An approach I concluded after many decades of trying and failing — A long time ago, I went crazy about priorities. I spent “centuries” thinking about priority 1, 2, and so forth. I used red, yellow, and green colors to order my stuff, trying to group them. None of that worked for me. Many decades ago, I understood what priorities were about. …

Understand why a good PKM always drives you to happiness — All successful people I’ve met trust their PKMs (Personal Knowledge Management). Knowledge is an essential element for a life of fulfillment. Managing it wisely is how you can achieve happiness. Don’t you want to know how? “5+1”, My Mental Model in Life To better explain why this happens, I’ll use the mental model I created to…

Think about systems. Forget about goals. — People tend to think a PKM is just a way to manage data. That’s where they stop. Only by understanding how deeply your PKM can change your life will you take the best out of it. Here’s why. We Are Systems You have to understand we’re systems. Besides, we’re surrounded by systems too. …

A prisoner has no freedom. That’s just the opposite of how I feel. I had my first contact with an Apple device in 1997. Since then, I got hooked on the “Two Steve”’s project. I’ve never felt like a prisoner. In fact, they gave me the freedom I always wanted. The Gilded Cage Is Not Even a Cage …

Move your email experience from struggle to delicious — There are crazy people out there who think email is not a waste of time. Instead, it’s one of the essential tools in their daily lives. I’m one of those crazy ones. Email Doesn’t Disappear Email has always been here, there, and everywhere. Many have tried to kill it. Many criticize it. Many…

The future is now! — I do believe AI is the future (already the present) of PKMs. It’s my bet. Just 4 examples are more than enough to understand the deep impact we have here. Why Is AI “My Bet” Instead of Backlinks? I can perfectly remember when the “backlink revolution” started. It was revolutionary indeed. In fact, even Notion quickly developed the…

Something it’s worked for more than 30 years — The other day, one of my readers told me something. I drive him crazy due to my “moves”, talking about workflows and apps. I understand his point. Here’s what I think. Productivity Gurus I don’t consider myself a “productivity guru”, but I think there’s a lot out there: Tiago Forte, August Bradley…

30 years of testing explained in just 5 minutes — I disagree about having a one and only system or app to manage all my projects or tasks. More than 30 years of testing taught me that wasn’t “my way”. Here’s why. Why You Need More Than One App to Manage Your Stuff Having just one app or workflow to manage your tasks and projects only allows you to have one…

If I were you, I’d give it a try… — 30 years of managing projects and tasks give you a wide perspective. I’ve moved from structured ones like Omnifocus or Notion to plain text ones, like Obsidian. None of them worked as well as this did. I’m talking about Slash, an app that perfectly fits my workflow. In fact, I’m…