Product updates, productivity insights, and tips from the this+that team.https://www.thisandthat.chat/en-ushttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/the-vending-machine-worked-the-cafe-didnt/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/the-vending-machine-worked-the-cafe-didnt/Andon Labs gave agents a shop and a cafe to run, then published the losses. What separates those from the vending machine is how much was ever written down.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/nobody-notices-when-a-company-forgets/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/nobody-notices-when-a-company-forgets/A trial of 133 patent lawyers found the biggest AI gains went to the people who retained the least. The company version of that has nobody to notice.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/agents-everywhere-memory-nowhere/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/agents-everywhere-memory-nowhere/Salesforce shipped seven named agents and OpenAI plugged Workspace Agents into everything. Access is solved. What the agents know is not.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-email-organizers-for-growing-teams/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-email-organizers-for-growing-teams/Tools that prioritize your inbox learn what matters to you. After a team grows, most of the mail is work other people own, so it needs an owner not a folder.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/two-kinds-of-follow-up/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/two-kinds-of-follow-up/Chasing a reply and delivering what you promised are different jobs. Sequencing tools solve the first one. The second needs software that reads the thread.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/whatsapp-business-ai-filter-answer-route/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/whatsapp-business-ai-filter-answer-route/Filter the noise, answer the repeat questions, route the rest to the right team. What AI does on a WhatsApp Business number, and what still needs a person.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/unified-inbox-for-enterprises/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/unified-inbox-for-enterprises/One phrase, two products: a support desk with SLA reporting, or cross-channel work routing. Enterprise requirements apply to both. Where we fit.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/b2b-saas-first-response-time-benchmarks/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/b2b-saas-first-response-time-benchmarks/First response time in B2B SaaS support: what median and top teams hit by channel, what vendors promise by plan, and who measured it.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTresearchhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/chat-meetings-routing-and-follow-ups-in-one-place/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/chat-meetings-routing-and-follow-ups-in-one-place/Four jobs people often ask about together. Chat and meetings belong in tools built for them. Replies come faster when one tool handles routing and follow-up.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/control-which-knowledge-base-articles-your-ai-uses/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/control-which-knowledge-base-articles-your-ai-uses/How AI answer tools let you scope sources, switch off single articles and set review dates, what each control does, and why blocking a stale page is a patch.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-automation-outside-business-hours/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-automation-outside-business-hours/Automating email outside business hours means two jobs: delivering what you wrote at a chosen time, and handling what arrives at 2am. How the two differ.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/in-defense-of-a-better-version-of-yesterday/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/in-defense-of-a-better-version-of-yesterday/Fortune's CEOs call efficiency the AI trap. At Global 500 scale they may be right. Under a hundred people, a better version of yesterday is the whole game, and it's how the redesign gets earned.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/contact-tools-that-trigger-workflows/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/contact-tools-that-trigger-workflows/An email click and a chat message are different triggers. How to tell which one a contact tool fires on, from its own documentation, before you buy it.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/llm-agents-small-team-workflow-automation/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/llm-agents-small-team-workflow-automation/Attention is what a small team runs short of. What LLM agents change about workflow automation, where non-technical setup is easy, and where it isn't.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTAutomationhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/workflow-automation-email-overload-data-chaos/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/workflow-automation-email-overload-data-chaos/Email overload and data chaos are two ends of one problem. The fix is software that acts on what each message asks and records what it says where people look.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/every-retelling-loses-a-little/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/every-retelling-loses-a-little/A vision doesn't get diluted by headcount. It gets diluted everywhere somebody has to rebuild it from an incomplete description, which is most places.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/cold-start-is-not-a-blank-page/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/cold-start-is-not-a-blank-page/Designing a schema and populating it were the first two costs that sank the Semantic Web. An entity list almost always already exists, and it is wrong.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/two-ways-to-give-an-agent-context/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/two-ways-to-give-an-agent-context/Fetch it live when the question arrives, or maintain a layer that stays current. Town's CEO described the first one in detail. Here's what each approach buys and what it costs.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/let-an-agent-do-anything-it-can-undo/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/let-an-agent-do-anything-it-can-undo/Autonomy is the wrong axis for what an agent may do alone. Reversibility is a property of the action, so you can write it down.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/how-long-a-dynamodb-restore-takes/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/how-long-a-dynamodb-restore-takes/Sixty-five point-in-time restores across ten tables, 12 MB to 16 GB. A model fits the median within seconds and still misses the run you actually get by 2.5x.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTresearchhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/the-pitch-was-a-proxy-for-a-test/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/the-pitch-was-a-proxy-for-a-test/Nolan had the Inception idea at about 16 and shot it 23 years later. The persuasion AI removes was feedback we relied on because testing cost too much.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/fireflies-email-assistant-review/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/fireflies-email-assistant-review/Fireflies put an email assistant inside its meeting notetaker. What it triages, what it drafts, what the plans actually include, and who it fits.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/hyperspell-review/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/hyperspell-review/Hyperspell sells a company brain as a context layer any agent can read. What it connects, how it stays current, and who it is actually for.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/almanac-review/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/almanac-review/Almanac compiles your connected tools into a company wiki, then reads it before acting. What ships today, what the founder said, and the name collision.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/finding-the-task-is-the-easy-half/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/finding-the-task-is-the-easy-half/Every AI inbox tool now pulls tasks out of your messages. The sentence next to the task is the one nobody has a home for, and the one that costs you later.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/who-owns-a-page-after-it-leaves-your-server/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/who-owns-a-page-after-it-leaves-your-server/Smart Tags was pulled from IE6 in 2001 after publishers objected. The fight over what an agent may do with someone else's page is the same one, again.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-agent-failure-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-agent-failure-statistics/The verified numbers on how often agent projects get canceled, how little of a real job an agent finishes, and the reasons analysts name.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTresearchhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/viktor-pricing/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/viktor-pricing/Viktor charges per workspace, not per seat, and sells credits rather than usage. What the ladder costs, what a credit buys, and why bills run above the plan.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/self-improving-company-needs-a-brain/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/self-improving-company-needs-a-brain/A YC partner told founders to make their company legible to AI and treat what its people know as the durable asset. That is the brain, and we build it.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/skydive-ai-review/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/skydive-ai-review/A close look at Skydive, Anything's platform for building AI coworkers with their own cloud computers: what it does, what Routines run on, and who it suits.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/skydive-vs-town/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/skydive-vs-town/Skydive builds a roster of AI coworkers with their own computers. Town learns one person and runs their week. A side-by-side on model, memory, pricing and fit.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/skydive-vs-viktor/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/skydive-vs-viktor/Viktor is an AI employee you talk to in Slack. Skydive is a roster of agents with their own computers. A side-by-side on credits, pricing traps, and fit.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ikea-automated-and-kept-the-people/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ikea-automated-and-kept-the-people/Ikea's chatbot assists 74% of customers and satisfaction went up, not down. The reason is what they did with the staff it freed.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/how-to-evaluate-an-ai-assistant-for-your-team/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/how-to-evaluate-an-ai-assistant-for-your-team/The demo always looks great. Here is how to run a trial that tells you the truth, with concrete tests for triage, drafting, grounding and control.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTguidehttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/bug-pipeline-starts-and-ends-with-an-email/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/bug-pipeline-starts-and-ends-with-an-email/A bug lands at support@. this+that makes it a task, routes it by code ownership, hands it to Claude Code or Codex, and emails the reporter back.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/fyxer-vs-jace/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/fyxer-vs-jace/Fyxer charges per user, Jace per account with monthly credits, which changes the answer by team size. Verified pricing and what each includes.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/superhuman-vs-shortwave/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/superhuman-vs-shortwave/Superhuman supports Outlook natively and Shortwave does not, which decides most of this. Verified pricing and what each tier actually gates.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/upstream-review-2026/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/upstream-review-2026/A close look at Upstream, the AI inbox built for humans and agents: what the free tier includes, what Gmail-only means in practice, what MCP support buys you, and who it suits.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-like-its-1999/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-like-its-1999/In 1999 "You've got mail" was good news. Today it would be a threat. The volume grew a hundredfold and the tool didn't keep up.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/carly-review-2026/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/carly-review-2026/A close look at Carly, the AI assistant you CC on an email: how its agents work, what the $35 plan includes, how the credit ladder actually prices, and who it suits.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/shared-inbox-and-team-email-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/shared-inbox-and-team-email-statistics/What team email actually costs, from primary research: message volume, interruption rates, the hours nobody counts, and what customers now expect from the teams answering them.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/stop-work-slipping-through-the-cracks/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/stop-work-slipping-through-the-cracks/Why commitments made in email and chat get dropped, why task managers and reminders do not fix it, and the four approaches that actually reduce it, with the trade-offs of each.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/chaser-review-2026/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/chaser-review-2026/A close look at Chaser, task management that lives entirely inside Slack: what it does, what the seat math actually costs, where it stops, and who it suits.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/inbox-zero-review-2026/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/inbox-zero-review-2026/A close look at Inbox Zero, the open-source AI email assistant: what it does well, what the hosted plans cost, and whether self-hosting is actually free.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/viktor-review-2026/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/viktor-review-2026/A close look at Viktor, the AI employee that lives in Slack and Teams: what it actually does, how credit pricing works in practice, where it fits, and where it doesn't.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/the-prompt-you-keep-retyping/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/the-prompt-you-keep-retyping/The most advanced software most people use is operated by typing a sentence into a box. That is not a mistake, and it is not the end state either.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/jace-ai-review/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/jace-ai-review/Jace AI drafts replies, labels your inbox and runs rules on incoming mail. What a plan costs, how the credit allowance works, what it covers, and where it stops.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-project-list-already-in-your-inbox/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-project-list-already-in-your-inbox/A lawyer's boss wants him to propose AI projects. He thinks that's silly, and he's right. The list his boss wants already exists in the message stream.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-inbox-apps-vps-sales/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-inbox-apps-vps-sales/Explore the best AI inbox apps for VPs of Sales in 2026, with tools for email automation, sales coaching, CRM integration, meeting intelligence, and follow-ups.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/customer-list-out-of-date/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/customer-list-out-of-date/Contact data decays about 22.5% a year, so a list you cleaned in January is a fifth wrong by December. Why manual upkeep never catches up, and what actually holds.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-automation-software/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-automation-software/Discover the best email automation software in 2026, comparing AI features, workflows, integrations, pricing, and top tools for smarter business automation.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-management-software-customer-service-teams/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-management-software-customer-service-teams/Compare the best email management software for customer service teams in 2026, including shared inboxes, AI automation, integrations, ticketing, and team workflows.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-management-tools-executive-assistants/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-management-tools-executive-assistants/Discover the best email management tools for executive assistants, from AI inbox automation to Gmail, Outlook, shared inboxes, task capture, and follow-ups.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-management-tools-law-firms/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-management-tools-law-firms/Manage legal email more efficiently with the best email management tools for law firms, comparing AI, security, billing, automation, and matter organization.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-management-tools-small-business/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-management-tools-small-business/Find the best email management tools for small businesses in 2026, comparing AI, shared inboxes, automation, integrations, and productivity features.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/internal-knowledge-base-software-teams/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/internal-knowledge-base-software-teams/Discover the best internal knowledge base software for teams in 2026, with AI search, collaboration, integrations, documentation, and workflow automation.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/universal-inbox-platforms-executive-assistants/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/universal-inbox-platforms-executive-assistants/Discover the best universal inbox platforms for executive assistants, with AI task extraction, multi-channel messaging, collaboration, integrations, and automation.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/zapier-vs-make-message-triggered/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/zapier-vs-make-message-triggered/Both headline prices are slider minimums. At 10,000 runs a month Zapier Professional is $129 and Make Core is $12. What that means for automations that fire on every incoming message.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-agent-adoption-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-agent-adoption-statistics/Two independent 2026 studies say the same thing. Most organizations now use AI agents, and almost none have them running real work. The figures, their sources, and what they leave out.Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTresearchhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-marketing-automation-tools/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-marketing-automation-tools/Six campaign platforms compared on what actually sets your bill, which is list size rather than the headline price. ActiveCampaign, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Brevo, GetResponse and Omnisend.Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/front-vs-missive/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/front-vs-missive/Front is now a customer service platform and prices like one, from $25 a seat to $105. Missive stayed a collaborative inbox at $14 to $36.Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/two-people-different-answers/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/two-people-different-answers/When two colleagues give a customer different answers, the usual fix is a wiki nobody updates. Why that fails, and what makes an answer stay current on its own.Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/semantic-web-failed-on-upkeep/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/semantic-web-failed-on-upkeep/AI engineers are rediscovering ontologies as guardrails for agents. Earlier attempts didn't fail on formalism. In every one, a person decided what to model.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/fyxer-vs-superhuman/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/fyxer-vs-superhuman/Fyxer undercuts Superhuman at the entry tier on annual billing, ties on monthly, and costs more at the tier most teams need. Price, meetings and fit compared.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/missive-review/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/missive-review/Missive is a collaborative inbox across email, SMS, WhatsApp and social. What each tier costs, where the user caps bite, how the AI is billed, and who it suits.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/your-team-already-ran-the-pilot/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/your-team-already-ran-the-pilot/A personal-account trial is a good filter, not a verdict. The cheap step between trying a tool alone and asking the company to adopt it is the one nobody takes.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/customer-response-time-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/customer-response-time-statistics/How fast customers expect a reply, how long businesses actually take, and what the gap costs. 15 sourced statistics on lead and support response times across channels.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/fragmented-attention-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/fragmented-attention-statistics/How often knowledge workers are interrupted, how long it takes to recover, and how much of the week meetings now consume. 17 sourced statistics on context switching and calendar load.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/knowledge-management-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/knowledge-management-statistics/How much time knowledge workers lose searching for information, what unshared knowledge costs, and how much of what a company knows lives in one person's head. 12 sourced statistics.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/manual-data-entry-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/manual-data-entry-statistics/How much of the working week goes to copying information between systems, what workers think of it, and how much automation gives back. 11 sourced statistics on manual data entry and admin time.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/small-business-communication-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/small-business-communication-statistics/How many customer messages small businesses miss, how much time owners have left for anything else, and which channels the work arrives on. 13 sourced statistics.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/whatsapp-business-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/whatsapp-business-statistics/How many businesses use WhatsApp, how many customers message them, and why it's the default channel in Brazil and India. 13 sourced statistics on WhatsApp Business messaging.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/workflows-are-meeting-free-days-that-give-time-back/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/workflows-are-meeting-free-days-that-give-time-back/Individual focus hacks help you but can slow the team: one person's deep work is another's bottleneck. Workflows are the team-wide fix that gives time back.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/crm-data-decay-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/crm-data-decay-statistics/How fast contact data goes stale, what it costs, and why manual maintenance never keeps up. 20 sourced statistics on CRM data decay, duplicate records, and the time sales teams lose to data entry.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/slashy-vs-superhuman/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/slashy-vs-superhuman/Superhuman sells Mail on its own at $25 and inside a four-product suite at $33. Slashy is a focused AI email client at $25. A side-by-side on price, features and who each one actually fits.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/contacts-should-build-themselves/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/contacts-should-build-themselves/Address books go stale because they need maintenance. Ours assembles itself from the channels you already connected, brings the correspondence history with it, and a new contact can start a workflow.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/contact-tools-for-shop-owners/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/contact-tools-for-shop-owners/Small retail runs on messages, not databases. Compare contact tools for shop owners in 2026, including one that builds the list for you from the accounts you already use.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/garbage-in-dressed-up-in-tech/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/garbage-in-dressed-up-in-tech/Two confident numbers from my own Apple Watch data turned out to be built on bad measurement. One of them was mostly measuring my coat.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/most-tech-revolutions-made-work-worse-for-employees/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/most-tech-revolutions-made-work-worse-for-employees/Every productivity wave since the PC made work faster and piled on more of it, so companies gained more than workers did. AI does the work itself, which is why this one could land differently.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-inbox-platforms-marketing-managers/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-inbox-platforms-marketing-managers/Compare the best AI inbox platforms for marketing managers. Discover tools that automate workflows, streamline team collaboration, and boost productivity.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-inbox-tools-chiefs-staff/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-inbox-tools-chiefs-staff/Discover the best AI inbox tools for Chiefs of Staff. Compare top email assistants that automate tasks, prioritize messages, and streamline executive workflows.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-inbox-tools-recruiters-sources/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-inbox-tools-recruiters-sources/Discover the best AI inbox tools for recruiters and sourcers. Compare top platforms for candidate outreach, inbox automation, scheduling, and hiring workflows.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/communication-platforms-community-managers/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/communication-platforms-community-managers/Compare the best communication platforms for community managers. Discover AI-powered tools for engagement, collaboration, automation, and community growth.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/inbox-software-operations-leaders/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/inbox-software-operations-leaders/Compare the best inbox software for operations leaders. Discover AI tools that automate workflows, unify communications, and streamline team collaboration.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/unified-inbox-apps-meeting-prep-recap/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/unified-inbox-apps-meeting-prep-recap/Discover the best unified inbox apps for meeting prep and follow-ups. Compare AI tools that organize messages, automate tasks, and keep teams aligned.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/unified-inbox-platforms-community-managers/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/unified-inbox-platforms-community-managers/Discover the best unified inbox platforms for community managers. Compare AI-powered tools that unify messages, automate workflows, and improve team collaboration.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/unified-inbox-platforms-founders-ceos/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/unified-inbox-platforms-founders-ceos/Compare the best unified inbox platforms for founders and CEOs. Automate tasks, unify email and chat, reduce overload, and boost executive productivity.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/operate-like-a-bigger-company/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/operate-like-a-bigger-company/Big companies pay people to keep everyone working from the same current picture. That knowledge is born in your messages, so a small team can capture it.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/the-extended-mind-was-always-personal/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/the-extended-mind-was-always-personal/NotebookLM works because you keep it, the way Otto keeps his notebook. That model breaks at team scale, which is why a company's extended mind has to build itself.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/the-agent-workspace-you-already-have/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/the-agent-workspace-you-already-have/Jack Dorsey's Buzz bets that humans and agents need a new workspace to share. We think the workspace already exists, in the email and chat your team is in right now.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/agents-stalled-or-misplaced/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/agents-stalled-or-misplaced/Zuckerberg told Meta staff that AI agents haven't progressed as fast as he hoped. The numbers back him up only if you grade junior hires on senior work.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-agents-customer-service/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-agents-customer-service/Discover the 13 best AI customer service agents for small teams in 2026. Compare inbox-native tools, pricing, features, and fast deployment options.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-agents-real-estate/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-agents-real-estate/Discover the 12 best AI agents for real estate in 2026. Compare lead follow-up, CRM automation, AI assistants, and tools that book more appointments.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-assistants-financial-advisors/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-assistants-financial-advisors/Discover the 12 best AI assistants for financial advisors in 2026. Compare compliant tools for client communication, CRM automation, and meeting notes.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/company-brain/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/company-brain/Learn what a company brain is, why traditional wikis fail, and how AI-powered knowledge systems turn organizational knowledge into automated action.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/information-silos/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/information-silos/Learn why email, Slack, and Teams create information silos, and how AI-powered knowledge capture preserves context, automates work, and boosts productivity.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/institutional-knowledge/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/institutional-knowledge/Learn how small teams preserve institutional knowledge with AI-powered capture, better knowledge management, and seamless employee transitions.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/knowledge-base-customer-service-teams/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/knowledge-base-customer-service-teams/Learn how self-updating knowledge bases improve customer service with AI-powered content updates, smarter self-service, and accurate support answers.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/knowledge-management-law-firms/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/knowledge-management-law-firms/Discover how AI-powered knowledge management helps law firms capture matter context beyond the DMS, preserve expertise, automate workflows, and improve outcomes.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/agent-era-toolkit/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/agent-era-toolkit/Office was the generic toolkit of an era built to produce documents by hand. The agent era is organized around outcomes, not documents, and needs its own layer.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/why-ai-favors-generalists/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/why-ai-favors-generalists/Specialization was a bet that building was slow. AI made building fast, so the same person now needs the skill to guide the agent and the taste to aim it.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-agents-small-businesses/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-agents-small-businesses/Discover the best AI agents for small businesses in 2026. Compare top tools for automation, customer support, productivity, and business growth.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-automation-tools-non-technical-teams/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-automation-tools-non-technical-teams/Compare the best AI automation tools for non-technical teams in 2026. Discover no-code platforms that automate workflows, tasks, and business processes.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-knowledge-base-bots-slack/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-knowledge-base-bots-slack/Discover the best AI knowledge base bots for Slack in 2026. Compare top tools for instant answers, workflow automation, and multi-source knowledge search.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-tools-automate-business-operation/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-tools-automate-business-operation/Compare the best no-code AI business automation tools in 2026. Discover platforms that automate workflows, connect apps, and boost productivity without coding.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-productivity-apps/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-productivity-apps/Discover the best email productivity apps for 2026. Compare AI-powered tools that automate inbox management, tasks, workflows, and team collaboration.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/notion-ai-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/notion-ai-alternatives/Compare the best Notion AI alternatives for 2026. Discover AI knowledge tools that keep documentation current with automation and real-time updates.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/openclaw-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/openclaw-alternatives/Discover the best OpenClaw alternatives for 2026. Compare managed AI agent platforms with team collaboration, workflow automation, and enterprise security.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/tools-capture-tribal-knowledge/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/tools-capture-tribal-knowledge/Discover the best tools to capture tribal knowledge before it's lost. Compare AI-powered platforms for knowledge management, search, and workflow automation.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/workflow-who-fills-your-inbox/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/workflow-who-fills-your-inbox/A custom answer about your own inbox used to need a one-off app or an engineer's script. Now you describe it in a sentence and a workflow builds it.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/knowledge-management-in-vogue-again/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/knowledge-management-in-vogue-again/AI agents need company brains, so knowledge management matters again. Notes from working on it at Microsoft and Google, and what changes this time.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/automate-where-you-found-the-work/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/automate-where-you-found-the-work/Zapier, n8n, and OpenClaw are powerful. They also make you leave the place where the work appeared. The real tradeoff, and when each is the right call.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMTAutomationhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/calendy-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/calendy-alternatives/Compare the 8 best Calendly alternatives with AI workflow automation, scheduling, task capture, and team productivity to streamline meetings and follow-ups.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/carly-ai-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/carly-ai-alternatives/Discover the 5 best Carly AI alternatives for teams. Compare AI assistants with shared knowledge, multi-channel task capture, workflows, and automation.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/chatgpt-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/chatgpt-alternatives/Compare the 7 best ChatGPT alternatives for AI workflow automation. Discover tools that automate emails, tasks, and business workflows not just chat.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/copilot-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/copilot-alternatives/Discover the best Microsoft Copilot alternatives for Gmail, Slack, and Teams. Compare AI tools that automate workflows across multiple communication platforms.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/motion-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/motion-alternatives/Compare the 7 best Motion alternatives for AI-powered productivity. Discover tools for task capture, workflow automation, email, and team collaboration.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/notion-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/notion-alternatives/Discover the 7 best Notion alternatives for self-updating operational knowledge. Compare AI-powered tools that automate docs, workflows, and team knowledge.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/otter-ai-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/otter-ai-alternatives/Compare the 7 best Otter.ai alternatives for AI meeting notes, task automation, and team knowledge. Turn conversations into action with smarter workflows.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/todoist-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/todoist-alternatives/Compare the 7 best Todoist alternatives for AI task capture, scheduling, and productivity. Discover tools that automate tasks across email, Slack, and Teams.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/third-interface-for-ai/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/third-interface-for-ai/Karpathy calls Claude in Slack the third major redesign of how we use LLMs. The tell he doesn't dwell on is that the interface now belongs to a third party.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-executive-assistant-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-executive-assistant-alternatives/Discover 6 AI executive assistant alternatives that automate work across email, chat, and project tools with AI task extraction and workflow automation.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/asana-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/asana-alternatives/Discover the 7 best Asana alternatives with AI task extraction that turn emails and chats into actionable work using intelligent workflow automation.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/clickup-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/clickup-alternatives/Compare the 7 best ClickUp alternatives for AI workflow automation that turn emails, chats, and messages into tasks with intelligent cross-channel automation.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/front-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/front-alternatives/Explore 6 Front alternatives with AI workflow automation that unify inboxes, extract tasks from messages, and streamline customer support across channels.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/make-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/make-alternatives/Discover the 7 best Make alternatives for AI-powered message automation across email and chat with smart workflows, task extraction, and no-code tools.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/martin-ai-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/martin-ai-alternatives/Compare 5 Martin AI alternatives for team inbox automation, AI task extraction, and workflow management across email, chat, and business collaboration tools.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/n8n-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/n8n-alternatives/Explore the 7 best n8n alternatives for non-technical teams with AI-powered, no-code workflow automation, smart task extraction, and easy integrations.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/zapier-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/zapier-alternatives/Compare the 7 best Zapier alternatives for email and Slack automation, featuring AI workflows, no-code tools, pricing, and key features for teams.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/how-the-first-solo-founder-unicorn-gets-built/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/how-the-first-solo-founder-unicorn-gets-built/The naive take is that AI lets firms dissolve into the market. The gig economy already tried that and failed. What changed is the coordinator, not the price of a transaction.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/company-world-model-is-built-from-communication/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/company-world-model-is-built-from-communication/Dorsey and Botha say companies should organize around a model of the business plus an intelligence layer. We think that shape is for every team, and the signal is in communication.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/shipped-brain-versions-approval-gates-dobox-rules/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/shipped-brain-versions-approval-gates-dobox-rules/Version history on brain pages, approval gates inside workflows, and DoBox rules you set from the brain. A short product update on three improvements now live.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-agent-builders-business-automation/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-agent-builders-business-automation/Discover the best AI agent builders for business automation in 2026, comparing top platforms, features, integrations, and use cases for teams.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-knowledge-base-software-teams/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-knowledge-base-software-teams/Discover the best AI knowledge base software for teams in 2026. Compare top tools with AI search, self-updating docs, and workflow integrations.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-knowledge-management-tools-startups/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-knowledge-management-tools-startups/Explore the best AI knowledge management tools for startups in 2026, improving search, documentation, and workflow automation with smarter AI systems.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-second-brain-apps-teams/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-second-brain-apps-teams/AI second brain apps for teams, collaborative knowledge management tools, workplace productivity AI platforms, team knowledge automation software.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-wiki-tools-small-teams/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-wiki-tools-small-teams/Discover the best AI wiki tools for small teams in 2026, comparing top platforms for knowledge management, search, and automated documentation workflows.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-workflow-automation-tools-small-teams/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-workflow-automation-tools-small-teams/AI workflow automation tools for small teams in 2026, comparing top platforms that turn messages into tasks, streamline work, and boost productivity.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/no-code-workflow-automation-tools/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/no-code-workflow-automation-tools/Compare the best no-code workflow automation tools of 2026. Explore AI-powered platforms that connect apps, automate tasks, and boost efficiency.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/self-updating-knowledge-base-tools/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/self-updating-knowledge-base-tools/Compare the best self-updating knowledge base tools of 2026. Discover AI-powered platforms that keep documentation accurate and current.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/belong-to-multiple-teams/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/belong-to-multiple-teams/A single this+that account can now belong to multiple teams at once, so you can share tasks, knowledge, and workflows with each group of people your work and life involve.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/the-missing-middle-of-company-knowledge/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/the-missing-middle-of-company-knowledge/Companies hold knowledge in three layers. Two are handled well. The operational middle, born in your messages and stale by tomorrow, is the gap we are building for.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/computer-that-runs-your-business/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/computer-that-runs-your-business/Apple wants on-device AI. Engineers want autonomous loops. Both miss the trigger. For most knowledge workers, work arrives in the inbox, so the loop that matters starts with communication.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/7-powers-ai-moat/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/7-powers-ai-moat/Hamilton Helmer's strategy framework, applied to my AI company, including the four powers we fail and the three that might actually save us.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/kinso-pricing/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/kinso-pricing/Kinso’s unified AI inbox spans Gmail, Slack, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, and Instagram. What each plan costs, and what its prioritization and smart replies do.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/slashy-pricing/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/slashy-pricing/Learn how slashy pricing influences conversions, customer trust, and compliance. Discover best practices for using strikethrough pricing in 2026.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/town-com-pricing/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/town-com-pricing/Explore Town.com Pricing 2026, including pricing tiers, credits, premium AI assistant features, overage costs, and how it compares with leading alternatives.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/unified-inbox-platforms-sales-outreach/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/unified-inbox-platforms-sales-outreach/Discover the best unified inbox platforms for sales outreach in 2026. Compare AI tools, CRM integrations, and multichannel inbox solutions for faster selling.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/agents-need-a-brain/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/agents-need-a-brain/Karpathy nailed why agents need a persistent knowledge layer. His answer is single-player. We just shipped the multiplayer version. The brain, built into this+that.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/kinso-review/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/kinso-review/AI unified inbox for Gmail, Slack, WhatsApp & more. Exploring cross-platform messaging, limits, and whether it improves productivity.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/lindy-review/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/lindy-review/Lindy is an AI agent platform where you build assistants that run multi-step work. What it does, what it costs, what users complain about, and who it actually fits.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/notion-mail-review/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/notion-mail-review/Notion Mail is a Gmail client that links your mail to Notion databases. What it does, what it costs once you count the Notion plan, what users complain about, and who it fits.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/slashy-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/slashy-alternatives/Best Slashy Alternatives in 2026 compares AI productivity tools that turn messages into tasks across email, Slack, and Teams with workflow automation platforms.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/slashy-review/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/slashy-review/Slashy is an AI email assistant that drafts replies and handles scheduling. What it does, what a seat costs, what people complain about, and who it fits.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/town-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/town-alternatives/Town is an AI executive assistant with its own email address. Seven alternatives compared on channels, price and what they actually do.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/town-com-review/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/town-com-review/A close look at Town.com's email-native AI assistant: what it does well, where it falls short, pricing, and who it's actually for in 2026.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-second-wave/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-second-wave/The AI-kills-SaaS narrative is overhyped. SaaS will thrive. The laggards won't. A look through Access, the arrival of TV, and AI's second wave.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-inbox-tools-customer-support-teams/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-inbox-tools-customer-support-teams/Discover the best AI inbox tools for customer support teams in 2026. Compare automation, routing, task extraction, and multi-channel support solutions.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-messaging-platforms-real-estate-teams/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-messaging-platforms-real-estate-teams/Compare the best AI messaging platforms for real estate teams in 2026. Discover tools for lead response, CRM automation, task tracking, and follow-up.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/inbox-platforms-triaging-notifications/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/inbox-platforms-triaging-notifications/Compare the best inbox platforms for triaging notifications. Discover AI tools that unify email, Slack, Teams, and automate task extraction.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/sanebox-pricing/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/sanebox-pricing/Compare SaneBox pricing and plans for 2026. Learn what each tier includes, key limitations, privacy features, and whether SaneBox is worth the cost.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/shortwave-pricing/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/shortwave-pricing/Shortwave costs $18 a seat on Pro and $30 to $120 on team plans, billed monthly with no annual rate. Every tier, what the AI limits mean, and two traps on its pricing page.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/superhuman-pricing/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/superhuman-pricing/Explore Superhuman pricing in 2026, including plan costs, AI features, CRM integrations, hidden expenses, and whether the premium email client is worth it.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/approval-process-automation-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/approval-process-automation-statistics/Explore 23 approval process automation statistics for 2026 covering AI adoption, workflow governance, approval bottlenecks, and automation trends.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/automation-roi-statistics-business-teams/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/automation-roi-statistics-business-teams/Discover 13 automation ROI statistics for 2026, including payback periods, cost savings, productivity gains, and AI adoption trends for business teams.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/deadline-management-productivity-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/deadline-management-productivity-statistics/Deadline management productivity statistics for 2026 reveal why teams miss deadlines, lose focus, and how better workflows improve delivery and execution.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/engineering-team-task-tracking-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/engineering-team-task-tracking-statistics/Engineering team task tracking statistics for 2026 reveal where work gets lost in communication, tools, and context switching, and how teams fix it., task tracking.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTengineeringhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/follow-up-automation-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/follow-up-automation-statistics/Follow-up automation statistics for 2026 reveal how AI, workflows, and task routing improve response rates, reduce missed actions, and boost productivity.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/inbox-overload-impact-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/inbox-overload-impact-statistics/Discover 18 inbox overload statistics for 2026, revealing how email, chat, interruptions, and after-hours work reduce focus, productivity, and execution.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/operational-efficiency-ai-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/operational-efficiency-ai-statistics/Operational efficiency AI statistics reveal where AI truly boosts productivity in 2026, from support and coding to workflow redesign, ROI, training, and automation.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/team-coordination-productivity-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/team-coordination-productivity-statistics/Discover 17 team coordination productivity statistics for 2026 on collaboration, async work, AI, and workflow efficiency to reduce coordination drag.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/who-starts-the-work/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/who-starts-the-work/Most AI assistants help you act on goals you already have. We're built for the work that arrives from somewhere else, a colleague's email or a customer reply.Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-inbox-platforms-saas-companies/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-inbox-platforms-saas-companies/Discover the best AI inbox platforms for SaaS teams to automate tasks, unify Slack and email, streamline workflows, and boost productivity.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-inbox-tools-integrate-gmail/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-inbox-tools-integrate-gmail/AI inbox tools for Gmail help users draft replies, automate tasks, summarize threads, and manage workflows across teams and channels.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/fyxer-review/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/fyxer-review/What Fyxer AI does in 2026, what it costs, and who it fits. An AI executive assistant for your inbox, calendar and meetings, with recall across all three.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/sanebox-review/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/sanebox-review/SaneBox filters your inbox without reading your mail. What it does, what the tiers cost, what users complain about, and who it actually fits.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/shortwave-review/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/shortwave-review/Shortwave is an AI-native email client for Gmail, built by former Google Inbox engineers. What it does, what the tiers cost, what reviewers complain about, and who it fits.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/superhuman-review/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/superhuman-review/Superhuman is now a four-product suite and Mail only comes with the $33 Business tier. What it does well, what it costs, what reviewers complain about, and who it actually fits.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/unified-inbox-platforms-slack-integration/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/unified-inbox-platforms-slack-integration/Discover the best unified inbox platforms with Slack integration for AI automation, task routing, faster support, and seamless team workflows.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/universal-inbox-tools-microsoft-teams-users/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/universal-inbox-tools-microsoft-teams-users/Discover the best universal inbox tools for Microsoft Teams users with AI automation, shared inboxes, task extraction, and cross-channel workflows.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/stop-pasting-your-email/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/stop-pasting-your-email/Every chat product has connected to your inbox. The interesting question is what the AI gives you back. Two paths, only one of which keeps the inbox UI you already know how to use.Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-kinso-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-kinso-alternatives/Looking for a Kinso alternative? Compare the best AI email and inbox tools for 2026 on features, price, and fit, with our top pick for teams.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-lindy-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-lindy-alternatives/Explore the best Lindy AI alternatives in 2026 for workflow automation, inbox task capture, AI agents, and smarter cross-tool productivity.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-notion-mail-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-notion-mail-alternatives/Best Notion Mail alternatives in 2026: AI email tools and multi-channel inbox platforms that automate tasks, extract actions.AITue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-overload-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-overload-statistics/Explore 37 email overload statistics on inbox productivity, AI automation, workflow management, and smarter task extraction from emails.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/gmail-task-management-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/gmail-task-management-statistics/Explore 34 Gmail task management statistics on AI automation, inbox productivity, smarter workflows, and task extraction from email conversations.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/slack-productivity-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/slack-productivity-statistics/Discover 20 Slack productivity statistics on inbox management, AI task extraction, automation savings, and smarter team collaboration workflows.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/task-management-software-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/task-management-software-statistics/Explore 25 task management software statistics on AI automation, workflow productivity, remote collaboration, and the future of work.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-ai-email-organizer/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-ai-email-organizer/Best AI email organizers in 2026 that automate inbox management, extract action items, draft replies, and turn emails into completed work faster.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-email-workflow-automation-tool/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-email-workflow-automation-tool/Tools that run a workflow when an email arrives, compared on trigger latency, what each run costs, and where the pricing pages mislead. Zapier, Make, n8n, Power Automate, Workato and Rovo Studio.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-inbox-zero-tools/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-inbox-zero-tools/Best inbox zero tools in 2026 that use AI to organize email, extract tasks, automate workflows, and reduce inbox overload across channels.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-unified-inbox-teams/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-unified-inbox-teams/Best unified inbox tools for teams in 2026 with AI automation, shared inboxes, task extraction, and multi-channel collaboration features.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-slack-teams-integration-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/email-slack-teams-integration-statistics/Discover 29 email, Slack, and Teams integration statistics for 2026, including ROI, productivity gains, automation trends, and AI-powered workflow insights.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/multi-tool-communication-automation-trends/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/multi-tool-communication-automation-trends/Explore 20 multi-tool communication automation trends for 2026, covering AI task extraction, Slack & Teams integration, email automation, and productivity gains.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/no-code-automation-adoption-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/no-code-automation-adoption-statistics/Explore 23 no-code automation adoption statistics for 2026, covering ROI, AI workflows, cost savings, and the rise of business process automation.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/time-saved-ai-productivity-tools-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/time-saved-ai-productivity-tools-statistics/Discover 29 AI productivity tool statistics on time savings, workflow automation, faster task completion, and AI-powered inbox management in 2026.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/task-manager-in-claude-chatgpt-and-cursor/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/task-manager-in-claude-chatgpt-and-cursor/We shipped an MCP server for this+that, so your DoBox tasks are reachable from Claude Code, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible AI client.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-driven-productivity-gains-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-driven-productivity-gains-statistics/Discover 25 AI productivity stats showing how automation saves time, boosts efficiency, and transforms work with AI-driven task and workflow tools in 2026.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/centralized-task-management-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/centralized-task-management-statistics/Discover 30 centralized task management stats showing how unified systems boost productivity, cut missed deadlines, and automate workflows in 2026.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/sales-team-automation-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/sales-team-automation-statistics/Discover 33 sales automation stats showing how AI boosts productivity, shortens sales cycles, and helps teams close more deals with less manual work in 2026.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/workflow-efficiency-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/workflow-efficiency-statistics/Discover 23 workflow automation statistics showing how AI reduces manual work, boosts productivity, and turns messages into tasks across modern workplaces.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-ai-email-assistant/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-ai-email-assistant/Discover the best AI email assistants in 2026. Compare top tools that automate inbox tasks, save time, boost productivity, and turn emails into actionable workflows.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-ai-inbox-manager/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-ai-inbox-manager/Find the best AI inbox managers in 2026. Compare top tools that unify messages, extract tasks, automate workflows, and save hours across email, Slack, and more.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-email-task-extractor/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-email-task-extractor/The best email task extractors turn your inbox into a to-do list automatically. Compare the top AI tools for 2026 on accuracy, integrations, and price.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-universal-inbox-app/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/best-universal-inbox-app/Discover the best universal inbox apps in 2026. Compare tools that unify multiple accounts, reduce context switching, automate tasks, and boost productivity.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-task-extraction-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-task-extraction-statistics/Discover 33 AI task extraction statistics showing how automation cuts task completion time by 60% and could give back 30% of the working week across knowledge work.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-workflow-automation-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/ai-workflow-automation-statistics/Explore 21 AI workflow automation statistics on adoption, cost efficiencies, the barriers that stall projects, and what the research actually supports.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/messages-to-actions-conversion-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/messages-to-actions-conversion-statistics/Discover 22 stats showing how AI task extraction converts messages into action and reclaims productivity lost to context switching and communication overload.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/sanebox-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/sanebox-alternatives/Compare 7 SaneBox alternatives in 2026, from this+that's multi-channel task capture to Superhuman and Shortwave. Find the right tool beyond email filtering.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/shortwave-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/shortwave-alternatives/Compare 7 Shortwave alternatives in 2026, from this+that's unified workspace to Superhuman's speed. Find the right tool to turn messages into completed work.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/superhuman-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/superhuman-alternatives/Compare 7 Superhuman alternatives in 2026, from this+that's task automation to Spark's free AI tools and Shortwave's search. Find the right inbox tool for you.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTproducthttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/team-productivity-automation-statistics/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/team-productivity-automation-statistics/Explore 25 team productivity automation statistics revealing how companies achieve 30-40% productivity gains and eliminate the manual tax draining workdays.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/third-wave-of-productivity/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/third-wave-of-productivity/AI won't just make your tools smarter. It will make most of them invisible.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/fyxer-alternatives/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/fyxer-alternatives/The best Fyxer AI alternatives in 2026, from Superhuman and Shortwave to Serif, Jace, Inbox Zero, and this+that, with a clean comparison of price and scope.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTessayhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/inbox-automation/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/inbox-automation/20 inbox automation trends for 2026: AI email assistant market growth, automatic task capture, and how teams save 3.6+ hours weekly with workflow automation.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTproductivityhttps://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/relaunch-messages-in-actions-out/https://www.thisandthat.chat/blog/relaunch-messages-in-actions-out/We rebuilt this+that from the ground up. A full task manager, a visual workflow builder, and MCP support, all powered by AI that reads your messages and acts on them.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTproduct