This is an interview with my online course marketing coach and creator of the Email Boss program Billy Broas. It is an in-depth discussion i
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
One of the most exciting trends in coming years will be the formation of cooperative working groups made up of independent contractors. Whe
Technology has transformed every aspect of business, from the tools we use to communicate and collaborate, to how products and services are
In The Four Pathways of Modern Book Publishing, I described the main routes for a writer to get published today, and in The Case for Traditi
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
I previously described how the weekly review is an operating system, funneling each bit of information you captured during the week to its p
Your proposal is like a business plan for your book. It needs to justify why your book is worth not just years of your time and effort, but
By Kathryn Tongg 1. Establish the preferred method of communication right away. Everyone has a way they prefer to communicate. Whether this
Once upon a time, we faced the scourge of Information Overload. Too many emails with too many details producing too many open loops to keep
The following are the results of my Mid-Year Review, which I do every year around the beginning of July. It is a simple process of reflectio
In Part 3, I argued that having a personal knowledge base is the linchpin of success in a creative economy. A knowledge base allows you to r
In Part 1 of the Going Nomad series, I explained why my partner Lauren and I are moving to Mexico at the end of the year. In Part 2, I’ll te
Now it’s time to look at the JIT Project Manager’s toolkit. How do we put these ideas into practice in our day to day work? Through Workflow
In Part 2, I described the sublime and powerful experience of flow, which could be considered the “holy grail” of productivity. I argued tha
After you’ve written your proposal and sent it to publishers, the future of your book is in their hands. If you’ve done your job effectivel
In Part 12, I described the shift from a just-in-case to a just-in-time philosophy of work, using late starts as an example of the benefits
In Part 9, I explained why it is so important to create placeholders for your work-in-process: to allow you to pursue multiple projects acro
In The Future of Ebooks, I laid out a vision for what books could become in a world free of technological constraints. But the modern realit
My partner Lauren and I are moving to Mexico City later this year. This post explains why, both to clarify for myself, and to be able to sha
This is a recording of a live walkthrough of Superhuman, an email client that works in the browser and on iOS and connects to any Gmail acc
This is a presentation and Q&A with Julia Beauchamp, a public speaking coach I recently worked with for an important speaking gig. Her
