Knowledge Work

Nov
17
How to Stick to Your Goals: Six Adherence Strategies

How to Stick to Your Goals: Six Adherence Strategies

Are habits better than discipline? Is inspiration all you need? It’s easy to get stuck to arguments like this.
5 min read
Oct
11
Captain's Logs for Navigating Knowledge Work

Captain's Logs for Navigating Knowledge Work

Watch the video version of this article on YouTube “Captain’s Log. Stardate 2020 point 8. Today is our 6th
5 min read
Aug
16

Is Progressive Summarization a Waste of Time?

Is the process of bolding and highlighting notes a waste of time? Would you be better off spending that time
3 min read
Aug
12
Building a Second Brain + Smart Notes

Building a Second Brain + Smart Notes

Building a Second Brain. How to Take Smart Notes. Two knowledge management systems, battling it out for the hearts of
6 min read
Feb
05

How to make a personal dashboard in Notion

Earlier I wrote about my productivity tech stack, but I didn’t show you what that looks like. Many readers
5 min read
Dec
25

Use The Right Tool For The Job: the false dichotomy of Evernote vs Roam

By James Stuber and Tasshin Fogleman A good carpenter doesn’t use a swiss army knife; they have a toolbox.
3 min read
Mar
20

What Productivity Software and Systems do I use? - Current Productivity Tech Stack

Here's all the productivity software, tools, and--most importantly--the systems I'm using to run my life (as
8 min read
Mar
26

Scared to Finish Your Work? Here's What to do.

“I observe that some men, like bad runners in the stadium, abandon their purposes when close to the goal; while
10 min read
Feb
10

Plan Your Day by Integrating Your Todo List and Your Calendar

Update Jan 2020: I now use a tool called Sunsama instead of the workflow described below. The philosophy I outline
12 min read
Jan
21

Periodization could allow knowledge workers to prioritize their work more efficiently

We all have to balance different areas of our lives: work, hobbies, learning, health, fitness, relationships. Within each of these
11 min read