# business system (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover business system. Page: Feed: --- ## ['Project' section of 'Task & Project Management' course re-recorded](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0241-taskpm-update/) _2026-08-21 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ After using a new system for 6 months, we re-recorded the entire second half of our 'Task & Project Management' course. ## ['50-59 Portfolio of creative outputs' becomes 'W0000-9999 Work packages'](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0240-50-59-becomes-work-packages/) _2026-08-21 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ A change of numbering, and an expansion of its role. Here's what's changing, and what to do if you currently use 50-59. ## [Small Business System – '50-59 Portfolio of creative outputs' becomes 'W0000-9999 Work packages'](https://johnnydecimal.com/support/updates/2026-08-21-50-59-to-wps/) _2026-08-21 · Johnny.Decimal_ Small Business System – '50-59 Portfolio of creative outputs' becomes 'W0000-9999 Work packages' ## [Prioritization is picking what you do and don’t build](https://insideproduct.substack.com/p/prioritization-is-picking-what-you) _2026-08-19 · Kent J McDonald · InsideProduct_ Some things to consider the next time you need to do a prioritization exercise on your product. ## [Site and product updates](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0239-site-product-updates/) _2026-08-19 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ The weekly email update, cross-posted here. ## [AI-free features now available](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0238-rss-no-ai/) _2026-08-19 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ Hide AI on the site, and subscribe to an AI-free RSS feed. ## [I gave Claude my Johnny.Decimal index (video)](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0237-youtube-give-claude-my-index/) _2026-08-17 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ Claude now hooks into my index via my skills and a config file. Everything talks to everything very naturally – I barely have to say a word. ## [How to determine which decisions you should make](https://insideproduct.substack.com/p/how-to-determine-which-decisions) _2026-08-13 · Kent J McDonald · InsideProduct_ A practical model for product owners of business systems to distinguish strategy, initiative, and delivery decisions. ## ['Organising our small business' is now 'Working with Johnny.Decimal'](https://johnnydecimal.com/support/updates/2026-08-10-working-with-johnny-decimal/) _2026-08-10 · Johnny.Decimal_ 'Organising our small business' is now 'Working with Johnny.Decimal' ## [Obsidian links break. Mine don't. (video)](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0236-youtube-obsidian-links/) _2026-08-07 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ I'll show how Current You can make links, templates, and Johnny.Decimal IDs work together to help Future You. ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZDG7CmqWPpbm) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [Judgment: The habit that quietly makes BA and PM careers](https://insideproduct.substack.com/p/judgment-the-habit-that-quietly-makes) _2026-08-05 · Kent J McDonald · InsideProduct_ Why the people closest to the work need a repeatable way to balance impact and context, instead of waiting for someone else to decide. ## [The build vs buy decision starts with purpose](https://insideproduct.substack.com/p/the-build-vs-buy-decision-starts) _2026-07-29 · Kent J McDonald · InsideProduct_ Why you should understand the activity you're supporting before you decide how you'll support it. ## [Indicating levels of Johnny.Decimal complexity](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0235-indicating-levels-of-complexity/) _2026-07-28 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ The previous post was very 'advanced'. I should have made that clearer. Here's how I'll do that in the future. ## [RFC W0192: Use of +, ~, @; clarifying extend-the-end](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0234-rfc-w0192-symbols-ete/) _2026-07-27 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ A request-for-comments. Closes 2026-07-30. On the use of symbols ~, +, @; and clarifying the extend-the-end concept. ## [Your VA Is Not the Problem, Your Missing Systems Are the Real Disaster](https://processtoprofit.substack.com/p/your-va-is-not-the-problem-your-missing) _2026-07-22 · Liz Goodman · Process 2 Profit_ Why delegation collapses when process never gets documented ## [Not every system request deserves innovation](https://insideproduct.substack.com/p/not-every-system-request-deserves) _2026-07-22 · Kent J McDonald · InsideProduct_ A convoluted forecasting model, a billboard test, and the two questions that decided whether to rebuild it exactly as it was. ## [WwJD: Spend less time doing boring admin (video)](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0233-wwjd-less-time-boring-admin/) _2026-07-18 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ \[Link to YouTube\] This video shows how my system helps me calmly complete two simple, infrequent tasks. ## [Before you say yes to that “quick” system change](https://insideproduct.substack.com/p/before-you-say-yes-to-that-quick) _2026-07-17 · Kent J McDonald · InsideProduct_ How to use a simple discovery path—talk, capture, clarify, filter, plan—to decide which requests are actually worth doing. ## [WwJD: This is what Johnny.Decimal was designed for (video)](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0232-wwjd-this-is-what-jd-was-designed-for/) _2026-07-17 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ \[Link to YouTube\] Managing complex tasks is not just possible, it's easy with Johnny.Decimal. ## [This week at JDHQ – 2026-07-13](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0231-this-week-2026-07-13/) _2026-07-14 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ The weekly email update, cross-posted here. ## [Build with the cheapest GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WkHGJmSVIYjT) _2026-07-14 · **Sponsored**_ Deployed a live API in minutes; one user spent under $10. ## [Why your business systems keep letting you down](https://insideproduct.substack.com/p/why-your-business-systems-keep-letting) _2026-07-10 · Kent J McDonald · InsideProduct_ If you’ve suddenly owned a business system without a playbook, this is how to keep it from becoming brittle, full of workarounds, and ripe for a rebuild. ## [The Real Reason You Never Take Vacations Has Nothing to Do With Discipline or Calendar Space](https://processtoprofit.substack.com/p/the-real-reason-you-never-take-vacations) _2026-07-10 · Liz Goodman · Process 2 Profit_ Your business punishes every day you disappear ## [Purpose, mission, values](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0229-purpose-mission-values/) _2026-07-07 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ If you're a small business, I think you should write down your purpose, mission, and values. We did. Here they are. ## [Once again, we failed to focus](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0226-we-failed-to-focus/) _2026-07-07 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ Why do we keep doing things that aren't our core mission? Because we'd never thought about what that was. ## [The 10 Automation Lies Nobody's Telling You (And the One Thing You Must Do First)](https://processtoprofit.substack.com/p/the-10-automation-lies-nobodys-telling) _2026-07-03 · Liz Goodman · Process 2 Profit_ The real first step has nothing to do with software, AI, or hiring a tech person. ## [SBS Zoom minutes for 2026-07-02](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0228-sbs-minutes-20260702/) _2026-07-03 · Lucy · Johnny.Decimal_ Thoughts on purpose, mission, and vision statements from our weekly SBS Zoom call. ## [I almost wasted HubSpot AI credits. Here's what stopped me.](https://insideproduct.substack.com/p/i-almost-wasted-hubspot-ai-credits) _2026-06-29 · Kent J McDonald · InsideProduct_ A sales center manager asked for a chatbot. Thirty interactions later, the real answer was somewhere else entirely. ## [Thinking out loud about project management](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0225-thinking-out-loud-pm/) _2026-06-24 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ \[Link to YouTube\] I've been thinking a lot about project management for the last 6 months and I'm thinking out loud here, nothing is set in stone. However, me and Lucy are using the concepts mentioned and it's working really well in our business. ## [The consultant left. The CRM stayed.](https://insideproduct.substack.com/p/the-consultant-left-the-crm-stayed) _2026-06-22 · Kent J McDonald · InsideProduct_ What you actually need to know - and what you can safely hand off. ## [Registration review: Taiwan](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0224-rego-review-taiwan/) _2026-06-22 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ A review of the vehicle registration plates of Taiwan. The first of an ongoing series. ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yi19HbQjqCgl) _2026-06-22 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [A realisation on the nature of information storage](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0223-a-realisation-on-the-nature-of-information-storage/) _2026-06-18 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ Sometimes it can be annoying, but the benefit of this system is that, at the very least, you must store your information \_somewhere\_. ## [In need of numbers?](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0221-in-need-of-numbers/) _2026-06-17 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ It took me a while to figure out what this even was. So much potential… ## [You didn't sign up to own the CRM](https://insideproduct.substack.com/p/you-didnt-sign-up-to-own-the-crm) _2026-06-17 · Kent J McDonald · InsideProduct_ You have all the CRM responsibility and none of the authority. Here's the framework nobody gave you. ## [The Filing Association of New York](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0220-filing-assoc-of-ny/) _2026-06-16 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ A newspaper report on the annual meeting of the Filing Association of New York. Unfortunately we all missed it by 104 years. ## [Systems Chart Review: From Time Blocking to an Automated "Owner's Operating System(OS)."](https://processtoprofit.substack.com/p/systems-chart-review-from-time-blocking) _2026-06-15 · Liz Goodman · Process 2 Profit_ Building a Flexible Operating System for Chronic Pain-Friendly Workdays ## [This week at JDHQ – 2026-06-15](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0219-this-week-2026-06-15/) _2026-06-15 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ The weekly email update, cross-posted here. ## [Hobbling my app launcher](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0218-hobbling-my-launcher/) _2026-06-14 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ When 'efficiency' becomes distraction, is it time to become less efficient? ## [SwissMicros calculators](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0217-swissmicros-calculators/) _2026-06-13 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ I have no use for a desk calculator, but as soon as I have a desk again I'm buying a SwissMicros DM41L. ## [Identifier: Taiwanese survey markers](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0216-identifiers-taiwan-survey-marks/) _2026-06-12 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ Numeric identifiers are ubiquitous in real life. Taipei has survey markers embedded in the pavement. The physical world, tagged. ## [Automation Stabilization Protocol (And How to Stop SOPs From Breaking When Life Gets Busy)](https://processtoprofit.substack.com/p/automation-stabilization-protocol) _2026-06-11 · Liz Goodman · Process 2 Profit_ You hired the right people. You have the tools. Things still fall through the cracks. ## [How to Stop Hustling Forever, By Baking Automation Into Your Process So It Runs Without You Touching It Again](https://processtoprofit.substack.com/p/how-to-stop-hustling-forever-by-baking) _2026-06-04 · Liz Goodman · Process 2 Profit_ Your business breaks when you do. Learn how to embed automation into your SOPs so nothing falls apart when life gets unpredictable! ## [Deciding to work for myself](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0214-deciding-to-work-for-myself/) _2026-06-01 · Lucy · Johnny.Decimal_ Thoughts on self-employment and being the smallest business. ## [This week at JDHQ – 2026-06-01](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0213-this-week-2026-06-01/) _2026-06-01 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ The weekly email update, cross-posted here. ## [Announcing the SBS annual maintenance calendar](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0212-sbs-annual-calendar/) _2026-05-29 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ A shared schedule that covers the entire SBS over the course of a year, backed up by in-person Zoom calls for accountability. ## [New playlist: 'Organising our small business'](https://johnnydecimal.com/support/updates/2026-05-26-organising-business/) _2026-05-26 · Johnny.Decimal_ New playlist: 'Organising our small business' ## [Recommendation: PikaPods](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0210-pikapods/) _2026-05-26 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ A godsend for small business: PikaPods is like employing a team of app developers. ## [100 email list unsubscriptions is a good thing](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0209-a-hundred-unsubscriptions/) _2026-05-25 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ I see losing 100 people from my email list as a feature. It means those that who remain, care. ## [This week at JDHQ – 2026-05-25](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0208-this-week-2026-05-25/) _2026-05-25 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ The weekly email update, cross-posted here. ## [Startup routine](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0207-startup-routine/) _2026-05-24 · Johnny · Johnny.Decimal_ We both find great comfort in our morning startup routine. ## [New miniseries: 'Online security essentials'](https://johnnydecimal.com/support/updates/2026-05-22-online-security/) _2026-05-22 · Johnny.Decimal_ New miniseries: 'Online security essentials'