OYS NotesEssays, observations, questions, and field notes from OYS.https://oys.systems/en-usThe Next Productivity Problem Is Managing Your AIhttps://oys.systems/notes/the-next-productivity-problem-is-managing-your-ai/https://oys.systems/notes/the-next-productivity-problem-is-managing-your-ai/AI agents promise to save time, but they also create new work: supervision, maintenance, and judgment. The real productivity question is what deserves automation.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow Many Productivity Apps Is Too Many?https://oys.systems/notes/how-many-productivity-apps-is-too-many/https://oys.systems/notes/how-many-productivity-apps-is-too-many/How to tell when your productivity apps are helping your system — and when overlapping tools are quietly making it harder to use.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTYou Probably Don’t Need a Better Productivity Systemhttps://oys.systems/notes/you-probably-dont-need-a-better-productivity-system/https://oys.systems/notes/you-probably-dont-need-a-better-productivity-system/A better system starts with understanding what’s actually broken.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTYou Don’t Need a Second Brain. You Need Your Brain Back.https://oys.systems/notes/you-dont-need-a-second-brain-you-need-your-brain-back/https://oys.systems/notes/you-dont-need-a-second-brain-you-need-your-brain-back/As AI gets better at collecting, sorting, and summarizing information, maybe the real goal of a second brain is to strengthen the first.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT