In Part 2, I described the sublime and powerful experience of flow, which could be considered the “holy grail” of productivity. I argued tha
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 first came across the idea that great strengths can emerge from great constraints in Ryan Holiday’s book The Obstacle is the Way. He takes
As part of my year-end review, I always review my favorite reading of the year. These usually tend to be “long-form” online essays diving de
In Part 16, we refined our understanding of Return on Attention by taking into account our biggest constraint as knowledge workers – not jus
In Part 12, I described the shift from a just-in-case to a just-in-time philosophy of work, using late starts as an example of the benefits
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
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 finished listening to the audiobook of Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek (Amazon Affiliate Link), by Manu Saadia. It was pr
The following are the results of my Mid-Year Review, which I do every year around the beginning of July. It is a simple process of reflectio
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
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
In The Future of Ebooks, I laid out a vision for what books could become in a world free of technological constraints. But the modern realit
My partner Lauren and I are moving to Mexico City later this year. This post explains why, both to clarify for myself, and to be able to sha
After you’ve written your proposal and sent it to publishers, the future of your book is in their hands. If you’ve done your job effectivel
In Part 5, I introduced The Iron Triangle of Project Management and the idea that any given deliverable can be reduced or expanded in scope
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
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 9, I explained why it is so important to create placeholders for your work-in-process: to allow you to pursue multiple projects acro
This is a recording of a live walkthrough of Superhuman, an email client that works in the browser and on iOS and connects to any Gmail acc
This is a presentation and Q&A with Julia Beauchamp, a public speaking coach I recently worked with for an important speaking gig. Her
