The friction wasn’t in the writing. It was in the reviewing.
I’d generate a draft, get distracted, then forget about it. Days later I’d find it buried in a folder, context gone, momentum dead. The writing was fine. The workflow wasn’t.
I needed to review from my phone—while waiting for coffee, sitting on the couch, whenever I had two minutes free.
The insight came from my smart home setup. When someone rings the doorbell, I get a notification with a video preview. Tap it, see who’s there, decide what to do. No app-switching. No mental overhead.
Why couldn’t blog review work the same way?
So I built it. When a draft is ready, my phone buzzes. I tap the notification, and a full preview opens—the complete post, formatted properly, readable. Three buttons: Approve, Request Changes, Reject.
Tap Approve. The post goes live within seconds. My laptop syncs the decision next time I open it.
Tap Request Changes. A text field appears. I type “shorter” or “more specific about the problem,” submit, and the draft goes into a queue. My laptop processes the feedback automatically and sends me a revised version.
The magic isn’t the technology. It’s the absence of decisions about how to review.
Before: Open laptop → find file → read in editor → decide → remember to commit later.
Now: Notification → tap → read → tap again.
This week I reviewed four drafts while making breakfast. Published two before my coffee finished brewing. Rejected one that wasn’t landing. Sent another back for a rewrite.
The queue actually moves now.
Next challenge: making the system suggest what to write about, not just review what I’ve already drafted.
But the review bottleneck is gone. Time to tackle the next constraint.