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“Productivity is not about doing more; it’s about making the most of your time, energy, and resources to achieve what truly matters.” — JD Meier I ask ChatGPT to play the role of JD Meier and coach me on productivity. I wanted to get a sense of what ChatGPT knows about my productivity system and …
“Email has an ability many channels don’t: creating valuable, personal touches – at scale.” — David Newman I’ll share the story of how I kept a zero email inbox at Microsoft for 25 years, since there are some surprising lessons along the way. But let’s start with a flashback to one day in my office …
“Today new job. Tomorrow the world!” Hi there, welcome to Microsoft. Whether you’re a new hire at Microsoft or taking on a new job, here’s some principles, patterns and practices to be more effective. I learned a lot from 25 years at Microsoft, and I hope that some of these lessons can help you in …
“People who want to appear clever rely on memory. People who want to get things done make lists.” — Peter McWilliams I’ve used my Two-Column Table method to organize massive lists of information from scenarios to innovative ideas to hard-core research. Anybody can create a short list. But not everybody can create a useful, actionable, …
One of the best ways for making sense of a space is to have a lens for looking at it. The productivity and results space are well-traversed and the body of knowledge is enormous. That’s part of the problem. Without an effective lens, it can be difficult to find, organize, and share the productivity strategies, …
