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Section 1: Welcome!

Welcome to the Productivity Academy!

In this newsletter, I primarily cover:

• Personal Productivity

• Productivity Tools & Apps

• Focus & Time Management

But I’ve been writing this newsletter for a while now—over 7 years on various platforms!

And I want to make it as easy as possible for you to find posts that are most relevant to you.

In case you’re not aware, the Productivity Academy also has:

• A YouTube channel here

• A website here

So, here are some of my favorite posts… organized by topic.

Section 2: Tools & Apps

The topic I probably write about this most is making the most from the best tools out there.

• Making Your Ideas Bloom: Cultivating Your Mind Garden: Find out why tending to your digital garden is so important

• Taming the content river: Use your filter: A step to converting that torrent to a trickle

• Streamlining "gold nuggets" from video content: Learning to surface only the gold without drowning in endless videos

Section 3: Improvement Through Routine

Another topic I write about frequently is the effectiveness of routines and habits.

• What If Mornings Could Be Different?: Three practical ways to move from scattered to focused

• How do you know if the changes are working?: Stop guessing if your improvements are effective

Section 4: Journaling

Finally, a personal favorite topic of mine is journaling.

So, if you’re looking to {Solve Specific Problem} and/or {Achieve Specific Outcome}, I’d start here:

• My Winter Quarter Review and a Little Experiment with AI: An intriguing twist to my quarterly review - me, my memories, and shockingly insightful AI results

• Turning Your Handwritten Notes Into Digital Bits: Discover how you can quickly digitalize your handwritten notes with this method

Section 5: Resources!

Over the past 7+ years, I’ve created and found helpful tools and guides. I love helping other professionals make the most of their time by improving habits and using tools better. Here are some I think you’ll find useful:

• Daily Routine Guide: Want to improve your day and be more productive? It all starts with having an effective morning routine in place and this will help you do just that.

• Reflection Centered: Looking for inspiration to journal or need some new prompts? Check out Reflection Centered for free prompts on any topic.

• Summarily: Video can be an amazing way to learn and stay up to date but it takes a lot of time. With Summarily you can turn hours of video into minutes and get those "gold nuggets" on autopilot.