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Tools for Thought

Are you looking for tools to help you think better and work smarter? In our Tools for Thought series we interview founders on a mission to help us make the most of our mind. These in-depth conversations explore the product vision as well as the most interesting use cases.

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Scaling peer-to-peer learning with Jennifer Smith, founder of Scribe

April 24, 2023February 24, 2022

In this interview, we talked about enabling everyday experts to scale their knowledge, the power of peer-to-peer learning, the biggest productivity sink for knowledge workers, how knowledge-sharing results in big efficiency gains, how staying agile is crucial in our rapidly changing world, and much more.

Categories Tools for Thought Tags Interviews, Tools

Nurturing thoughtful relationships with the co-founders of Clay

April 24, 2023February 17, 2022

In this interview, we talked about how we rely on relationships to make sense and meaning of the world, the power of serendipity, the problem with social media feeds, how the team at Clay designed a holistic and cohesive solution for thoughtful relationship management, and much more.

Categories Tools for Thought Tags Interviews, relationships, Tools

Augmenting product work with Rishank Pandey, co-founder of Workduck

April 24, 2023February 10, 2022

In this interview with Workduck, we talked about the networked nature of product work, the difference between discovery work and delivery work, how to unlock serendipity in the product development process, accessing tacit team knowledge, the principles of building a modern agile workplace, and more.

Categories Tools for Thought Tags Interviews, Tools

Exploring the power of augmented intentionality with Welf von Hören, founder of Potential

April 24, 2023February 3, 2022

In this interview, we talked about the misused power of persuasive technology, the impact of the attention economy on our well-being and productivity, how to turn intentions into habits, how to implement fallback strategies, and much more.

Categories Tools for Thought Tags Interviews, personal growth, Tools

Fostering authentic relationships in distributed teams with the co-founder of Remotion

April 24, 2023January 27, 2022

Remotion is a virtual office that connects hybrid-remote teams like everyone’s together with quick calls, coworking rooms, emoji badging, live selfies, and more.

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From knowledge-management to knowledge-creation with the founders of RemNote

April 24, 2023January 20, 2022

In this interview, we talked about the difference between storing knowledge in your head and storing knowledge in your external brain, the power of spaced repetition, the importance of long-term personal knowledge management, how to foster concept-driven thinking by breaking ideas into “mind-sized bites”, and more.

Categories Tools for Thought Tags Interviews, note-taking, Tools

Become more calm and conscious with Kai Koch, co-founder of Ahead

April 24, 2023January 6, 2022

Ahead is like an emotional pocket coach. It features short lessons, a progress tracker, and a space for guided reflection.

Categories Tools for Thought Tags emotions, Tools

Designing a better reading experience with Ben Springwater, co-founder of Matter

April 24, 2023December 15, 2021

In this interview, we talked about the challenges of online reading, the power of curation, the little details that make the difference to create an enjoyable reading experience, how the recency bias hurts our information diet, why the team at Matter cares about interoperability, and much more.

Categories Tools for Thought Tags reading, Tools

Living and working outside your inbox with the co-founder of Mailman

April 28, 2023December 2, 2021

Mailman is plugin that that allows you to decide when and what emails should land in your inbox. Learn how Mailman’s advanced features, like Delivery Slots and Do Not Disturb, can transform the way you manage email in this comprehensive interview with Mohit Mamoria.

Categories Tools for Thought Tags communication, productivity, Tools

Building a social knowledge base with Dmitriy Fabrikant, founder of Knovigator

April 24, 2023November 25, 2021

In this interview, we talked about how to integrate writing and research and avoid context switching, how cryptocurrency can help build an attention market and surface the most relevant content, why we need to build a social knowledge base, the concept of “search gardening”, and much more.

Categories Tools for Thought Tags networked thinking, Tools
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