2. Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659-1719) author of
Hagakure
“According to Master Ittei, even a
poor penman will become
substantial in the art of calligraphy if
he studies by imitating a good
model and puts forth effort...Today,
however, there are no models of
good retainers. In light of this it
would be good to make a model and
learn from that. To do this, one
should look at many people and
choose from each person his best
point only….”
3. “If you cannot do great things, do
small things in a great way.”
“Reduce your plan to writing. The
moment you complete this, you will
have definitely given concrete form to
the intangible desire.”
Think and Grow Rich by Napolean
Hill
5. 1.Don’t just take notes, Read them.
2.Is paper Obsolete to you? Necessary?
3.Be Obsessive Compulsive About Them
4.Draw Pictures, Read, Record, Listen.
5.Take Breaks. Reward successes
*Ontological Argument, Bare
Minimums, Path of Least Resistence
The Rules- Make, Fake, or Break It
6. The Nitty Gritty: Cornell Style
Notes
Divide the Paper into 3 Key Areas:
(1) Key Points and Themes, or
Drawings.
(2) A space for Notes
-They Should be paraphrases
-Main Ideas and summations
(3) Summary and Follow Ups
-Within 24 hours
-add follow up questions/
Assignments
-references to scholarly
articles
7. Thre are > 50 recognized version of shrtd
wrtng tchnqs, not including Txt Msg (SMS)
Shorthand.
-Create a system that works for you using
symbols you have attached a value to.
-Combine mathematical and vernacular
lingos
Symbols and Short hand
8. -Most resemble Cartesian
Coordinates
-Can be similar to Cornell style
-Used by Bill Gates to take his
meeting notes.
-Page is divided up into
relevant categories based on
the event. I.E. lecture,
business meeting, etc.
-Each quadrant has it’s own
purpose.
Quadrants
9. 1. Create an Indexing
System. Pg # in
bottom left corner,
complete pages get
indexed. Reverse side
writing is annotated
“pg#.5”
2.Proper Pad for the
Job
-He stresses follow up
sections as well
Alpha Geek Style: Tim Ferris
Method
11. We are what we
repeatedly do
Important of Repetition
12. Pomodoro Technique
-Created by Francesco Cirilleo in the 90s
-use of alternating periods of work with
dedicated rest breaks
-all you need is an egg timer set to periods of
25 minutes work 5 rest (this is one
pomodoro) after 4 you get a longer
pomodoro (typically 15-30 minutes)
Productivity Techniques
13. David Allen: creator/Author of “Getting
Things Done”
“Stress free productivity is a Martial Art.”
-idea of moving planned tasks and projects out of the
mind by recording them externally and then breaking
them into actionable work items. This allows one to
focus attention on taking action on tasks, instead of on
recalling them
-focus of lists of tasks, priority precedence, and getting
everything into a medium to see it visually.
Getting Things Done
15. (1) Create a list of
Rules to Live by,
TRACK THEM
(2)Rework and
fine tune your
schedule to
embrace a routine
(3)Turn Enemies
into Friends
Ben Franklin’s Methods
16. How’d I Do?
Mixture of Ben Franklin,
Inazo Nitobe’s Bushido,
and JJDIDTIEBUCKLE
from the USMC.
-DO NOT PIGEON HOLE
17. -43 Folders =>
References for PDA
and GTD with it.
-Limited only by your
imagination and
binder clip.
-downloadable
templates available
online for schedules,
calendars, astrology.
Hipster PDA
18. Frontloading => Packing your week with
things in the first 3-4 days.
Backloading => Packing your week with
tasks the last half of the week.
Sandwiching =>Specifically packing Monday
and Friday with large tasks.
Frontloading, Backloading,
Sandwiching
19. (1) My day’s full of stuff, I must be productive
=> Sticking Feathers in your butt doesn’t
make you a chicken, Use a “Done List”
(2) I can Multitask like the best of them =>
scientifically, you can’t. Practice “single
focus”
(3) All flow, no schedule? => Use a rhythm
calendar instead of a to do list.
(4) Do it tomorrow? => Find an accountability
buddy
Procrastination lies and how to Fix
Them
22. -Create meaningful resonating images or
words from a series of items or numbers.
-used by/taught to police forces to memorize
plates
-Pattern Recognition to improve memory
retention
Examples: FLOAT=> Fruit, lettuce, Olives,
Anchovies, and tomatoes.
64seconds, 64s, 20s, 86s, 40s. Sprinting
Times to remember phone number
Chunking
23. -Techniques of assigning memories
techniques to certain positions in a familiar
location to the individua on a specific path.
-Use familiar locations, memorable people
doing memorable things.
-Discussed in Rhetorrica Ad herenium by
Cicero.
-Simonides and the Banquet Hall
Memory Palaces- LOCI method
24. (1) Drive
(2) Evernote
(3) Keep
(4)OneNote
They are only tools, they should not replace
innate abilities.
Digital Storage Methods- Clouds
25. Appropriately Engage the Moment. Be Water
“There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of
the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession
of moment after moment. If one fully understands the
present moment, there will be nothing else to do, and
nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single
purpose of the moment.”
“It is bad when one thing becomes two. One should not
look for anything else in the Way of the Samurai. It is the
same for anything that is called a Way. If one
understands things in this manner, he should be able to
hear about all ways and be more and more in accord with
his own.”
David Allen,Yamamoto Tsunetomo
and Bruce Lee Went to A Bar
