This one’s about optimism and pessimism, and what that has to do with productivity. I and the whole thing is a productivity concern for me....Continue reading
How We Got Here and Where We’re Going – History of Knowledge Work Productivity – DBR 074
I want to talk about the history of knowledge work productivity. And it’s going to involve a lot of different names. It’s going to involve...Continue reading
DBR 073: Fable: Productivity Rain Dances – Watch Out
I started out talking about the lies of productivity, but I’m going to change to fables because it’s just things we collectively believe without much...Continue reading
The Modern Productivity Paradox, What Should Knowledge Workers Do? – DBR 072
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