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Digital Zettelkasten by David Kadavy (2021)

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0100

Digital Zettelkasten by David Kadavy (2021)

Author: David Kadavy
First Published: May 24, 2021
Score: 6/10

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The Zettelkasten method is the perfect way to harness the power of technology to remember what you read and boost creativity. Invented in the 16th century, and practiced to its fullest extent by a German sociologist who wrote seventy books and hundreds of articles, the Zettelkasten method is exploding in popularity. Writers of all types are discovering that digital tools make the method more powerful than ever, turning your digital life into an “external brain,” or “bicycle for the mind.”

The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll (2018)

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0100

The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll (2018)

Author: Ryder Carroll
First Published: October 23, 2018
Score: 8/10

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For years Ryder Carroll tried countless organizing systems, online and off, but none of them fit the way his mind worked. Out of sheer necessity, he developed a method called the Bullet Journal that helped him become consistently focused and effective. When he started sharing his system with friends who faced similar challenges, it went viral. Just a few years later, to his astonishment, Bullet Journaling is a global movement.

A World Without Email by Cal Newport (2021)

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0100

A World Without Email by Cal Newport (2021)

Author: Cal Newport
First Published: March 2, 2021
Score: 8/10

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Modern knowledge workers communicate constantly: their days are defined by a relentless barrage of incoming messages and back-and-forth digital conversations–a state of constant, anxious chatter in which nobody can disconnect, and so nobody has the cognitive bandwidth to perform substantive work. There was a time when these tools felt cutting edge, but current evidence reveals that the “hyperactive hive mind” workflow they helped create has become a productivity disaster, reducing profitability and perhaps even slowing overall economic growth. Equally worrisome, it makes us miserable. Humans are simply not wired for constant digital communication.

The PARA Method by Tiago Forte (2023)

Sat, 19 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0100

The PARA Method by Tiago Forte (2023)

Author: Tiago Forte
First Published: August 15, 2023
Score: 9/10

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This accessible guide expands upon the “well-written, cogent, and useful” (David Allen, author of Getting Things Done ) bestselling Building a Second Brain with actionable advice on how to improve your digital life in just a few minutes.

Living a modern life requires juggling a ton of information. But we were never taught how to manage this information effectively so that we can find what we need when we need it. In The PARA Method , Tiago Forte outlines a simple and intuitive four-step system that will help us sort all the information flooding our brains into four major categories—Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives—allowing us to manage our commitments while achieving our goals and dreams.

Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte (2022)

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 21:00:00 +0100

Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte (2022)

Author: Tiago Forte
First Published: June 14, 2022
Score: 9/10

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A revolutionary approach to enhancing productivity, creating flow, and vastly increasing your ability to capture, remember, and benefit from the unprecedented amount of information all around us.

A For the first time in history, we have instantaneous access to the world’s knowledge. There has never been a better time to learn, to contribute, and to improve ourselves. Yet, rather than feeling empowered, we are often left feeling overwhelmed by this constant influx of information. The very knowledge that was supposed to set us free has instead led to the paralyzing stress of believing we’ll never know or remember enough.

Getting Things Done by David Allen (2001)

Tue, 10 May 2016 22:49:00 +0100

Getting Things Done by David Allen (2001)

Author: David Allen
First Published: 2001
Score: 10/10

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With first-chapter allusions to martial arts, “flow,” “mind like water,” and other concepts borrowed from the East (and usually mangled), you’d almost think this self-helper from David Allen should have been called Zen and the Art of Schedule Maintenance.

Not quite. Yes, Getting Things Done offers a complete system for downloading all those free-floating gotta-do’s clogging your brain into a sophisticated framework of files and action lists–all purportedly to free your mind to focus on whatever you’re working on. However, it still operates from the decidedly Western notion that if we could just get really, really organized, we could turn ourselves into 24/7 productivity machines. (To wit, Allen, whom the New Economy bible Fast Company has dubbed “the personal productivity guru,” suggests that instead of meditating on crouching tigers and hidden dragons while you wait for a plane, you should unsheathe that high-tech saber known as the cell phone and attack that list of calls you need to return.)