Hi, I’m Peter from Amsterdam. I’ll help you get organized and be more productive. Every Sunday, I send a productivity-themed newsletter to 9,000 people. Join us!
You’re probably old enough, but in case you need a reminder…
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I don’t know how old you are, but you’re probably old enough to have noticed by now that time moves pretty quickly. Days can feel long, but years tend to feel short. At least, that’s my experience. Today is March 31, 2024. It’s the final day of Q1. Zooming out a bit, we’re also roughly a quarter of the way through the century, which is nuts for those of us who remember the year 2000. But the numbers don’t lie. Because I like to use my time well and live in accordance with my values, interests, and goals, I’m going to make make a quarterly plan tomorrow. Join me, in spirit? That way we can all be a bit more intentional. Watch: Best To-Do List Apps in 2024There’s an endless supply of to-do list apps. While doing the work is the most important bit of the equation, some apps really can make you more productive. So, which are the best to-do list apps in 2024? Here’s my list: Listen: conversation with Derek SiversWhat you believe determines how you behave. So imagine believing that everything that happens in your life is your responsibility—could that, counterintuitively, be good for you? I recently chatted with Derek Sivers, an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and musician. He’s got some provocative views on the topic of beliefs and his reasoning really got me thinking. We discussed a bunch of other topics, too, including productivity topics, so I think you’ll love listening to this conversation.
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Peter Akkies
Productivity Teacher
Hi, I’m Peter from Amsterdam. I’ll help you get organized and be more productive. Every Sunday, I send a productivity-themed newsletter to 9,000 people. Join us!
Isn’t it amazing what a pair of glasses can do? I don’t mean how they can transform someone’s face from clueless to bookish or from boring to mysterious. I mean how wearing a pair of glasses can change our outlook—the way we see the world. Some decades ago, my uncle Hans was a bookkeeper. (These days, he’s retired and studies philosophy.) My uncle wore glasses such as these: (This is not my uncle Hans.) These are serious glasses. They mean business. They are the kind of glasses that say “I’m...
Hello friend. In lieu of writing a mind-bending article that will instantly transform your life, today I’ll point you to a few existing resources and new videos. I’ll be back next Sunday with earth-shattering words. — Peter Which course should you take next? If you could use a little help with your organization and productivity, I offer a range of courses to help you out. If you’d like to get on top of your to-dos, start with taking one of my task management courses. You can read my guide to...
It’s become fashionable, in recent years, to build a personal knowledge management (or PKM) system. The most famous PKM method is Tiago Forte’s “building a second brain”, which—odds are—you’ll have heard of. Personal knowledge management promises to help you capture, organize, and engage with all the information that comes at you in such a way that you can resurface it exactly when you need it. Great promise. Flawed premise. Yes, the architect who reads a paper about a promising new...