FEATURED TOOL Welcome to this edition of our tools for thought series, where we interview founders of companies on a mission to help you live, work, and think better. Jeremy Hurst is the co-founder of a software company called Idenati, started in 2019 as a side project at first. On the surface, Idenati helps people … Read More
Most productivity methods will encourage you to focus on one thing at a time. The idea is to avoid multitasking and to concentrate all of your energy one one goal until you achieve it. There is a lot of wisdom behind the “one thing at a time” principle, but is it always the best approach? … Read More
Certainty is reassuring; what we know can be better understood, managed, and controlled. But intellectual certainty can limit our creativity. Where lies a certain path, many alternative doors leading to innovative ideas are ignored. We follow a fixed roadmap, without giving ourselves the opportunity to explore, make mistakes, and learn. In contrast, negative capability is … Read More
Productivity systems often focus on how to do the work. However, it is crucial to understand why we are struggling to do the work in the first place. Often, our procrastination triggers are emotional rather than rational, which makes it hard to analyse them in an objective way. Learning about the most common triggers can … Read More
Most people would agree: praise is one of the most effective ways to build children’s self-esteem. We are told to be generous with our praise, and to find as many opportunities as possible to praise children so they feel good, learn better, and perform well. It’s such common knowledge, we don’t even question it. But … Read More
Do you prefer your yoghurt with 10% fat or 90% fat-free? Should the label on your disinfectant say it kills 99% of germs, or that it only spares 1% of them? Marketers know which framing will result in more sales. This is called the framing effect: a cognitive bias where people decide on options based … Read More
Using keyboard shortcuts can help you gain up to eight days per year. In this Roam tutorial, learn how to customize your shortcuts and master the default ones to save time and streamline your workflow.
Discover Scapple, the virtual sheet of paper that lets you connect your ideas using lines and arrows. In this interview with Julia Pierce, learn about the benefits of mind mapping, effective idea connections, and the power of simplicity in design. Explore how Scapple can help you build an infinite canvas for your thoughts and work in a distraction-free environment to boost your creativity and productivity.
Have you ever felt like you are too tired to make the right choice between several options, especially after a long series of decisions? Decision fatigue can lead to poor choices and irrational trade-offs in decision making. It refers to the deteriorating quality of decisions after a long session of decision making. Too many decisions … Read More
Discover Meister, the productivity and creativity software company behind MindMeister and MeisterTask. In this interview with co-founder and CEO Michael Hollauf, explore the power of collaborative mind mapping, practical applications for mind mapping, and the impact of mind mapping on memory and creativity.