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Systems that survive a bad day.

Most systems work fine for the first two weeks. Then one bad day, and the whole system quietly falls apart. I write about the types of systems that don't.

Whether you spell it brain dump or brain-dump, it's the same method — this is where it's written about.

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What Do You Do When a Traditional To-Do List No Longer Works for You?

A to-do list is a prediction about a day that hasn't happened yet. Here's what I use instead, and the one rule that stops it falling apart.

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How Do You Eat an Elephant? (or what to do when you don't know where to start)

Every productivity system I've built eventually became one more thing to manage. What finally helped wasn't another tool.

8 Sept 2026
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