Thoughts about productivity, habit formation and learning.

  • The Importance of Capture Locations

    The Importance of Capture Locations

    Why Capture anything? A capture list is a powerful tool that allows you to collect new ideas and tasks as they come up throughout the day. The primary rationale for having a capture list is to help manage and organise thoughts and responsibilities in a way that reduces mental clutter and improves productivity. Of all…

  • Find Your Why

    Find Your Why

    So how to start a blog for like-minded people? I’m looking to the safety of books for this. Much of the content I produce is inspired by the words of others, so to get up and running I’m using one of the lessons I’ve taken so far from Simon Sinek’s book about defining your purpose,…

  • Read Better

    Read Better

    Read. As often and as widely as you can. This is life experience free from others who have put the time in already. This is a great way to understand your own misconceptions, biases and motivations. Purposes of Reading Initially let me outline that I (and probably you) read for a number of purposes. I…

  • Sharpen Your Axe

    Sharpen Your Axe

    Hi friends, I’ve been casually obsessed (!) with this quote for a number of years. Its often and contentiously accredited to Abraham Lincoln, and goes along the lines of ‘If you have six hours to chop down a tree, you should spend the first four hours sharpening your axe’. There is a ton of content…