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David Sparks (MacSparky)

In a world where technology is increasingly conspiring to steal our focus and attention, my goal is to teach you how to be more productive with Apple technology. I want to help you achieve what is most important to you and enjoy your life at the same time using technology instead of becoming another one of its victims. Pretty much everything I make points at that North Star. I believe in this message so much that I’ve staked my livelihood on it.

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THE ROBOT ASSISTANT FIELD GUIDE Purchase the Robot Assistant Field Guide Get 10% Off with Code: BUILDROBOTS Hi Friend, I know. I said "final call" on the Robot Assistant Field Guide. I meant it at the time. But something happened. But before I explain, if you don't want to hear about the Robot Assistant from me anymore (and I totally get that), click here and I'll make sure you don't get any more email about the Robot Field Guide. Here's what happened. We had the first workshop, and the...

THE MACSPARKY DISPATCH The Juniper in Question Hi Friend, I spend most of my days trying to get things done faster. Better systems, better tools, better workflows. That’s kind of my whole deal. So it’s a little funny that one of the things I look forward to most each week is tending to something that will take decades to finish. I’ve been getting into bonsai. And the thing about bonsai is that the tree does not care about your timeline. You make a cut, and then you wait. Sometimes years. You...

THE ROBOT ASSISTANT FIELD GUIDE Hi Friend, This is it. The 10% launch discount on the Robot Assistant Field Guide ends in a few hours. Purchase the Robot Assistant Field Guide Get 10% Off with Code: ROBOTLAUNCH Your pal, David 22365 El Toro Rd, Unit 2168, Lake Forest, CA 92630Unsubscribe · Preferences

THE ROBOT ASSISTANT FIELD GUIDE Purchase the Robot Assistant Field Guide Get 10% Off with Code: ROBOTLAUNCH Hi Friend, The 10% launch discount ends tonight at midnight. The Robot Assistant Field Guide teaches you to build a personal AI assistant using Claude Cowork and Obsidian. Ten foundation videos. A 10-week live workshop series starting Thursday. If you've been on the fence, this is the moment. Your pal, David 22365 El Toro Rd, Unit 2168, Lake Forest, CA 92630Unsubscribe · Preferences

THE ROBOT ASSISTANT FIELD GUIDE Purchase the Robot Assistant Field Guide Get 10% Off with Code: ROBOTLAUNCH Hi Friend, The 10% launch discount on the Robot Assistant Field Guide ends tomorrow night. Ten foundation videos. Ten live workshops starting April 2. A method for building your own AI assistant using Claude Cowork and Obsidian. Your pal, David Opt-out of emails about the Robot Assistant Field Guide. 22365 El Toro Rd, Unit 2168, Lake Forest, CA 92630Unsubscribe · Preferences

THE ROBOT ASSISTANT FIELD GUIDE Purchase the Robot Assistant Field Guide Get 10% Off with Code: ROBOTLAUNCH Hi Friend, Quick heads up. The 10% launch discount on the Robot Assistant Field Guide ends Monday night. If you've been thinking about it, now's the time. This is the course that teaches you a method for using Claude Cowork and Obsidian to build a personal AI assistant. Ten foundation videos get you from zero to a working system. Then 10 weeks of live workshops where we build real...

THE MACSPARKY DISPATCH Hi Friend, Plenty of companies make money. Fewer make things people love. I’ve been thinking about that gap lately, and I think it starts at the top. Does the CEO actually care about the product? Not the quarterly numbers. Not the stock price. The product itself. Walt’s Shadow Walt Disney didn’t build Disneyland because he thought it would be a good investment. Everyone around him told him it would fail. His board of directors was against it. The banks wouldn’t fund it....

THE ROBOT ASSISTANT FIELD GUIDE Purchase the Robot Assistant Field Guide Get 10% Off with Code: ROBOTLAUNCH Hi Friend, I've been getting questions about the Robot Assistant Field Guide. Three come up more than any other. They're fair questions, so let me answer them directly. "I don't like Obsidian. Can I still build my robot?" Yes! This is an easy point of confusion. The magic really happens here with Claude Cowork. In order for your robot to have memory, it needs to create a bunch of text...

THE ROBOT ASSISTANT FIELD GUIDE Purchase the Robot Assistant Field Guide Get 10% Off with Code: ROBOTLAUNCH Hi Friend, The foundation videos in the Robot Assistant Field Guide teach you the method. Ten videos, about three hours total. By the end, you have a working AI assistant built on Claude Cowork and Obsidian. But the workshops are where the real building happens. Starting April 2, I'm running a 10-week live workshop series. Every Thursday at noon. These aren't webinars where you sit and...

THE ROBOT ASSISTANT FIELD GUIDE Purchase the Robot Assistant Field Guide Get 10% Off with Code: ROBOTLAUNCH Hi Friend, The Robot Assistant Field Guide has been available for a little while now, and people are building. "This is the best two hundred bucks I ever spent. I'm a Red Cross volunteer, and there's a bunch of donkey work that I have to do with spreadsheets and updating reports. After the 'Create Your First Skill' video, I created several that just blew through work that usually took...