Imagine the perfect productivity system that can ever exist. This system would have the following nine characteristics: Effortless input, allowing you to enter new information directly before you even think about it twice Reliable retrieval, you receive the information when you need it. No need to do extra checking Invisible…

In August 2021, I started to treat my external reference system (second brain) seriously. What immediately followed was an insistent urge for online courses, including Earnable and Zero To Dangerous. Then I joined a start up incubator, testing out entrepreneurial ideas and eventually settling down with the current daily articles…

1. Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid — Douglas R Hofstadter As I am in my holiday home, I went through our physical copy in Swedish. It is not an easy read but well worth the effort. This classic book won a Pulitzer price for a very good reason. Drawing from many domains like mathematics, formal systems, art, music, disc players…

Routines and habits allow you to get the most important things done without any effort or worry. It’s the main secret why I am able to do many things in a day without breaking a sweat, for a long period of time. From the 20-year long meditation practice of 2…

Yesterday, I led my first live guided meditation session on Twitter which was highly appreciated by the participants (find the recording here). Nowadays, there are many meditation practices to select from. From mindfulness and Sam Harris to Vipassana and Transcendental Meditation. I have personally practiced transcendental meditation since age 4…

Too often, we wonder what is the best thing to do, right now. Especially if you are highly ambitious, driven, and conscientious, those questions tend to run around constantly. Whether you made the right choice or not. Whether you are still stuck in indecision because of fear of picking the…

Once you have explored and have performed a certain task a couple of times, you are ready to optimize. In this case, you want to eliminate unnecessary actions and bottlenecks. Strip down the activity as much as possible until you get the same/better result with less moves. The following questions…

Whenever you find yourself confused or unsure of what to do, you are exploring. It is the first and scariest phase of any activity when you are entering the unknown. You look around, observe and listen to feedback. Once you have tested around, you can optimize to your needs. …