Imagine it’s 1918. You’re an executive at the Bethlehem Steel Company in Pennsylvania, one of the largest steel manufacturers in the world. Despite the company’s success, you and your colleagues need help managing your time effectively. Enter Ivy Lee, a productivity consultant with a revolutionary idea. His method was so simple yet powerful that it […]
Words Into Works #087 | The Three Core Habits of Organization
In his book, The PARA Method: Simplify, Organise, and Master Your Digital Life, Tiago Forte posits that all information in our lives can be distilled into four categories: Forte emphasizes that while it may seem oversimplified to categorize a multifaceted life into four sections, the brilliance lies in its simplicity. An overly intricate system can […]
How to Set Up GTD in Notion (The Only Guide You Need)
If you’re looking to learn how to implement David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology in Notion, then you’re in the right place. In this blog post, I’ll share how I’m using GTD in Notion today (including detailed walkthroughs of how I’m using each list). Let’s take a look. Notion GTD: Everything You Need to […]
Words Into Works #083 | The Habit Loop
In his book, The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg explains that at the core of every habit is a three-step process called the habit loop. It begins with a cue, which can be internal (like a feeling) or external (like a time of day). The cue triggers your brain to go into automatic mode and decide […]
Words Into Works #068 | The Flashlight, The Floodlight, and The Juggler
We tend to think of attention as a single phenomenon, something we direct somewhere to enhance processing information selectively. But that’s a misconception. In her book Peak Mind, Jha writes that attention is made up of three subsystems, with each doing something distinct. Jha calls them the flashlight, the floodlight, and the juggler. Let’s look […]