How to Make Any Process Foolproof with a Checklist
Whether it’s a repeated process or packing for a single trip, checklists can help you get consistent results with a fraction of the mental energy and stress.
How to Solve a Problem so it Stays Solved
When a Quadrant 1 fire breaks out, learn why the problem developed. Then solve the problem once and for all.
How to Start Any Document with the Right Template
Instead of creating a document from scratch every time, save a template and turn it into a stationery pad. It’s a little-known feature of macOS that gives you a head start on any document.
How To Displace Quadrant 4 Before It Ruins Your Day
We escape into Quadrant 4 when we’re overwhelmed, stressed, or have nothing better to do. Each of these problems can be fixed.
What Contexts Should You Use?
Contexts traditionally represent the resource, location, or person you need to accomplish a task, but none of those answer the most important question you should be asking.
You’ll Only Get the Most Important Things Done
You may not have the time to get everything done, but if you work your plan, you’ll get the most important things done. There’s peace in that.
Why We Scan: The Scanning Manifesto
Scanning transforms paper—beautiful as a snowflake, but as transient, too—into something lasting. Memories fade over time, but a scan is etched into Evernote.
Are You Putting First Things First in Your Life?
You’re constantly developing new habits and routines. If you aren’t intentional about them, you’ll end up putting first things last in your life.
5 Tools That Will Save You From Email
When you select the wrong tool for the job, you’ll create more work for yourself than you’re solving.
Survey a Large Field, Cultivate a Small One
Someone once said you should survey a large field and cultivate a small one. Time has forgotten who, but it’s just as applicable today.
