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
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
In Part 15, I advocated for multithreading, or weaving together multiple projects to take advantage of unexpected opportunities and synergie
I’ve become obsessed with coaching. It started in February, when I started the 4-month Self-Expression & Leadership Program at Landmark.
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 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 recently compiled all my notes, findings, and ideas about the “ideal customer” for Building a Second Brain, and put them into a single doc
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
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
In Part 16, we refined our understanding of Return on Attention by taking into account our biggest constraint as knowledge workers – not jus
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
In my previous article on how I perform my Annual Review, I briefly discussed the Personal Narrative Vision (PNV) exercise. I’ve developed t
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 1, I introduced Return-on-Attention (ROA) as a way to evaluate how we invest our most precious resource – our attention. But there i
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
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
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
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
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
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
I recently read and took notes on You Need a Budget (YNAB-Affiliate Link), a popular book on personal finance and budgeting (with accompanyi
