Reporter, Expert, Mentor, Role Model
It’s becoming increasingly clear to me that my work is really about attentional design. Becoming aware of attention. Shaping and directing
In The Four Pathways of Modern Book Publishing, I described what I believe to be the four main routes to publication for writers in the digi
I previously wrote about my thought process for why and how I’ve decided to publish my book Building a Second Brain with a traditional publi
Last month I published The P.A.R.A. Method: A Universal System for Organizing Digital Information. It describes a simple, lightweight, yet e
Resurfacing Tiago’s in-depth P.A.R.A series
What I Learned From Listening to 100 Episodes of the SPI Podcast
In Part 17, I argued that unique states of mind are the most powerful resource available to knowledge workers. But these states are difficul
Imagine for a moment the perfect organizational system.
Over the past five months I’ve worked closely with a virtual assistant (VA). This article summarizes what I’ve learned about the best ways t
After all this work and finally signing a deal…it’s time to do the thing you’ve been asking for, and write the book. Leave plenty of time to
I first came across the idea that great strengths can emerge from great constraints in Ryan Holiday’s book The Obstacle is the Way. He takes
I recently finished listening to the audiobook of Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek (Amazon Affiliate Link), by Manu Saadia. It was pr
Modern digital tools make it easy to “capture” information from a wide variety of sources. We know how to snap a picture, type out some not
In Part 10, I argued that digital knowledge work was fundamentally different than other kinds of work, because its structure, features, and
You should think of the people you’re working with at each stage of the publishing process as your publishing team. Each one contributes som
There have been 3 Eras of Productivity in modern times, each defined by a seminal book: The Values-First Era at the dawn of corporate Ameri
In his book Getting Things Done, David Allen calls the Weekly Review the “Master Key to GTD.” He claims it is the single most critical habit
It might seem absurd that something as simple as a method of highlighting could be so important to a person’s productivity and learning. Eve
The most important practice that I recommend everyone adopt for their personal productivity is a Weekly Review – a regular reflection on the
Why the weekly review is the cornerstone of my life
This article is a guide for getting started with PARA, an organizational system for your digital life. Here’s the 5-step process I recommend
Reading through the previous three parts, a question probably popped into your mind: does this apply only to text? It’s an important one, be
