Most everybody involved in knowledge work is involved with technology. It’s what we do. We deal in information, so we deal with information technology. We...Continue reading
What Is the Impact of the “Attention Crisis” – DBR 071
There’s an article in The New Yorker “What If The Attention Crisis Is All A Distraction” by Daniel Immerwahr. I think the attention problem (if...Continue reading
The Wrong Mindset May Be Causing Bad Results – DBR 070
It’s time to update on philosophy of work; I’ve got some more info for you. A lot of this is going to be review, but...Continue reading
Why you need commonplace books and how to create them – DBR 069
One of the primary uses of information is to help us learn. When we are explicitly learning, we work to collect information. It works the...Continue reading
The History of Paper as a History of Personal Information Management – DBR 068
This episode is about the history of personal information management as viewed through a now ancient technology, PAPER We’ll have a couple of takeaways: One is human...Continue reading
Operating system for attention, tasks, information (and time) – DBR 067
We need a new operating system. We need one that is specifically dedicated to knowledge work. So I’m going to point you to one that already...Continue reading
Top 10 Productivity Tips? NOT – DBR 066
This episode is about what it is I’m trying to do with attention compass. And why I hate current productivity “help”. I developed this AC stuff....Continue reading
Knowledge Work Careers via Resistance and Linchpin – DBR 065
I rarely talk about what we need to do to have a meaningful, successful career. So I gathered some sources… The first I’ll bring up is Seth...Continue reading
Invest in Technique to Get Better at Knowledge work – DBR 064
If you’ve listened to this podcast for very long, you know that I’m fascinated with human performance. Particularly when it comes down to work, how do...Continue reading
What does proactive have to do with busy and productive – DBR 063
I’m interested in this difference between busy and productive, if there is one. It’s hard to tell the difference, even from the inside. I think...Continue reading