Summer break is over, and that "this will be my best year" feeling is real. But by the time the Halloween candy shows up, the grind can wear that feeling down fast.
Here's some good news: you don't need a total overhaul to stay ahead this year. Just three simple decisions:
✅ Pick ONE way to communicate with parents
✅ Keep documentation dead simple (a plain notebook works)
✅ Delegate the repeating tasks that eat up your day
Full breakdown in the video/post below. Which one are you starting with?
"Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else." — Peter Drucker
"Time management is really personal management, life management." — Brian Tracy
Now it’s your turn…
Out of everything I’ve brought you this week, the point that stands out to me the most is having ONE way to communicate. People seem overwhelmed with noise coming from everywhere.
Do you agree? Disagree? What are your thoughts? Click the link and let me know.
Anthropic will watermark text it generates
Anthropic will watermark text generated by its models, including Claude, to comply with European regulations, the company now says. The AI model maker confirmed the watermarking in an updated support page.
An Update to Google Messages
If you use Google Messages, you have the ability to read and compose messages from your computer or tablet.
The way that you pair your phone with these devices is about to change.
Use Google Meet? Here's Your Meeting Notetaker
If you participate in online meetings, having an AI meeting notetaker has become an important part of the knowledge worker's treasure chest. If you use Google Meet for online meetings, you've got that capability built in
Upcoming PLU
The first of the coming month, we start the next session of Practical AI for School Leaders.
This course is geared to Alabama School Administrators, but it is open to anyone

Additional Resources
Evernote Made Easy (updated to include Evernote 11). So much about Evernote has changed in just the last couple of years. This ebook brings you up to date. In a digital world where information is power, making organizing your information easy is huge.
Maybe Google Drive is More Your Style. Is Google Drive the place where you store your information? If so, I have an ebook for you. I've taken what I know about developing a system for digital notes and applied it to Google Drive.
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