It is NOT easy OR cheap to “hire a VA.” But if done right, it is profoundly transformational not just for your daily workload but for your q
Why the weekly review is the cornerstone of my life
The most important practice that I recommend everyone adopt for their personal productivity is a Weekly Review – a regular reflection on the
I recently read and took notes on You Need a Budget (YNAB-Affiliate Link), a popular book on personal finance and budgeting (with accompanyi
I’ve become obsessed with coaching. It started in February, when I started the 4-month Self-Expression & Leadership Program at Landmark.
In Part 14, we looked at the potential for massively increasing our bandwidth by creating “personal productivity networks.” These networks a
In Part I, I introduced Progressive Summarization, a method for easily creating highly discoverable notes. In Part II, I gave you examples a
I advise everyone I know to create an online course. Everyone has something to say. Everyone has valuable knowledge that others could benefi
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
I recently compiled all my notes, findings, and ideas about the “ideal customer” for Building a Second Brain, and put them into a single doc
You enter your kitchen for a quick lunch: how is it exactly that your brain solves the problem “prepare lunch as efficiently as possible”? Y
In my previous article on how I perform my Annual Review, I briefly discussed the Personal Narrative Vision (PNV) exercise. I’ve developed t
Resurfacing Tiago’s in-depth P.A.R.A series
Hello Praxsters!I have something special to share with you today: the first contributions of our Praxis Writing Fellows!I recruited a few of
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
I recently signed a six-figure book deal with Simon & Schuster for my book Building a Second Brain. As a first-time author, and in the
I spend 17 minutes per day on email, or 7.43% of my total work time over the past 12 months.The average information worker, in contrast, spe
In Part 16, we refined our understanding of Return on Attention by taking into account our biggest constraint as knowledge workers – not jus
What if you could push a button and immediately be given an idea? Not just any idea. A good idea. An idea relevant to your interests, your g
Your proposal is like a business plan for your book. It needs to justify why your book is worth not just years of your time and effort, but
In Part I, I explained Progressive Summarization, a method for easily creating highly discoverable notes. In Part II, I gave you many exampl
Publishing a book is like running for political office. There are a lot of people out there who you want to take a certain action, at a cert
Everything you’ve done up to this point has been preparation for this singular moment: the launch of your book. An incredible amount of time
In Part 1, I argued that curating the content of others was an excellent way to start creating content of one’s own, whether your goal is ad
