Tech That Serves You, Not Drains You: Guardrails, AI, and Founder Focus with Rob Broadhead

On this BizBlend episode, host Sana and guest Rob Broadhead (RB Consulting; Dev/Develpreneur; Building Better Developers podcast) break down how to make technology work for your business and life—not against them. We cover a practical “busy vs. productive” test for your tool stack, single-decision simplification (pick one calendar, stop context switching), daily guardrails that protect focus without heroics, and a sane way to capture AI gains without creating messes. If you’ve wondered whether your apps are helping or hijacking your attention, this is your reality check.

About the Guest:

Rob Broadhead is a veteran software developer, strategist, and educator with three decades building solutions that serve real people. Through RB Consulting and Develpreneur, and as host of Building Better Developers, Rob helps founders skip shiny-object traps, automate what matters, and design tech that supports clear business outcomes.

Key Takeaways:

• Use the busy vs. productive sanity check: does a tool move this week’s must-do outcomes forward, or just gamify activity?

• Simplify before optimizing: one calendar > five half-synced ones. Reduce switching costs first.

• Set guardrails that don’t require willpower: turn off notifications during deep work and interviews; schedule focus blocks on your calendar.

• Adopt a 3-item daily “why” list: choose the top 1–3 outcomes; audit every task against them.

• Start with one high-leverage fix: identify the biggest time sink; aim for a partial win (e.g., cut a 60-minute task to 30).

• Treat AI like a junior teammate: give constraints, work in small chunks, review and iterate; keep human judgment on quality and IP.

• Use AI for mechanical tasks (formatting, lists) and keep human touch for nuance, voice, and complex design.

• Build micro-habits to protect life outside work: device-free meals, 15-minute walks, and end-of-day reflection on where tech helped vs. hijacked attention.

• Track energy as a KPI: after a new guardrail, note sleep, focus, and mood changes.

• Don’t let perfect kill progress: incremental automation, budgeted over time, beats all-or-nothing.

How to Connect with the Guest:

• Email: https://rb-sns.com

• Develpreneur: https://develpreneur.com

• Podcast: Building Better Developers

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