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 Part 16, we refined our understanding of Return on Attention by taking into account our biggest constraint as knowledge workers – not jus
A Nine-Part Series, from Concept to Launch
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
Resurfacing Tiago’s in-depth P.A.R.A series
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
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
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
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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
15 Unexpected Uses for Digital Notes
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
I recently interviewed Weihaur Lau of Created Living, a health and wellness-based coaching program for leaders. Weihaur’s coaching business
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
This is a comprehensive guide to creating a profitable online course, based on my experience developing 6 courses over 7 years, which have b
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
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
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
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 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
This is a presentation and Q&A with Julia Beauchamp, a public speaking coach I recently worked with for an important speaking gig. Her
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
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
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
