Matthew Crawford’s book The World Beyond Your Head (Affiliate Link) is the most important book I’ve read in quite some time. It makes a sweeping argument about what it means to be an ethical, autonomous human in the digital age. Crawford draws a strong connection from the distractions buzzing on our phones, to the evolving…
I’ve become obsessed with coaching. It started in February, when I started the 4-month Self-Expression & Leadership Program at Landmark. I was assigned an accountability group and a coach, who guided me through the process of planning and executing a community service project. That process included learning how to communicate a vision, how to recruit…
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 a philosophical and historical approach, citing numerous Very Important People in history who used their unique challenges as springboards. I was annoyed by the idea, thinking something along the lines…
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Forrest Bryant at Evernote HQ, for my first ever live on-camera interview, broadcasting on Facebook Live. The topic was habit formation and behavior change, two of my favorite topics. Check out the full blog post for a video recording of the interview, a written summary of…
I had a fantastic time talking to Zachary Sexton on his podcast last week. We dive DEEP into the cognitive basis of organization, how to use digital note-taking apps (like Evernote) more effectively, and most of all, the personal knowledge management methods I’ve developed and teach in my online bootcamp, Building a Second Brain: P.A.R.A….
These are participant testimonials for my online bootcamp on personal knowledge management, Building A Second Brain. Emphasis in bold is mine: “I absolutely LOVED the course. It’s changed the way I think. You have a gift of articulating thoughts & ideas…Your slides and visuals are amazing. The diagrams communicate the ideas and mental models at…
Series Navigation: The Rise of the Full-Stack Freelancer SeriesThe Rise of the Full-Stack Freelancer, Part II: The Stack >>A Portfolio Approach to Modern Work In the past, being a freelancer meant being a specialist. The only way you could generate enough income to make it as a free agent was to focus on a single, highly…
I recently had a conversation with David Perell of the North Star podcast. It was a genuine pleasure, as we had the time and space to discuss all my idiosyncrasies ad nauseam 😉 I highly recommend you follow David and keep an eye on his future projects. See the full post here for an introduction, summary,…
Links lead to articles on the topic. Some of them require an active membership to view, which you can learn more about here. I believe in work. As a means of income generation, sure. But also as a means to continuous learning, to reaching one’s potential, and to a peaceful and just society. The capacity to…
Here’s Part II of my interview on the official Evernote podcast, Take Note. We discuss my thinking on the power of provocation, what it means to “layer” knowledge, and dive deeper into the techniques I teach in my online bootcamp on personal knowledge management, Building a Second Brain (which starts July 17th). You can find…
This morning I was joined by about 25 Praxis members for our first-ever Town Hall. The goal of the retrospective was to look back on the first 6 months of membership, tell you what I learned and changes I’m planning to make, and get your feedback on all of the above. Below you can find…
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 one must adopt to capture open loops, manage commitments on an ongoing basis, and maintain a “mind like water.” Yet it is also the most difficult habit to maintain….
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