As someone who has spent a lot of time tinkering with productivity – with both the various systems and tools that are available – I’ve come across a lot of successful ones. But I’ve come across a lot of things that just didn’t work, either. I found that these failures seemed to be more plentiful…

I don’t expect you’ll be drinking mystery potions or hooking yourself up to a car battery anytime soon. But conducting personal experiments are probably the best way to find answers. By actually testing (instead of assuming) your habits, beliefs, methods and systems you can make real improvements. Stop Theorizing, Look at Results Nassim Nicholas Taleb…

Believe it or not, having life adventures is not in the exclusive realm of eccentric billionaires and jet-setting entrepreneurs. Life adventures don’t even require a lot of time, so you don’t need to quit your job or cash in sick days. Having adventures is more about attitude and a skill than resources. What is…

This post is part of the Trial By Fire Productivity series. I plan in my head. Back when I was getting started as a freelance designer, I waited tables to help pay the bills. I was one of those waiters that kept orders in his head. I never wrote them down, and very rarely made…

This post is part of the Trial By Fire Productivity series. The first thing that came apparent was the need to define my time. I had to do this in a way that was both flexible and clear. The only productivity/time management tools I kept are Google Calendar, my Miquelrius spiral grid notebook, and…

Launching a new project is extremely time-consuming. It’s at these times I begin to learn how effective my productivity process and tools really are. Since creating a 36-hour day is out of the question, the next best thing is making the hours you have more productive. Enter tools and processes. The thing is, you can never…