In The Weekly Review is an Operating System, I detailed the process I go through each week to capture any new open loops, clear my workspace
6 🔒 Nov 30, 2017 by Tiago Forte
I previously described how the weekly review is an operating system, funneling each bit of information you captured during the week to its p
5 🔒 Jan 17, 2018 by Tiago Forte
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
4 🔒 May 30, 2018 by Tiago Forte
In Part 10, I argued that digital knowledge work was fundamentally different than other kinds of work, because its structure, features, and
4 🔒 May 28, 2018 by Tiago Forte
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
4 🔒 Dec 31, 2019 by Tiago Forte
In Part 16, we refined our understanding of Return on Attention by taking into account our biggest constraint as knowledge workers – not jus
4 🔒 Jun 5, 2018 by Tiago Forte
In Part 1, I introduced Return-on-Attention (ROA) as a way to evaluate how we invest our most precious resource – our attention. But there i
4 🔒 May 19, 2018 by Tiago Forte
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
4 🔒 Oct 28, 2018 by Tiago Forte
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
4 🔒 May 20, 2018 by Tiago Forte
In Part I, I introduced Progressive Summarization, a method for easily creating highly discoverable notes. In Part II, I gave you examples a
4 🔒 Mar 5, 2018 by Tiago Forte
In Part 2, I described the sublime and powerful experience of flow, which could be considered the “holy grail” of productivity. I argued tha
Technology has transformed every aspect of business, from the tools we use to communicate and collaborate, to how products and services are
4 🔒 May 7, 2018 by Tiago Forte
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
In Part 19, I argued that continuously finding new sources of motivation was the most important challenge for knowledge workers, and that th
3 🔒 Jun 10, 2018 by Tiago Forte
After all this work and finally signing a deal…it’s time to do the thing you’ve been asking for, and write the book. Leave plenty of time to
3 🔒 Oct 17, 2020 by Tiago Forte
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
3 🔒 May 23, 2018 by Tiago Forte
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
3 🔒 Apr 16, 2019 by Tiago Forte
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
3 🔒 Jun 1, 2018 by Tiago Forte
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
3 🔒 Oct 11, 2018 by Tiago Forte
In Part 14, we looked at the potential for massively increasing our bandwidth by creating “personal productivity networks.” These networks a
3 🔒 Jun 2, 2018 by Tiago Forte
Note: On October 9, 2019 at 1pm Pacific time I will be hosting a private conversation with Billy Bross for Praxis members only. Scroll to th
3 🔒 Sep 23, 2019 by Tiago Forte
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
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
3 🔒 May 10, 2019 by Tiago Forte
I recently signed a six-figure book deal with Simon & Schuster for my book Building a Second Brain. As a first-time author, and in the
I advise everyone I know to create an online course. Everyone has something to say. Everyone has valuable knowledge that others could benefi
3 🔒 Feb 16, 2019 by Tiago Forte
