mindier helps you work with your brain
- not against it.
I focus on techniques to manage attention, creating AI systems that are true collaborators, and designing workflows tailored to minds that think differently.
mindfulness
adaptive technology
personalized productivity
How did I get here?
2010
My startup had just failed. I moved back to Santa Monica, CA completely defeated and unsure how to start over. I was motivated, but felt alone, burned out, and overwhelmed
2012
I continued to develop my interest in action-focused time-management, exploring alternatives to popular productivity methods like Getting Things Done (GTD), which I found to be too heavy and too restrictive
2013
I started dabbling more seriously in mindfulness after discovering Jon Kabat-Zinn on YouTube. I practiced in the morning, felt great, but still scattered, unfocused, with low-level anxiety by noon. I understood the exercises, but hadn't yet learned the mechanics or the skills
2014
After Chill.com fails, a small team of us remained and I helped develop and launch Tappy to compete against SnapChat
2015
Tappy became the first company to be acquired by Tinder. I created and managed the business analytics team that turned Tinder into a global giant. Personally, I explored a range of lightweight "life hacks" including time management techniques like Pomodoro and simple breathing techniques like box breathing
2019
Professionally and personally I felt successful, but burned out. With money saved, my wife and I formed a plan to let go of 90% of our possessions and take time to reflect. We drive the car to San Diego, sell it at a CarMax, and spend the next five months on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) and the Oregon Coast Trail (OCT). The goal is to reflect on the last decade and re-orient
2020
In a twist of fate, I found myself living in New Zealand during the pandemic. I tried to start a new business amidst the chaos, but was unsatisfied and misaligned. I read Nir Eyal and Oliver Burkeman and explored alternatives to traditional time management. I stumbled on a meditation titled "mindfulness for daily life" by Shinzen Young. I took the UM Core training and repeated it over and over for months!
2021
I dove into the Unified Mindfulness approach to mindfulness. After gaining a certification, I begin leading the weekly community mindfulness training at the Nelson Buddhist Centre. I start group and 1:1 mindfulness coaching with athletes, entrepreneurs, and others
2022
I completed the rigorous, year-long, Unified Mindfulness training, Compass. Needing to leave NZ, I formed mindier.com as a way to share mindfulness training online
2023
I pivoted my coaching to focus solely on traction, distraction, and subtraction. I started combining ChatGPT with time management strategies and prototyped "Indistractable Scheduling". I soft-launched a new technique sequence called "PRRC" to help transition between projects without procrastination. I organized the Unified Mindfulness signature retreat, Immersion, a five-day online retreat. I introduced Immersion's first mindfulness and neurodivergent community group. I launch the "coach quickstart" program to help new mindfulness coaches focus on action using time-blocking and body doubling
2024-2025
I continue to share my discoveries with mindfulness, technology, and productivity with you. I experimented with small micro-communities, tactical solutions, and messages that are digestible and easy to deploy
