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How I Caught a $30 AI Agent Bug in 10 Seconds with a Menu Bar App
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How I Caught a $30 AI Agent Bug in 10 Seconds with a Menu Bar App

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Why I Block YouTube Feeds But Not YouTube: The Monk Mode Approach to Developer Focus
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Why I Block YouTube Feeds But Not YouTube: The Monk Mode Approach to Developer Focus

#webdev
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The $15 Mac App That Finally Stopped Me From Doomscrolling During Work
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The $15 Mac App That Finally Stopped Me From Doomscrolling During Work

#showdev
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Stop Burning Tokens: How I Track OpenAI and Claude Usage From My Mac Menu Bar
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Stop Burning Tokens: How I Track OpenAI and Claude Usage From My Mac Menu Bar

#openai
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I Built Monk Mode for Mac Because Willpower Alone Wasn't Cutting It
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I Built Monk Mode for Mac Because Willpower Alone Wasn't Cutting It

#discuss
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I Built a $5 Mac Menu Bar App That Shows LLM Token Usage in Real Time
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I Built a $5 Mac Menu Bar App That Shows LLM Token Usage in Real Time

#productivity
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From chaos to consistency: the founder workflow that actually ships
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From chaos to consistency: the founder workflow that actually ships

#buildinpublic
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MonkMode for founders: the anti-chaos system I wish I had earlier
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MonkMode for founders: the anti-chaos system I wish I had earlier

#buildinpublic
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The 15-minute weekly AI cost review that saved us thousands
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The 15-minute weekly AI cost review that saved us thousands

#buildinpublic
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Your AI product isn’t expensive — your visibility is broken
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Your AI product isn’t expensive — your visibility is broken

#saas
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Building TokenUsage.site in Public: What I’m Learning
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Building TokenUsage.site in Public: What I’m Learning

#startup
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Token Usage Optimization Playbook for Indie Hackers
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Token Usage Optimization Playbook for Indie Hackers

#startup
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6 Mistakes I Made While Building TokenUsage.site
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6 Mistakes I Made While Building TokenUsage.site

#startup
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How I Audit AI Token Spend in 15 Minutes with TokenUsage.site
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How I Audit AI Token Spend in 15 Minutes with TokenUsage.site

#startup
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I Built TokenUsage.site Because I Was Tired of Guessing AI Token Costs
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I Built TokenUsage.site Because I Was Tired of Guessing AI Token Costs

#startup
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TokenBar vs MonkMode: when to use each for real results
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TokenBar vs MonkMode: when to use each for real results

#productivity
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How to stop AI token costs from quietly killing your margins
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How to stop AI token costs from quietly killing your margins

#saas
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What we learned after shipping tokenusage.site publicly
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What we learned after shipping tokenusage.site publicly

#buildinpublic
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Build in public: launching tokenusage.site
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Build in public: launching tokenusage.site

#buildinpublic
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Token tracking is becoming a core engineering metric
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Token tracking is becoming a core engineering metric

#ai
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The hidden reason your AI feature margins keep shrinking
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The hidden reason your AI feature margins keep shrinking

#ai
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How we reduced wasted LLM spend with simple token visibility
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How we reduced wasted LLM spend with simple token visibility

#webdev
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I built tokenusage.site to stop AI token bill surprises
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I built tokenusage.site to stop AI token bill surprises

#startup
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Show DEV: TokenBar — Track AI usage across 20+ providers in your Mac menu bar
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Show DEV: TokenBar — Track AI usage across 20+ providers in your Mac menu bar

#showdev #ai #productivity #sideprojects
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I Built a Mac App That Blocks Distracting Sites Because I Couldn't Trust Myself to Stop Checking Reddit
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I Built a Mac App That Blocks Distracting Sites Because I Couldn't Trust Myself to Stop Checking Reddit

#showdev #productivity #sideprojects
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I built two macOS menu bar apps and can't get a single paying user. Roast my approach.
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I built two macOS menu bar apps and can't get a single paying user. Roast my approach.

#discuss #productivity #showdev #sideprojects
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The Two $20 Mac Apps That Changed How I Work (One Saves Money, One Saves Time)
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The Two $20 Mac Apps That Changed How I Work (One Saves Money, One Saves Time)

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How I Went From 3 Commits Per Day to 8 Without Working Harder (Just Smarter About Distractions)
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How I Went From 3 Commits Per Day to 8 Without Working Harder (Just Smarter About Distractions)

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The Developer's Guide to Not Burning $1000/Month on AI Tools You Barely Use
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The Developer's Guide to Not Burning $1000/Month on AI Tools You Barely Use

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7 Mac Menu Bar Apps That Actually Made Me a Better Developer in 2026
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7 Mac Menu Bar Apps That Actually Made Me a Better Developer in 2026

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Every AI Coding Tool Has Rate Limits. None of Them Make It Easy to Track. Here's What I Use.
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Every AI Coding Tool Has Rate Limits. None of Them Make It Easy to Track. Here's What I Use.

#ai
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I Mass-Blocked Every Distracting App and Website for 30 Days. My Screen Time Dropped 4 Hours.
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I Mass-Blocked Every Distracting App and Website for 30 Days. My Screen Time Dropped 4 Hours.

#productivity #macos
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I Spent $847 on AI Tools Last Month Without Realizing It. Here's How I Fixed That.
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I Spent $847 on AI Tools Last Month Without Realizing It. Here's How I Fixed That.

#ai #productivity #programming
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I added PIN + Touch ID to my focus sessions. It changed everything.
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I added PIN + Touch ID to my focus sessions. It changed everything.

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Every AI tool has usage limits. None of them show you where you stand.
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Every AI tool has usage limits. None of them show you where you stand.

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How I doubled my deep work output on macOS without changing my schedule
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How I doubled my deep work output on macOS without changing my schedule

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Claude Code burned through my weekly limit in 4 hours. Here's how I stopped getting blindsided.
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Claude Code burned through my weekly limit in 4 hours. Here's how I stopped getting blindsided.

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Why most focus apps fail developers (and what I built instead)
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Why most focus apps fail developers (and what I built instead)

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I'm paying for 5 AI tools and had no idea how much I was actually using
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I'm paying for 5 AI tools and had no idea how much I was actually using

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I was losing 2–3 hours/day to distractions on my Mac until I fixed my system
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I was losing 2–3 hours/day to distractions on my Mac until I fixed my system

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Monk Mode for Mac: protect attention, ship more
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Monk Mode for Mac: protect attention, ship more

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Monk Mode for Mac is my anti-doomscrolling setup
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Monk Mode for Mac is my anti-doomscrolling setup

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Monk Mode for Mac helps me protect deep work daily
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Monk Mode for Mac helps me protect deep work daily

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Monk Mode for Mac: Focus Sessions That Actually Stick
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Monk Mode for Mac: Focus Sessions That Actually Stick

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Monk Mode for Mac: Protect Attention With Real Friction
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Monk Mode for Mac: Protect Attention With Real Friction

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TokenBar for Mac: One Menu Bar, 20+ AI Providers
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TokenBar for Mac: One Menu Bar, 20+ AI Providers

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Monk Mode for Mac: Build Streaks Without Burning Out
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Monk Mode for Mac: Build Streaks Without Burning Out

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TokenBar for Mac: Track Limits Across Claude, Cursor, Copilot
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TokenBar for Mac: Track Limits Across Claude, Cursor, Copilot

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Monk Mode for Mac: End App Switching During Deep Work
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Monk Mode for Mac: End App Switching During Deep Work

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TokenBar for Mac: See AI Usage Limits Before You Hit the Wall
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TokenBar for Mac: See AI Usage Limits Before You Hit the Wall

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If You Work on a Mac, You Need a Focus System (Not Just Motivation)
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If You Work on a Mac, You Need a Focus System (Not Just Motivation)

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Monk Mode for Mac: Feed Cleanup Is the Most Underrated Feature
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Monk Mode for Mac: Feed Cleanup Is the Most Underrated Feature

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How I Use Monk Mode + Pomodoro to Actually Finish Work
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How I Use Monk Mode + Pomodoro to Actually Finish Work

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Monk Mode for Mac: Daily Caps Beat Willpower
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Monk Mode for Mac: Daily Caps Beat Willpower

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Monk Mode for Mac: The Easiest Way to Stop Context Switching
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Monk Mode for Mac: The Easiest Way to Stop Context Switching

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Monk Mode for Mac: Block Distractions Without Blocking Your Entire Life
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Monk Mode for Mac: Block Distractions Without Blocking Your Entire Life

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I Stopped Doomscrolling During Work by Turning My Mac Into a Focus-Only Machine
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I Stopped Doomscrolling During Work by Turning My Mac Into a Focus-Only Machine

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The Hidden Cost of AI Coding Tools — It's Not Just Money
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The Hidden Cost of AI Coding Tools — It's Not Just Money

#ai #coding #productivity #devtools
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OpenAI Codex Has Usage Limits Now — Here's How I Track Mine
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OpenAI Codex Has Usage Limits Now — Here's How I Track Mine

#codex #openai #ai #productivity
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Why Every AI Developer Needs a Usage Dashboard in 2026
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Why Every AI Developer Needs a Usage Dashboard in 2026

#ai
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