My favorite scene in all the Harry Potter books is when Harry uses a “Pensieve.” A Pensieve is a large, enchanted dish into which wizards can pour their memories, so that they can later be “re-lived” in full detail: (Here’s a 5-minute clip from the movie Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in which…
Since 2013, we’ve helped thousands of students hone their professional skills through our courses in productivity and personal effectiveness. We’ve seen them gain knowledge, master new skills, and take on new perspectives that have had a profound impact not only on their careers, but on their quality of life. Now we are kicking things up…
We’ve developed a live, in-person creative writing workshop called The Creative Process. First prototyped in New York City, we’ve since delivered it in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Arizona, with many more cities around the world planned for the coming year. As the name suggests, this isn’t just a workshop to help you write better….
I recently joined Janelle Allen on her podcast to talk about “organizing” our learning for better productivity. She is the founder of Zen Courses, where she helps business owners apply learning & marketing strategies to create profitable online courses that change lives. Here’s some of the things we talked about: 5:08 My entrepreneurial journey 9:17 The…
Illustration by Mark Weaver We are living in the midst of an Informational Apocalypse. The volume of information we’re exposed to every day continues to explode without regard for the number of hours in a day. “Information overload” has evolved from a narrow preoccupation to a pervasive state of mind. Every minute of our day…
I recently joined Todd Nief and Brandon Heavey on their podcast dedicated to helping fitness professionals start and grow a business. It’s called From Coach to Business, and you can find the website here. We find a surprising number of parallels between productivity, fitness, and business, and had a great time unpacking how lessons learned…
I had a great time talking with Adam Moody on his podcast Real World Productivity. We discuss everything from mindset shifts needed for increased productivity to the tools I use on a daily basis (my “stack”). Visit the episode webpage here or listen below:
In this wide-ranging conversation, Jonny and I talked about many of the personal growth aspects of my work, including intuition, breathwork, and what it feels like to have a “second brain.” Click here for a full transcript, visit the podcast website here, or listen below:
I recently joined Khe Hy for an AMA (Ask-Me-Anything) he does every month with subscribers of his email newsletter. It was a ton of fun! We got questions ranging from productivity, to building email lists and online businesses, to my Full-Stack Freelancer model, and beyond. Watch the recording below:
Check out my super in-depth, 2-hour conversation with my co-instructor David Perell below. We talk about what we think the future of online education will look like, how creativity and productivity are evolving in the modern world, and what we’ve learned from teaching over 1,000 students through our online courses, Building a Second Brain and…
I’ve never really written publicly about “community.” It’s not because I don’t think it’s important. It’s because I think it’s all-important. Almost too important to address directly. I believe community has to emerge. Like creativity, it can’t be directly created – only cultivated. Over the past few years, I’ve had the privilege of watching a…
Our approach to education is based on 8 pillars. They are our guiding principles in designing every aspect of the learning experience for our students: 1. Deep trust Learning cannot happen without trust. Community cannot happen without trust. Growth cannot happen without trust. Our students demand an environment of deep trust, and we will do…
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