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Hello, 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 that work is not a place you go to, it’s a thing you do.

Michael Sliwinski

I’ve been helping small business owners and their teams maintain a work-life balance since 2007. I work from home, I don’t email my team, we have few meetings and I don’t work on Fridays!
My projects: ✅Nozbe to-do app and 📖#NoOffice book
Side projects: 🖋Journal, 🎲Dice, ▶️YouTube watcher and 🇺🇦FCKPTN

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🎙 🎬 No Office FM #76: Why Managing Projects on WhatsApp Is Setting You Up to Fail

Monday, June 9, 2025 /noofficefm-76/

Is WhatsApp really a work tool — or just a fast track to chaos? How often do key details disappear into endless chat threads? In this episode, we dive into the hidden risks of using WhatsApp for managing projects and teamwork from a perspective of a productivity nut like myself who loves Nozbe for managing tasks and projects and adores WhatsApp for chatting!


🔗 🏠 ⭐️ Automating Home Office with NFC tags and Homebridge

Thursday, June 5, 2025 /nfc/

I’m really proud of my new 2025 Home Office and the way it converts to a recording studio. However, as I was using it I saw some things that needed improving. As a Shortcuts user I like to automate more stuff to make sure I can switch on or off things in the easiest way possible. For that, I needed to use NFC tags and connect some additional lights to Apple Home using the app called Homebridge. Here goes:

Automating Home Office with NFC tags and Homebridge


🎙 🎬 No Office FM #75: The 5 Minutes a Day That Could Change Your Life

Monday, May 26, 2025 /noofficefm-75/

Let’s dive deeper into Journaling and the benefits of doing it consistently. Me and Magda share all the journaling tips and tricks and also talk about my latest Journal 4 shortcut. Let me challenge you to start journaling, today!


🤖 LEGO Lucky Bamboo

Thursday, May 22, 2025 /bamboo/

This week I celebrated my birthday and I got a “plant” from my wife. She had a brilliant idea that I should get something green to my home office that won’t need much maintenance and will also wake up the child in me. So I got a Lucky Bamboo set (Amazon link).

LEGO Lucky Bamboo


🎂 46 and appreciating life more than ever!

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 /forty6/

Today I’m turning 4️⃣6️⃣ which brings me closer to fifty years of age than I care to admit. However, after a very tough last year business-wise and witnessing death of a close friend earlier this year, I’m just enjoying each day and making sure I appreciate it when I’m journaling each morning.

46 and appreciating life more than ever!


⌚️ ✈️ Apple Watch face for my USA trip

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 /usaface/

Recently I was traveling in the USA and to make sure I knew what time there was in my time zone back in Europe and in the states I was visiting California, Arizona and… Utah. I created a new watch face combining the World Clock and Summer Face which resulted in my “USA Watch face”:

Apple Watch face for my USA trip


🖋 🔗 ⭐️ Journal 4 Shortcut - evening practice, morning gratitude and daily planning - upgraded!

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 /journal4/

It’s been almost a decade since I started journaling regularly and I’ve been tweaking my way of doing it almost every year. Today I’m happy to walk you through my latest version of Journaling Shortcut which has been years in the making. If you ever thought about starting journaling, today is the day. Get the free iOS/Mac Shortcut below and start your daily journaling practice like me. You’ll feel better, you’ll be more productive and you’ll act with more clarity every single day.

Journal 4 Shortcut - evening practice, morning gratitude and daily planning - upgraded!


🎙 🎬 No Office FM #74: Stressed before your vacation? Don’t panic — do this first!

Monday, May 12, 2025 /noofficefm-74/

Panicking before your vacation? This episode is your go-to checklist to disconnect with peace of mind. From planning ahead to setting your out-of-office, we’ll guide you through the steps to truly relax and return stress-free. Check out how to prep smart, delegate with confidence, and actually unplug — so your time off feels like a break, not a breakdown.


📝 On May 5 `25 I am…

Monday, May 5, 2025 /now250505/

…back from a trip to the west coast USA, which went really well.

On May 5 `25 I am…


✔️ Solopreneur, you are wasting time on the wrong things!

Monday, April 21, 2025 /jeff-73/

Podcaster, productivity enthusiast, 5AM early riser and an avid Nozbe user - Jeff Sanders shares his best tips and tricks that help him get stuff done:

Solopreneur, you are wasting time on the wrong things!


🎙 🎬 No Office FM #73: Solopreneur - You Are Wasting Time on the Wrong Things! Ft. Jeff Sanders

Monday, April 14, 2025 /noofficefm-73/

My favorite podcaster Jeff Sanders joins me after many years to discuss parenting, entrepreneurship, and podcasting and productivity. Him being a Nozbe fan, we even launched a cool web site.


💌 Why less is more in productivity?

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 /news-simplicity/

What is the greatest obstacle for any product, system or task? How to avoid overworking and sabotaging your efforts? Get the best tips to cutting the clutter and simply getting things done:

Why less is more in productivity?


🎙 🎬 No Office FM #72: The Shocking Truth: Simplicity Beats All the Fancy Features

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 /noofficefm-72/

This time on the podcast we’re discussing one of our CORE values: Simplicity and how it affects our work, the way we design the app and how hard it really is to pull it off!


🗓 ⭐️ 2024 review - downsizing and regrouping

Monday, March 31, 2025 /2024/

Last year was my most difficult year as an entrepreneur. I feel like I’ve hit rock bottom but… luckily managed to bounce back. Hopefully now the only way is up and to the right! But yeah, 2024 was something else… that’s why I procrastinated writing this summary, my 11th one and published it only now, at the end of March, when we’re already 3 months in 2025… This will be my most candid yearly summary yet… hopefully this much transparency will serve other struggling entrepreneurs:

2024 review - downsizing and regrouping


🎧 The Podcast 217 - Immature business decisions in 18 years of Nozbe

Saturday, March 22, 2025 /podcast-217/

AI co-hosts have a great discussion about my essay celebrating 18 years of Nozbe - immature business decisions. They manage to catch the essence of what I was trying to convey - enjoy!

The Podcast 217 - Immature business decisions in 18 years of Nozbe



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