We’ve got a feature coming soon in Whimsical that I’ve wanted for AGES 👀|👀

The recent launch of Notion Mail has me reflecting on email in general… My work email is 99% junk (mostly cold sales outreach). I probably only need to look at it once a week. Very occasionally there are messages from people I know or documents I need to sign. But none of my

A few recent examples at Whimsical of how remote + async work provides unmatched freedom: • we just had a someone move from NYC to Utah • someone else is considering relocating from Germany to Spain • another person is working from a coastal town in Spain because why not In

Are meetings, Slack pings, and “quick questions” killing your focus? 🧠💥 We want to hear how your team really works: whimsicalpowers.typeform.com/async-real-time We’ve launched a first-of-its-kind survey to uncover how teams balance async vs. real-time collaboration—and what impact it has on

Here’s an inside look at how we use Whimsical Projects to build Whimsical—tasks, posts, tech trees, documentation… it’s all there. Most companies use isolated tools that scatter their information and make it harder to understand what’s happening: tasks in Jira, product spec in

A fun thing we do at Whimsical is we have each new person create a board about themselves. They can put whatever they want in it but typically it includes things like: photos of their loved ones (including furry friends), hobbies, work history, places lived, favorite

One of the cool things about tasks in Whimsical: you can create boards inside of them. That means you can instantly: - sketch an idea with a wireframe - annotate a screenshot - diagram how something works - brainstorm with a mind map or sticky notes

I’ve been trying to make my phone usage more intentional and less distracting. Here are the changes I’ve made so far: Removed - email - Slack - all social media (and signed out in the browser) - YouTube - ESPN Notifications - “Personal” mode most of the time (by default, only

As a knowledge worker, would you rather: A) have 30 hrs of meetings per week B) have 3 hrs of meetings per week A) have the expectation that you are always available over chat/email (even nights and weekends) B) have the expectation that you are not immediately available over

I felt really inspired the other day after watching these two back-to-back: - youtube.com/watch?v=qtP88H… - youtube.com/watch?v=lKqva5… The common theme for both is they found something that captivated them and are relentlessly pursuing it over a long period of time with an almost

Something fun that we do at Whimsical: monthly fitness challenges. Here’s how it works: 1) each month, we have a new fitness challenge (e.g. max pull-ups in 5 min, fastest 1km run, longest dead hang, longest row in 30 min, etc.) 2) it’s open to everyone and you post your

Super interesting. A few takeaways/reflections: Two things make people feel better about their job across ALL metrics: 1) being at a smaller company 2) having a great manager Related to #1—there is truly something special about small companies. I think there’s generally: - more

This is so good! 😂