Note: On October 9, 2019 at 1pm Pacific time I will be hosting a private conversation with Billy Bross for Praxis members only. Scroll to th
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 14, we looked at the potential for massively increasing our bandwidth by creating “personal productivity networks.” These networks a
Why the weekly review is the cornerstone of my life
Over the last year I filmed a short documentary on the life and artistic career of my father Wayne Forte. He has been one of the strongest
In Part I, I introduced Progressive Summarization, a method for easily creating highly discoverable notes. In Part II, I gave you examples a
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.
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
In Part 15, I advocated for multithreading, or weaving together multiple projects to take advantage of unexpected opportunities and synergie
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
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
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
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 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
Last year I launched the Anti-Book Club, my own take on the tradition of book clubs. The idea is simple: instead of everyone in the group re
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 Part I, I explained Progressive Summarization, a method for easily creating highly discoverable notes. In Part II, I gave you many exampl
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
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
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 introduced Return-on-Attention (ROA) as a way to evaluate how we invest our most precious resource – our attention. But there i
In Part 16, we refined our understanding of Return on Attention by taking into account our biggest constraint as knowledge workers – not jus
