In Part I, I introduced Progressive Summarization, a method for easily creating highly discoverable notes. In Part II, I gave you examples a
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
A Nine-Part Series, from Concept to Launch
Once you’ve accepted an offer for the publishing rights to your book, it’s time to draw up and sign a binding contract. Many of these contra
In Part 18, I introduced the idea that our states of mind come and go in “waves of motivation,” and that we should try to use them to our ad
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 11, I introduced the concept of a “critical path” of tasks in a project, and the rationale for pushing tasks as late as possible on
In 1962, philosopher Thomas Kuhn published his landmark work The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, forever changing our view of the histo
In Part 15, I advocated for multithreading, or weaving together multiple projects to take advantage of unexpected opportunities and synergie
In Part 1, I argued that curating the content of others was an excellent way to start creating content of one’s own, whether your goal is ad
In my previous article on how I perform my Annual Review, I briefly discussed the Personal Narrative Vision (PNV) exercise. I’ve developed t
Hello Praxsters!I have something special to share with you today: the first contributions of our Praxis Writing Fellows!I recruited a few of
In Part 4, I introduced the idea of “intermediate packets.” Instead of delivering value in a big project that spans huge amounts of time, we
15 Unexpected Uses for Digital Notes
I previously described how the weekly review is an operating system, funneling each bit of information you captured during the week to its p
As part of my year-end review, I always review my favorite reading of the year. These usually tend to be “long-form” online essays diving de
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
In Part 13, we looked at the benefits of Component Thinking, which involves thinking of any product we are working on as made up of subcompo
Technology has transformed every aspect of business, from the tools we use to communicate and collaborate, to how products and services are
In Part 10, I argued that digital knowledge work was fundamentally different than other kinds of work, because its structure, features, and
In Part 8, we looked at divergence and convergence as the two fundamental modes of all creative work. Now let’s see what this looks like in
Everything you’ve done up to this point has been preparation for this singular moment: the launch of your book. An incredible amount of time
One of the best ways to advance your career, start an extra income stream, or become an entrepreneur is by creating content. By “content” I
In Part 19, I argued that continuously finding new sources of motivation was the most important challenge for knowledge workers, and that th
