Over the past five months I’ve worked closely with a virtual assistant (VA). This article summarizes what I’ve learned about the best ways t
10 Dec 7, 2018 by Tiago Forte
In Part 8, we looked at divergence and convergence as the two fundamental modes of all creative work. Now let’s see what this looks like in
10 May 23, 2018 by Tiago Forte
Why You’re Not Getting More Out of Journaling
9 Mar 16, 2021
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
9 1 Dec 28, 2015 by Tiago Forte
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
9 Nov 30, 2017 by Tiago Forte
In Part 14, we looked at the potential for massively increasing our bandwidth by creating “personal productivity networks.” These networks a
9 Jun 2, 2018 by Tiago Forte
It might seem absurd that something as simple as a method of highlighting could be so important to a person’s productivity and learning. Eve
9 Jul 8, 2018 by Tiago Forte
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
9 Jun 25, 2018 by Tiago Forte
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
8 Dec 31, 2019 by Tiago Forte
After all this work and finally signing a deal…it’s time to do the thing you’ve been asking for, and write the book. Leave plenty of time to
8 Oct 17, 2020 by Tiago Forte
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
8 Jun 1, 2018 by Tiago Forte
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
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
8 Sep 23, 2019 by Tiago Forte
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
8 Jul 21, 2019 by Tiago Forte
15 Unexpected Uses for Digital Notes
8 Jan 22, 2021 by Tiago Forte
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
8 Oct 18, 2018 by Tiago Forte
In Part 17, I argued that unique states of mind are the most powerful resource available to knowledge workers. But these states are difficul
8 Jun 8, 2018 by Tiago Forte
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
8 May 30, 2018 by Tiago Forte
Technology has transformed every aspect of business, from the tools we use to communicate and collaborate, to how products and services are
8 May 7, 2018 by Tiago Forte
By Christina LuoProductivity is about managing emotions as much as projects. Yet we often focus on productivity as a toolset more than a min
7 1 Mar 16, 2021
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
7 Mar 11, 2019 by Tiago Forte
In Part I, I explained Progressive Summarization, a method for easily creating highly discoverable notes. In Part II, I gave you many exampl
7 Dec 28, 2017 by Tiago Forte
In Part 19, I argued that continuously finding new sources of motivation was the most important challenge for knowledge workers, and that th
7 Jun 10, 2018 by Tiago Forte
I previously described how the weekly review is an operating system, funneling each bit of information you captured during the week to its p
7 Jan 17, 2018 by Tiago Forte
Let’s look at how a single source can proceed through the layers of progressive summarization. These are Layer 1 notes I took on an article
