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
Imagine for a moment the perfect organizational system.
Last month I published The P.A.R.A. Method: A Universal System for Organizing Digital Information. It describes a simple, lightweight, yet e
In his book Getting Things Done, David Allen calls the Weekly Review the “Master Key to GTD.” He claims it is the single most critical habit
What if you could push a button and immediately be given an idea? Not just any idea. A good idea. An idea relevant to your interests, your g
This article is a guide for getting started with PARA, an organizational system for your digital life. Here’s the 5-step process I recommend
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
I’ve become obsessed with coaching. It started in February, when I started the 4-month Self-Expression & Leadership Program at Landmark.
It’s becoming increasingly clear to me that my work is really about attentional design. Becoming aware of attention. Shaping and directing
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
You enter your kitchen for a quick lunch: how is it exactly that your brain solves the problem “prepare lunch as efficiently as possible”? Y
Modern digital tools make it easy to “capture” information from a wide variety of sources. We know how to snap a picture, type out some not
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 I, I explained Progressive Summarization, a method for easily creating highly discoverable notes. In Part II, I gave you many exampl
Reading through the previous three parts, a question probably popped into your mind: does this apply only to text? It’s an important one, be
I previously described how the weekly review is an operating system, funneling each bit of information you captured during the week to its p
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 I, I introduced Progressive Summarization, a method for easily creating highly discoverable notes. In Part II, I gave you examples a
I recently finished listening to the audiobook of Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek (Amazon Affiliate Link), by Manu Saadia. It was pr
In P.A.R.A Part I, I argued that the Project List was the lynchpin of modern productivity, serving as a dashboard of your current commitment
There have been 3 Eras of Productivity in modern times, each defined by a seminal book: The Values-First Era at the dawn of corporate Ameri
Technology has transformed every aspect of business, from the tools we use to communicate and collaborate, to how products and services are
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
In Part 2, I described the sublime and powerful experience of flow, which could be considered the “holy grail” of productivity. I argued tha
