Stop Typing on Your Mac, Do This Instead (Yes, it involves AI)

Hello Reader,

I’m excited to share my recent conversation with Samantha Hartley, who’s helping consultants double their revenue while working with fewer clients. What makes her approach fascinating isn’t just her business strategy—it’s how she’s leveraging AI and Mac tools to reduce time lost when typing.

Why This Matters to You

If you’re drowning in emails, client notes, and documentation, Samantha’s approach could save you hours each week. She’s built a seamless system that lets her capture ideas, communicate with clients, and create content—all while barely touching her keyboard.

What You’ll Learn:

1. Dictation is the new typing: Samantha uses Wispr Flow to speak her thoughts with AI automatically handling punctuation and formatting. This tool has transformed how she captures ideas and communicates with clients. I personally use MacWhisper to reproduce the same capability.
2. Apple Notes as a business hub: Despite being a simple built-in app, Samantha runs her entire consultancy from Apple Notes—but with a critical backup strategy you need to know about (iCloud is NOT a backup!).
3. AI as your thought partner: Learn how to use ChatGPT for strategy work and Claude for writing in your voice, effectively giving yourself “another smart person in the room” during client work.
4. Visual communication shortcuts: Discover how tools like Loom and Freeform can eliminate lengthy email exchanges and clarify complex concepts in seconds.

Ready to Transform Your Workflow?

Check out the full episode to get all the links to these tools, including my recommendations for proper backup solutions and search functionality that actually works (because we all know Finder search can be… challenging).

​Access the complete show notes for this episode now →​

Cheers,

Damien