Productivity

Evidence-based productivity practices.

38 concepts in this area — each broken into concrete practices with the real mechanism, an honest read on the evidence, and how to practice it with IX Coach.

• Building a Second Brain (BASB), Made Practical — How does Tiago Forte’s Building a Second Brain method actually work?
• Deep Work, Made Practical — How do you actually do deep work the way Cal Newport describes?
• Digital Minimalism, Made Practical — What is digital minimalism and how do you actually practice it?
• Do It Tomorrow, Made Practical — How does Mark Forster’s Do It Tomorrow method help you stop feeling overwhelmed?
• Eat That Frog, Made Practical — What does “eat that frog” mean, and how do you use it to beat procrastination?
• Essentialism, Made Practical — What is essentialism, and how do you apply the “less but better” philosophy?
• Essentialism: The Art of Eliminating the Non-Essential — How do you eliminate non-essential commitments and protect time for what actually matters?
• Getting Results the Agile Way (AGS), Made Practical — How does J.D. Meier’s Agile Results system help you get more done with less overwhelm?
• Getting Things Done (GTD), Made Practical — How does the Getting Things Done (GTD) method actually work?
• Indistractable, Made Practical — How do you become indistractable the way Nir Eyal describes?
• Make Time, Made Practical — What is the Make Time method, and how does its daily framework work?
• Parkinson’s Law of Triviality: Stop Bikeshedding — What is Parkinson’s Law of Triviality and how do you stop wasting time on trivial decisions?
• Parkinson's Law, Made Practical — How does Parkinson's Law affect productivity and how do you use it to get more done?
• Personal Kanban, Made Practical — How does Personal Kanban work and does it actually help you manage work in progress?
• Progressive Summarization, Made Practical — How does Tiago Forte’s progressive summarization method work for taking better notes?
• Saying No and Holding Boundaries — Why is saying no so hard, and how do you set and hold limits that stick?
• Systems Thinking for Personal Productivity — How do you apply systems thinking to improve personal productivity?
• The 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX) — What are the 4 disciplines of execution and how do they help you achieve your most important goals?
• The Action Method, Made Practical — How does Scott Belsky’s Action Method turn ideas and meetings into actual progress?
• The Bullet Journal Method, Made Practical — How does the Bullet Journal method work and is it actually useful for productivity?
• The Eisenhower Matrix, Made Practical — What is the Eisenhower Matrix, and how do you use it to prioritize?
• The GTD Weekly Review — How do you do a GTD weekly review and why does it matter?
• The Ivy Lee Method, Made Practical — What is the Ivy Lee Method and does prioritizing six tasks the night before actually improve productivity?
• The Not-To-Do List — What is Tim Ferriss’s not-to-do list and how does it improve productivity?
• The ONE Thing, Made Practical — How does The ONE Thing method help you focus and get more done?
• The Pareto Principle: 80/20 for Personal Productivity — How do you apply the 80/20 rule to get more done by doing less?
• The Pickle Jar Theory of Time Management — What is the Pickle Jar Theory and how does it help you prioritize your time?
• The Pomodoro Technique, Made Practical — How does the Pomodoro Technique work, and does it actually help you focus?
• The Rule of Three for Productivity, Made Practical — What is the Rule of Three in productivity and does picking three daily outcomes actually work?
• The Seinfeld Strategy: Don’t Break the Chain — How does the Seinfeld "don’t break the chain" method help you build consistent habits?
• The Shutdown Ritual, Made Practical — How does Cal Newport’s shutdown ritual help you stop thinking about work after hours?
• The War of Art, Made Practical — How does Steven Pressfield’s concept of Resistance help you overcome creative blocks?
• Theme Days, Made Practical — How do theme days (Cal Newport and Michael Hyatt) help you do better work?
• Time Affluence, Made Practical — What is time affluence and how do you feel less time-poor?
• Time Blocking, Made Practical — What is time blocking, and how do you actually do it?
• Tony Robbins’ Rapid Planning Method (RPM), Made Practical — How does Tony Robbins’ Rapid Planning Method (RPM) actually work?
• Warren Buffett’s Two-List Strategy — How does Warren Buffett use the 25-5 rule to stay focused on what matters?
• Zen To Done (ZTD), Made Practical — How does Leo Babauta’s Zen To Done system actually work?