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
I’ve decided to post my list of life goals here, after years of being cagey and secretive about them. My fear has been that people will some
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 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
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
By Kathryn Tongg 1. Establish the preferred method of communication right away. Everyone has a way they prefer to communicate. Whether this
Over the past five months I’ve worked closely with a virtual assistant (VA). This article summarizes what I’ve learned about the best ways t
This is a presentation and Q&A with Julia Beauchamp, a public speaking coach I recently worked with for an important speaking gig. Her
I recently interviewed Weihaur Lau of Created Living, a health and wellness-based coaching program for leaders. Weihaur’s coaching business
In 1962, philosopher Thomas Kuhn published his landmark work The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, forever changing our view of the histo
One of the most exciting trends in coming years will be the formation of cooperative working groups made up of independent contractors. Whe
I advise everyone I know to create an online course. Everyone has something to say. Everyone has valuable knowledge that others could benefi
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
In The Four Pathways of Modern Book Publishing, I described what I believe to be the four main routes to publication for writers in the digi
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
I previously wrote about my thought process for why and how I’ve decided to publish my book Building a Second Brain with a traditional publi
Last year I launched the Anti-Book Club, my own take on the tradition of book clubs. The idea is simple: instead of everyone in the group re
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
I recently compiled all my notes, findings, and ideas about the “ideal customer” for Building a Second Brain, and put them into a single doc
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
Since 2013, Caesar Bautista has been writing his own personal encyclopedia. Let me repeat that: for the last 6 years, he has been writing an
We talk about using Notion as an operating system for work, escaping life's pinball machine, and note-taking as creating a relationship with your future self
We talk about how Cameron Porter takes notes on meetings and podcasts, how he sets personal OKRs, and about being world-class at multiple things
One of Jeopardy's winningest players talks about how he studied for the show and how he organizes his life