When I say the word “inbox,” what comes to your mind? For most people, itβs email, right? Email is the first thing that comes to mind when we think of checking our inbox. But the truth is that we all have multiple inboxes. An inbox is just anything that collects incoming bits of information that need to be dealt with. An inbox isβ¦ A collection of stuff That gets delivered to you Which you have to deal with How many inboxes do you have? Email (of course)β¦ News feeds Social media feeds (multiple!) Multiple email accounts Physical mail Project management […] »
Catch up on what we published this week, including a look at how Mike does multi-scale planning to keep his priorities on track, our digest on the 8 laws of focus, and more. »
I’ve been a fan of Cal Newport’s for a long time. He’s been extolling the virtues of time blocking as a method for daily planning for over 15 years, and was the primary influence for creating my own daily time-blocked plans. So when I heard him bring up the topic of Multi-Scale planning on a recent Deep Life podcast episode, I was intrigued by the mechanics of how Cal did Multi-Scale planning himself. As I dove deeper into the concept, I discovered that (with a few tweaks to what I was already doing) I could create a system for Multi-Scale […] »
Welcome to May! This monthly digest is for folks who want to create a more ideal schedule, get organized, and stay in control of the things that matter. If you are new to the digest… here’s what to look forward to around the beginning of every month: A short article on a single concept around focus. A couple quotes that we’ve enjoyed thinking on. Links to interesting or related articles from our corner of the internet. Upcoming events and resource spotlights for our Club Members. Live: Calm Inbox Workshop (Tuesday, May 14) Come join me for an hour next week […] »
Napoleon Bonaparte was a famous military commander with some interesting information management habits. But he died about 200 years ago (1821), long before computers, the internet, and electronic communication. So what could we possibly hope to learn from his life about handling email in our digital age? »
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