Thoughts

Apple Shortcuts gotcha: When using a "Move" action (or any action that takes a note/file input) inside a Repeat with Each block, it defaults to the Find results collection, not the current Repeat Item. Must manually switch the variable to Repeat Item. Discovered while building the Apple Notes to Open Brain bridge Shortcut.

Dave Tedder built Dashboard HQ, a Notion-based productivity system he plans to sell as a modular product line. Four SKUs: Core Productivity ($39-59), Productivity + Content ($79-99), Productivity + Tattoo ($99-149), Complete Bundle ($149-199). Primary marketplaces: Gumroad and Lemon Squeezy. The v3.2 foundation was locked as of December 2025.

Dave Tedder runs a Second Brain system: a Slack-to-Notion automation deployed on Railway that classifies Slack messages via Claude API and routes them to the correct Notion database with proper properties. It handles tasks, projects, clients, payments, intakes, notes, resources, ideas, content, and chain commands. It also polls Gmail for intake form submissions and creates Google Calendar events for appointments. The system is fully built and running in production for The Custom Tattoo Company.