In Part 7, I argued for the importance of interacting with information, instead of just passively consuming it. Interaction results in bette
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
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
Hello Praxsters!I have something special to share with you today: the first contributions of our Praxis Writing Fellows!I recruited a few of
In 1962, philosopher Thomas Kuhn published his landmark work The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, forever changing our view of the histo
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
In Part 19, I argued that continuously finding new sources of motivation was the most important challenge for knowledge workers, and that th
In Part I, I explained Progressive Summarization, a method for easily creating highly discoverable notes. In Part II, I gave you many exampl
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
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
A Nine-Part Series, from Concept to Launch
I advise everyone I know to create an online course. Everyone has something to say. Everyone has valuable knowledge that others could benefi
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
In Part 10, I argued that digital knowledge work was fundamentally different than other kinds of work, because its structure, features, and
Once you’ve accepted an offer for the publishing rights to your book, it’s time to draw up and sign a binding contract. Many of these contra
In Part 18, I introduced the idea that our states of mind come and go in “waves of motivation,” and that we should try to use them to our ad
By Christina LuoProductivity is about managing emotions as much as projects. Yet we often focus on productivity as a toolset more than a min
By Kathryn Tongg 1. Establish the preferred method of communication right away. Everyone has a way they prefer to communicate. Whether this
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 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
15 Unexpected Uses for Digital Notes
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
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
