Productivity
The Coherence Premium
I don't necessarily believe in second brains. The notion (pun-intended) that you can offload your thinking to a perfectly organized system of notes and links has always struck
How to Debug Your Life
I. In 1947, Grace Hopper and her team at Harvard were working on the Mark II Aiken Relay Calculator. The machine was massive, a deafening clatter of electromechanical relays, and
A Metabolic Workspace
In 1895, a Belgian lawyer, bibliographer and information scientist named Paul Otlet started building what he would call the Mundaneum: a vast repository in Brussels containing over 12 million index
Is It a Metric or an Obsession?
I’ve been thinking about why some people can track their progress on goals without going insane, while others turn into the guy who weighs himself four times a day
I Have Declared Feed Bankruptcy.
2025 Productivity Update
Westenberg Pro
Every Decision Has Three Costs: Time, Focus, and Optionality
Why Decisions Are More Expensive Than You Think
Interview: Ken Case (OmniFocus)
This Guy Shipped Apps Before You Knew What an App Was
Be a Magpie. You'll Get More Done.
The Magpie Method = No Method + Every Method
Why You Should Write Every Day (Even if You’re Not a Writer)
Writing Is Thinking With the Training Wheels Off
The Map Is Not the Territory (and It’s Definitely Not Progress)
How Smart People Stay Stuck
Why Stories Make You Smarter Than Self-Help Books
The Smartest People You Know Still Read Novels