Most productivity advice is written for the wrong week
Advice assumes a calm week with nothing on fire. Plan for the bad week instead, and the good ones take care of themselves.
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What a month of small experiments teaches
Small, cheap experiments teach faster than one large commitment.
Video, 12 min · Oct 12A month of small experiments
Guide, 1 min · Oct 11How to sketch a system before you build it
Video, 10 min · Oct 9A ten-minute teardown
Post, LinkedIn · Oct 8Sketch the system before you build it
Post, X · Oct 7Outline first, write later
Video, 19 min · Oct 6Teaching yourself a new tool
Guide, 1 min · Oct 6How to run a weekly review in twenty minutes
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Small experiments
Placeholder preview: run small experiments, outline before you write, and sketch the system first.
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