April 2020 archive

Every article we published in April 2020.

Apr 1, 2020

How To Build A Digital Zettelkasten

Effortlessly link ideas together with Roam Research. It’s like a bank account for your brain

Every Team

Apr 2, 2020

Why is Netflix more profitable than Spotify?

Three Shorts — April 2nd, 2020

Nathan Baschez

Apr 6, 2020

[audio] Quibi Will Be a Multi-Billion Dollar Company

Good afternoon! Here’s the audio version of the Quibi essay that Adam Keesling and I published today. It’s narrated by me, and the first few

Nathan Baschez

Apr 6, 2020

Quibi Will Be A Multi-Billion Dollar Company

Short-form premium video is here to stay.

Nathan Baschez

Apr 8, 2020

The Lucky Ones

How Isaac Newton conquered the loneliness and boredom of quarantine

Every Team

Apr 8, 2020

Divinations Podcast #004 - On Quibi

This week on the Divinations podcast, Adam Keesling and I are interviewed by our pal Dan Shipper about our Quibi prediction piece! How to Li

Nathan Baschez

Apr 10, 2020

Notion’s $2b Valuation is Sensible, Probably

Three Shorts: Notion, Roam, and “Time Preference”

Nathan Baschez

Apr 10, 2020

A Simple System to Help You Make An Impact On COVID

Tap into your unique skills, set a clear goal, and start a movement.

Every Team

Apr 13, 2020

You now have full access to Superorganizers

We made a bundle, and you're grandfathered in!

Nathan Baschez

Apr 13, 2020

Your Superorganizers Membership Just Got More Valuable!

Hello Premium Members! Big announcement: as of today, you have access to all of the behind-the-paywall content for Divinations, a newslette

Every Team

Apr 13, 2020

Introducing the Superorganizers + Divinations Bundle!

All your productivity and strategy needs, now available at one low price

Every Team

Apr 13, 2020

Introducing the Divinations + Superorganizers Bundle!

Today only: a bundle of your favorite Substack publications for 60% off

Nathan Baschez

Apr 16, 2020

Productivity for Parents

Square’s Restaurant Product Lead on integrating career and family

Every Team

Apr 16, 2020

Bundle Magic

How to make 1 + 1 = 3

Nathan Baschez

Apr 16, 2020

Kevin Yien's Calendar Design Template

In Productivity for Parents, Kevin Yien described how he used this template to help him integrate his parenting responsibilities with his c

Every Team

Apr 17, 2020

You have to get good before you get better

Two Shorts: Get good then get better, Kevin Yien's OKR template

Every Team

Apr 17, 2020

What can we learn from Facebook Portal?

Three Shorts: Facebook Portal — back from the dead!; an advertising arbitrage opportunity; a funny story about the power of incentives

Nathan Baschez

Apr 17, 2020

Bundle Magic [audio & spreadsheet]

Happy Friday! Above is a recording of me narrating this week’s essay explaining bundle economics, “Bundle Magic.” I tried something a littl

Nathan Baschez

Apr 19, 2020

The Magic of Bundles and How to Stay Productive as a Parent

A digest of every article from the Superorganizers and Divinations this week

Every Team

Apr 23, 2020

Use a Zwicky Box To Solve Hard Problems in Unexpected Ways

A simple tool to help you beat your own psychology and reliably create novel solutions to any challenge

Every Team

Apr 23, 2020

Introducing Superbox

A little tool to help you solve your biggest problems

Every Team

Apr 24, 2020

Inside the Clubhouse

The surprisingly compelling audio app that has consumed my life

Nathan Baschez

Apr 25, 2020

[audio] Inside the Clubhouse

This is the audio edition of Inside the Clubhouse, narrated by me!

Nathan Baschez

Apr 26, 2020

Growing Audience Through Cross-Promotion and Partnerships

How media companies can work together to grow

Every Team

Apr 26, 2020

We built a new tool for thinking things through

The Superorganizers & Divinations weekly digest

Every Team

Apr 26, 2020

Using your working time well

Five principles for achieving focus as a PM

Every Team

Apr 26, 2020

Chris Voss, the FBI Hostage Negotiator

Why good negotiation hinges on nuance and emotional control

Every Team

Apr 28, 2020

If your system was a house, would you want to live in it?

In his book Notes on the Synthesis of Form Christopher Alexander writes about how to design buildings: “[A good design is an] effort to ach

Every Team

Apr 29, 2020

Sonos Radio: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Moat

What the speaker company’s new music play is really all about

Nathan Baschez

Apr 29, 2020

Nat Eliason's Roam Screencast

This is a first! I’m releasing the full recording of my interview with Nat Eliason for your viewing pleasure. You’ll hear me interview Nat

Every Team

Apr 29, 2020

Nat Eliason is Living in The Matrix

Nat reveals the Roam setup that he uses to run his life

Every Team