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In Part 16, we refined our understanding of Return on Attention by taking into account our biggest constraint as knowledge workers – not jus
In 1962, philosopher Thomas Kuhn published his landmark work The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, forever changing our view of the histo
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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
In The Weekly Review is an Operating System, I detailed the process I go through each week to capture any new open loops, clear my workspace
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
15 Unexpected Uses for Digital Notes
Once upon a time, we faced the scourge of Information Overload. Too many emails with too many details producing too many open loops to keep
I advise everyone I know to create an online course. Everyone has something to say. Everyone has valuable knowledge that others could benefi
Over the past year, I’ve seen P.A.R.A. implementations of all shapes and sizes. I’ve seen them from every corner of the globe, in languages
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
In Part 15, I advocated for multithreading, or weaving together multiple projects to take advantage of unexpected opportunities and synergie
I’ve decided to post my list of life goals here, after years of being cagey and secretive about them. My fear has been that people will some
In Part 11, I introduced the concept of a “critical path” of tasks in a project, and the rationale for pushing tasks as late as possible on
In P.A.R.A Part I, I argued that the Project List was the lynchpin of modern productivity, serving as a dashboard of your current commitment
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
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 19, I argued that continuously finding new sources of motivation was the most important challenge for knowledge workers, and that th
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In the beginning, is a message. You have something to say. A message that wants to get out of you. That needs to get out of you or else it w
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