In 1962, philosopher Thomas Kuhn published his landmark work The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, forever changing our view of the histo
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
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 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
You should think of the people you’re working with at each stage of the publishing process as your publishing team. Each one contributes som
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
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
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
In Part I, I explained Progressive Summarization, a method for easily creating highly discoverable notes. In Part II, I gave you many exampl
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
Over the last year I filmed a short documentary on the life and artistic career of my father Wayne Forte. He has been one of the strongest
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
I recently finished listening to the audiobook of Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek (Amazon Affiliate Link), by Manu Saadia. It was pr
By Kathryn Tongg 1. Establish the preferred method of communication right away. Everyone has a way they prefer to communicate. Whether this
In Part 19, I argued that continuously finding new sources of motivation was the most important challenge for knowledge workers, and that th
By Christina LuoProductivity is about managing emotions as much as projects. Yet we often focus on productivity as a toolset more than a min
Hello Praxsters!I have something special to share with you today: the first contributions of our Praxis Writing Fellows!I recruited a few of
I advise everyone I know to create an online course. Everyone has something to say. Everyone has valuable knowledge that others could benefi
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 Part 10, I argued that digital knowledge work was fundamentally different than other kinds of work, because its structure, features, and
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
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
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
