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In Part 7, I argued for the importance of interacting with information, instead of just passively consuming it. Interaction results in bette
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
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 1962, philosopher Thomas Kuhn published his landmark work The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, forever changing our view of the histo
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
This is an interview with my online course marketing coach and creator of the Email Boss program Billy Broas. It is an in-depth discussion i
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
By Kathryn Tongg 1. Establish the preferred method of communication right away. Everyone has a way they prefer to communicate. Whether this
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 4, I introduced the idea of “intermediate packets.” Instead of delivering value in a big project that spans huge amounts of time, we
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
In Part 3, I argued that having a personal knowledge base is the linchpin of success in a creative economy. A knowledge base allows you to r
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
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
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
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 2, I described the sublime and powerful experience of flow, which could be considered the “holy grail” of productivity. I argued tha
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