
Essays
Do you have to write menu notecards by hand? Not anymore
Told to write out menu notecards by hand for your serving job? Here is why a phone app does the same thing faster, and how to tell management you have it covered.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Long-form thinking on product, design and culture.

Told to write out menu notecards by hand for your serving job? Here is why a phone app does the same thing faster, and how to tell management you have it covered.

Trying to get ChatGPT or Gemini to reliably quiz you on a menu PDF? Here is a prompt that helps, where general chatbots fall short for menu study, and the purpose-built alternative.

Frustrated by hours of unpaid menu studying at home? Here is a plain look at whether training time should be paid, and how to cut the hours by automating the busywork.

Hitting Quizlet's limits trying to study a restaurant menu? Here is a faster, restaurant-focused alternative: take a photo and get flashcards, no typing study sets.