Why Does Your Knowledge Feel Useless When You Need It Most?
Monday morning hit me like it always does when things pile up. That familiar sense of looking at an avalanche. The weight of everything demanding my attention. The sheer volume of incomplete work staring back at me. After more than 30 years designing and implementing productivity systems, consulting for PwC and Accenture, co-founding the Paperless […]
The Seven Tactics That Protect Focus When Chaos Hits
Recently, one of our Inner Circle Program members asked a question that cuts straight to the heart of what every busy professional struggles with: “I’d love to read a more in-depth article of yours on how to generate focus and momentum throughout the day. Multitasking, chats, calls, notifications and meetings are a big problem. Even […]
The Time Mastery Secret: Why the Eisenhower Matrix Fails (And How to Make It Work Anyway)
Most people grow up chasing money. I grew up chasing time. I still remember hearing “Time is money” for the first time as a kid. Money was easy to understand. You could touch it. Count it. Trade it. Time? Time was strange. Invisible. Mysterious. And I loved it. That’s where the obsession began. When I […]
Habits Don’t Work Without This (And No One Tells You)
During a recent exchange in our private community at the Paperless Movement®, where members actively implement the ICOR® methodology in their businesses and own lives, someone asked a question that revealed a concept professionals consistently struggle with: “Where do habits fit into ICOR®? You talk about workstreams and routines, but I don’t see habits defined […]
How to Run Personal Projects Without Overloading Your Already Complicated Life
For decades, I chased the perfect productivity system. I tried every project management tool on the market. I tested countless methodologies. I built complex workflows that promised to solve all my organizational challenges. And I failed. Repeatedly. Each new productivity system worked for a week or two before crumbling under its own complexity and due […]
How Eliminating Start Dates Saves 4.5 Hours of Planning Time Every Week
The last week, one of our Inner Circle members asked a question that seemed simple on the surface: “I’m a little bit confused why you, based on the ICOR® methodology, don’t use start dates at all.” we looked at it from a different angle. He wasn’t failing at productivity. In fact, he was succeeding despite […]
From Information to Strategic Advantage: Split your PKM System to Succeed
You’re drowning in the wrong information while starving for the right insights. Every morning brings the same challenge: LinkedIn notifications, industry newsletters, podcast recommendations, team updates, meeting notes, strategic insights, competitor intelligence, and endless streams of potentially valuable content competing for your attention. Most busy professionals respond by building elaborate PKM (Personal Knowledge Management) systems […]
The Strategic Disconnect: Why Completing 23 Tasks Still Leaves You Feeling Unproductive (And How to Fix It)
Last Tuesday, I received an email from a VP at a major corporation that perfectly captured what I’ve been observing across two decades of productivity consulting. She wrote: “I completed 23 tasks yesterday, responded to 67 emails, attended four strategic meetings, and somehow feel like I accomplished absolutely nothing. What’s wrong with me?” Nothing was […]
The Productivity Blind Spot Costing You Hours Every Day: Workstreams vs. Routines
During one of our quarterly alumni calls, where we reconnect with professionals who’ve completed our Inner Circle Program and mastered the ICOR® methodology, someone asked a question that caught me completely off guard: “What’s the actual difference between workstreams and routines in ICOR®?” We’ve spent years, at the Paperless Movement®, creating ICOR® to help busy […]
Never Wonder Where to Store Notes and Tasks Again: The 3-Question System That Never Fails
You’re in the middle of a critical client call when a brilliant strategy emerges. You scribble it down, but where does it go? Your notebook? Digital notes? Project management system? The decision takes 15 seconds. Multiply that by the 200+ pieces of information you encounter daily, and you’ve lost an hour of productive time just […]
