I built the vacation-prep app I needed. It's $7.


Aloha besties,

Confession: I'm writing this from my actual real-life vacation. The one I'm not supposed to be thinking about work during. And yet β€” here I am, hitting send on purpose, because this is the whole point.

So let's talk about why you'd even want this thing.

πŸ˜‘ Because "I'll just figure it out" is not a plan. You've tried the out-of-office message. You still checked Slack from the pool. You've tried going full radio silence. You came home to 400 unread emails and a client who thought you ghosted them. Neither one actually works β€” you just pick which flavor of stressed you want.

πŸ˜‘ Because this isn't a vague "unplug and manifest" pep talk β€” it's an actual toolkit. Client emails already written for you, so you're not drafting a "sorry for the delay" message from a hammock.

⏰ Reminders that fire from inside the tool itself to keep you on track before you leave (not another sticky note you'll lose).

βœ… And if it's just you β€” no team, no assistant, no one to hand things to β€” the Do-Less System still works. It's not about delegating to people, it's about deciding ahead of time what actually needs you and what can just... wait.

😎 Plus the rest of the system underneath it: Mindset, Comms, Content, and Ops/Financial, all mapped out before you go.

I built this because I needed it. I'm testing it on myself, live, on this exact trip β€” which is either the most "eat your own cooking" thing I've ever done, or slightly unhinged. You decide.

It's $7 right now β€” founders price, while I'm actually out here proving it works. Goes to $21 on October 1st.

Get Out The Office, Bestie! β€” $7 β†’ https://thehauoli.com/out-the-office-bestie/​

Go be out the office, bestie. I promise it's better over here.

Selena

Selena Conmackie

Think of this email as having your work bestie sharing what they found on social media, in their emails, what tool they used to make the job easier, and community besties that may be of value for their (your) network. Techie Bestie Activate. (*sips coffee*)

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