I spend 17 minutes per day on email, or 7.43% of my total work time over the past 12 months.The average information worker, in contrast, spe
6 🔒 Dec 28, 2015 by Tiago Forte
Imagine for a moment the perfect organizational system.
12 🔒 Feb 9, 2017 by Tiago Forte
Last month I published The P.A.R.A. Method: A Universal System for Organizing Digital Information. It describes a simple, lightweight, yet e
14 🔒 Mar 19, 2017 by Tiago Forte
In his book Getting Things Done, David Allen calls the Weekly Review the “Master Key to GTD.” He claims it is the single most critical habit
18 🔒 May 26, 2017 by Tiago Forte
What if you could push a button and immediately be given an idea? Not just any idea. A good idea. An idea relevant to your interests, your g
8 🔒 Jul 14, 2017 by Tiago Forte
This article is a guide for getting started with PARA, an organizational system for your digital life. Here’s the 5-step process I recommend
11 🔒 Jul 24, 2017 by Tiago Forte
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
2 🔒 Aug 17, 2017 by Tiago Forte
I’ve become obsessed with coaching. It started in February, when I started the 4-month Self-Expression & Leadership Program at Landmark.
2 🔒 Aug 27, 2017 by Tiago Forte
It’s becoming increasingly clear to me that my work is really about attentional design. Becoming aware of attention. Shaping and directing
1 🔒 Oct 9, 2017 by Tiago Forte
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
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
1 🔒 Dec 19, 2017 by Tiago Forte
Modern digital tools make it easy to “capture” information from a wide variety of sources. We know how to snap a picture, type out some not
13 🔒 Dec 27, 2017 by Tiago Forte
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
7 🔒 Dec 28, 2017 by Tiago Forte
In Part I, I explained Progressive Summarization, a method for easily creating highly discoverable notes. In Part II, I gave you many exampl
6 🔒 Dec 28, 2017 by Tiago Forte
Reading through the previous three parts, a question probably popped into your mind: does this apply only to text? It’s an important one, be
7 🔒 Dec 29, 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
Welcome to the Project List Mindsweep, a step-by-step exercise to help you properly identify every project in your work and life. Your Proje
10 🔒 Jan 18, 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
I recently finished listening to the audiobook of Trekonomics: The Economics of Star Trek (Amazon Affiliate Link), by Manu Saadia. It was pr
1 🔒 Apr 12, 2018 by Tiago Forte
In P.A.R.A Part I, I argued that the Project List was the lynchpin of modern productivity, serving as a dashboard of your current commitment
8 🔒 Apr 14, 2018 by Tiago Forte
There have been 3 Eras of Productivity in modern times, each defined by a seminal book: The Values-First Era at the dawn of corporate Ameri
9 🔒 Apr 17, 2018 by Tiago Forte
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 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
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 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
