By Kathryn Tongg 1. Establish the preferred method of communication right away. Everyone has a way they prefer to communicate. Whether this
In my previous article on how I perform my Annual Review, I briefly discussed the Personal Narrative Vision (PNV) exercise. I’ve developed t
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
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
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
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
In Part I, I introduced Progressive Summarization, a method for easily creating highly discoverable notes. In Part II, I gave you examples a
I previously described how the weekly review is an operating system, funneling each bit of information you captured during the week to its p
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 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
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
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
One of the most exciting trends in coming years will be the formation of cooperative working groups made up of independent contractors. Whe
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 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 2, I described the sublime and powerful experience of flow, which could be considered the “holy grail” of productivity. I argued tha
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
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
This is a presentation and Q&A with Julia Beauchamp, a public speaking coach I recently worked with for an important speaking gig. Her
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
