Why I keep a shared document for every person I work with
Most work conversations follow the same pattern: wait for a meeting, present context, wait for a response, meet again. A shared running document where both sides write between meetings can break that cycle.
Why I write a weekly update before anyone asks
Every Friday, I spend 15 minutes writing down what I accomplished, where I got stuck, and what is next. Here is why this became the most useful habit in my work week.
Deep Work in an Open Office: Applying Cal Newport's Four Rules in Practice
I read Cal Newport's Deep Work years ago and have spent most of my career testing it in open-plan offices at startups and large corporations. This is a walkthrough of each of the four rules: what works, what breaks, and the adaptations I have ended up making.
Do We Really Need To Be Productive All The Time?
Productivity was never meant to define your life. This article explores why constant optimisation creates guilt, how modern work erases rest, and why sustainable productivity depends on a healthier rhythm of creating, maintaining, and restoring energy.
The Best Productivity Methods: How to Build a System That Truly Works
Productivity isn’t about doing more — it’s about building systems that make the right things easier to do.
In this essay, I share the seven methods that shaped how I actually work — from GTD to Time Blocking — and how combining them helped me find focus, balance, and peace of mind.
The Best Productivity Books That Actually Work
Over the years I’ve read countless productivity books, most inspiring, some overcomplicated. This guide collects the few that actually changed how I work, and how they fit together into something simple and sustainable.
My GTD Setup After 10 Years: What Survived and What I Changed
After ten years of practicing GTD, I’ve stripped the method down to what truly works. A simple, pragmatic system for staying organized in a digital world.