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 advise everyone I know to create an online course. Everyone has something to say. Everyone has valuable knowledge that others could benefi
I’ve become obsessed with coaching. It started in February, when I started the 4-month Self-Expression & Leadership Program at Landmark.
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
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
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
Why the weekly review is the cornerstone of my life
In Part 15, I advocated for multithreading, or weaving together multiple projects to take advantage of unexpected opportunities and synergie
One of the best ways to advance your career, start an extra income stream, or become an entrepreneur is by creating content. By “content” I
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 read and took notes on You Need a Budget (YNAB-Affiliate Link), a popular book on personal finance and budgeting (with accompanyi
In Part 14, we looked at the potential for massively increasing our bandwidth by creating “personal productivity networks.” These networks a
Resurfacing Tiago’s in-depth P.A.R.A series
Welcome to the Project List Mindsweep, a step-by-step exercise to help you properly identify every project in your work and life. Your Proje
In my previous article on how I perform my Annual Review, I briefly discussed the Personal Narrative Vision (PNV) exercise. I’ve developed t
In Part 1, I introduced Return-on-Attention (ROA) as a way to evaluate how we invest our most precious resource – our attention. But there i
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
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
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
I previously described how the weekly review is an operating system, funneling each bit of information you captured during the week to its p
15 Unexpected Uses for Digital Notes
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
