it was genuinely true. Reading, research, writing, light editing, and media consumption. Somewhere around 80% of everything I did on a daily basis happened on that one slab…

  • Progress Update #1: What’s Been Going On So Far

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    The last few weeks have been a strange mix of hectic and energising. The kind of busy that doesn’t feel like a grind because you chose it. I’ve been going deep on content creation: recording my personal audio journal, building a note-taking app for language learners (more on that soon), and finally committing to YouTube, Spotify, and…

  • Ep 09 | The Reset (Kinda)

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    What started as canceling one media subscription turned into a full-scale audit of my digital life: too many email addresses, files scattered across Dropbox and an external SSD, and accounts I forgot existed. In Episode 09, I talk about the decision to do a complete reset: consolidating everything under one dedicated email, cutting tools I…

  • Ep. 08 | Too Many Subscriptions

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    A movie I’d seen on another platform showed up on Netflix as a “new arrival.” That was enough to make me stop and count how many streaming subscriptions I’m actually paying for. In this episode, I talk about subscription overload, the paralysis of too much choice, and why I’m cutting down to just one platform, and…

  • Google Workspace Is Out. iCloud Mail and Spacemail Are In

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    I’ve been paying for Google Workspace for years. Not because I needed it. Not really. It just sat there, month after month, quietly billing me for features I never opened. It was one of those subscriptions that survives not because it earns its place, but because cancelling it always feels like a task for another…

  • Is It Too Late to Start on YouTube? (I Asked Myself the Same Question)

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    The question came up again recently, and this time it hit differently, because I’m the one starting. Not just thinking about it. I’ve been building out my content presence across platforms: writing here on the blog, recording my audio journal as a podcast, and pushing it all to YouTube. So when someone asks, “Is it…

  • Ep 07 | My App Broke

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    Three failed attempts at vibe coding a language learning app taught me something I didn’t want to admit: not having an engineering background isn’t just an inconvenience, it’s a real wall. So I changed direction. I subscribed to Claude Code and Cowork to actually learn how to build an app properly and document the whole…

  • Ep 06 | A Milestone Update

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    There’s a project I’ve been building quietly. And this is the first time I’m talking about it here. In this episode, I share where it stands right now:  Nearly 25 recorded bedtime stories are distributed across Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.