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
Hi Praxis subscribers! Welcome back to the fourth installment in Tiago Forte’s series on P.A.R.A., the organizational system he uses to orga
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
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 13, we looked at the benefits of Component Thinking, which involves thinking of any product we are working on as made up of subcompo
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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
A Nine-Part Series, from Concept to Launch
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
15 Unexpected Uses for Digital Notes
This is a comprehensive guide to creating a profitable online course, based on my experience developing 6 courses over 7 years, which have b
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
This is a presentation and Q&A with Julia Beauchamp, a public speaking coach I recently worked with for an important speaking gig. Her
In 1962, philosopher Thomas Kuhn published his landmark work The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, forever changing our view of the histo
In Part 6, I recommended treating any deliverable (whether it’s a simple email all the way to a full-fledged product) as a series of evoluti
I recently interviewed Weihaur Lau of Created Living, a health and wellness-based coaching program for leaders. Weihaur’s coaching business
Technology has transformed every aspect of business, from the tools we use to communicate and collaborate, to how products and services are
One of the most exciting trends in coming years will be the formation of cooperative working groups made up of independent contractors. Whe
In Part 1 of the Going Nomad series, I explained why my partner Lauren and I are moving to Mexico at the end of the year. In Part 2, I’ll te
In The Four Pathways of Modern Book Publishing, I described the main routes for a writer to get published today, and in The Case for Traditi
Now it’s time to look at the JIT Project Manager’s toolkit. How do we put these ideas into practice in our day to day work? Through Workflow
In Part 7, I argued for the importance of interacting with information, instead of just passively consuming it. Interaction results in bette
