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Blake Crouch is one of my favorite authors. Dark Matter is one of my all time favorite novels. I loved the Wayward Pines Trilogy. Ditto with Recursion. So yeah… when his new book, Upgrade, came out and I dove in and read it in 3 days. It was fantastic!
If you like Blake Crouch and/or if you enjoy low-key semi-sci-fi novels, then this is right up your alley.
This is Tiago Forte’s brand-new book all about idea management. For creators and knowledge workers, your ability to manage your ideas is perhaps one of the most valuable career skills there is. My copy of BASB arrived a few days ago and I am eager to dive in to it.
If you’re a business owner … I am working on something new that is specifically for you. It’s still very early stages, so I’m asking for your input to help make sure things are on the right track…
If that’s you, would you mind filling out this survey for business owners and CEOs?
Thank you!
Watching this video makes me want to get outside and go make some photos.
A few years ago I finally got some packing cubes to see what all the fuss is about. Now I can’t imagine how I ever went on a trip without them.
Packing cubes allow you to compress and organize your clothes into a much smaller space, making it easier to pack. I got my cubes from Goruck, but the the 10L size is too big. If I were buying new ones today, I’d get these.
These are the best little microfiber cloths I’ve ever used for cleaning my eye glasses, sunglasses, camera lens, and my laptop screen. I have dozens of them stashed all over the house, in my cars, and at my office.
Here is a good one from the archives that I’ve been revisiting myself. As you understand more about “whole brain creativity”, you can also learn how to communicate to others in ways they will connect with.
Your ability to manage your ideas is one of your most valuable career skills.
And I loved this Twitter thread from Dickie Bush about how to create thousands of topics from a single idea.
If you’d like to get a little more organized and focused in your life, then check this out…
Next week I’m teaching a free, one-hour class that goes behind the scenes with my two personal productivity frameworks.
This is great even for folks who hate productivity and organization. (Seriously!)
When I taught this class about 6 weeks ago, it had the most registrations of any workshop we’ve hosted before.
You don’t want to miss this.
? RSVP here for your link to join us live (or to get replay access).
“Don’t get distracted and your feet will stay on the sidewalk and not too full of snow.”
I am absolutely loving this new book by Jenny Blake. It’s a time management and systems book for small business owners.
I’m sure that one reason I love this book so much because a lot of what Jenny talks about (aligning your time with your values, building systems, delegating, etc.) is very similar to the stuff I teach inside the Focus Course and our membership community. And so the whole foundation of Free Time feels right in alignment.
But really, Jenny is a fantastic writer! She seamlessly weaves between interesting stories and brilliant practical advice. She has her own unique spin and approach on things that is articulate and brilliant. Reading about these ideas from Jenny’s perspective has been eye opening for me. Highly recommended!
If you’re working toward a desired outcome, but aren’t seeing any progress or results yet, here’s why:
If 1: then it’s a matter of patience. Don’t quit.
If 2: then it’s a matter of strategy. Try something new and measure your results.
If 3: then it’s a matter of focus. Track your actions and don’t give in to distractions.
Some great advice from Sarah Read about how to get away for a day and do some writing. I especially loved her advice to underpack!
When it comes to reading a book and taking notes, my favorite method for taking notes is the alternate index. I’ve been doing this in my non-fiction books for 5 or 6 years now. Though, after years of doing this, I could definitely be more disciplined at turning the Index and takeaways into digitized notes inside Ulysses or Notion, but nobody’s workflow is perfect now is it?
The Alternate Index is one of 3 rules about book buying and reading. I made some short videos about each rule here if you want to watch on Instagram: Rule 1, Rule 2, and Rule 3.