Free Resources Library

A collection of guides, toolkits, and starter packs designed to help you feel calmer, clearer, and more confident as you step into future-ready living.

This library is available exclusively to Future Footnote subscribers.
Inside, you’ll find practical, calm, future-ready guides across Smart Living, Smart Working, and Smart Thriving — all created to reduce overwhelm and help you make confident, informed choices.

At A Foot In The Future, we believe smart living and smart working should feel supportive, not overwhelming.

This library brings together our free guides across:

  • Home & wellbeing

  • Productivity & time

  • AI & future-ready skills

  • Calm starting points for change

You don’t need to read everything. You don’t need to start perfectly.

Just choose what feels helpful right now.

Smart Living — Free Resources

Technology should support everyday life — not complicate it.
These guides focus on calm routines, home comfort, and wellbeing through thoughtful, practical tech choices.

Digital Dreams

Tech-Enhanced Sleep, Made Simple

A gentle, practical guide to improving sleep using smart technology and simple environmental changes — without extreme routines or overwhelm.

Includes:
• Sleep environment insights
• Tech that supports better rest
• Calm, realistic starting points

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Smart Living Starter Pack

Your Calm Introduction to Smarter Everyday Living

A beginner-friendly guide to using smart tech intentionally across daily routines — from mornings and home organisation to energy and wellbeing.

Includes:
• How to start small with smart living
• Identifying friction points at home
• Choosing support without pressure

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Smart Working — Focus, Time & Income

Free resources to help you work more intentionally, manage time better, and explore future-ready ways of earning.

Smart Working: Quick Income Guide

Simple Ways to Earn With AI (Without Overwhelm)

A realistic introduction to AI-supported income ideas for freelancers, side-hustlers, and early-stage digital earners.

Includes:
• Practical AI use cases
• Low-barrier income ideas
• Focus on sustainability over hype

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Time Management Mastery

Clarity, Focus & Sustainable Productivity

A modern approach to managing time and attention — built for busy lives, changing energy, and real constraints.

Includes:
• Reducing decision fatigue
• Building flexible routines
• Managing time without rigid systems

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Smart Thriving — Learning, Creativity & Starting Points

For curious minds, creators, and anyone who wants to begin without pressure.

Smarter Start

A Calm Way to Begin — Without Pressure

A mindset-first guide for anyone feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin with AI, smart tech, or future-ready living.

Includes:
• Reducing overwhelm
• Finding your easiest starting point
• Progress without pressure

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Looking for more depth?

Some readers choose to go further with our Premium Toolkits, designed for deeper implementation and long-term systems.

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