It's time to update a philosophy of work; I've got some more info for you. A lot of this is going to be review, but...Continue reading
DBR 069: Why you need commonplace books and how to create them
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
DBR 068: The History of Paper as a History of Personal Information Management
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...Continue reading
DBR 067: Operating system for attention, tasks, information (and time)
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...Continue reading
DBR 066: Top 10 Productivity Tips? NOT
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...Continue reading
DBR 065: Knowledge Work Careers via Resistance and Linchpin
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...Continue reading
DBR 064: Invest in Technique to Get Better at Knowledge work
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...Continue reading
DBR 063: What does proactive have to do with busy and productive
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
DBR 062: Don’t Like Work? Why?
I want to explore what we mean when we say we don't like to work, or we don't like our work, or we don't like...Continue reading
DBR 061: Humans Monotask; Computers Task-switch; Nothing Multitasks
I was having a sales conversation, discussing several ideas around managing tasks and attention. I happened to mention the background of the term multitasking and...Continue reading
