The optimal amount of free time seems to be between 2 and 4 hours per day.

Related: Effectiveness, Monthly map, Walk, Joy

Take regular ‘thinking walks’ to change your brain to enhance thinking, creativity and memory.

Related: Implementation intentions, Environment, Effectiveness, Free time

Reserve quality time for reading. Only by using full focus can you switch from ‘reading for information’ to ‘reading for knowledge’.

Related: Environment, Fleeting notes, Literature notes, Tools for thought, Teach to learn

Take your time before starting an irreversible action

Related: Impulse, Monthly map, Implementation intentions, Joy

A small part of the population (2.5%) is able to multitask without performance reduction.

Related: Multitasking, Task switching

High carb meals slow reactions, but high protein meals can make you more distracted.

Attempting to do two or more attention-demanding tasks simultaneously reduces productivity.

Related: Effectiveness, Task switching, Supertaskers

Avoid excessive task switching to increase efficiency.

Related: Effectiveness, Work cycle, Screen size, Multitasking, Supertaskers

Cold showers probably have a negative impact on cognitive performance.

Related: Effectiveness

Dedicate time to think about, dream about and anticipate future activities.

Related: Monthly map, Indifference, Scatterfocus, Environment, Prudence, Free time

Explore a map for each month’s cycle that not only includes things to do, but also things to avoid

Related: Implementation intention, Scatterfocus, Work cycle, Getting things done, Effectiveness, Joy, Prudence, Free time

During the mornings, work in 90-minute cycles separated by 20-minute breaks.

Related: Implementation intentions, Monthly map, Environment

Take reversible decisions as soon as possible.

Related: Implementation intentions, Scatterfocus, Prudence

Link desired behaviour to a clear cue.

Related: Create fluency, Effectiveness, Implulse, Work cycle, Monthly map, Frog eating, Environment, Inspiration, Prudence, Walk

Give your mind time to wander.

Related: Effectiveness, Getting Things Done, Impulse, Monthly map, Joy, Inspiration, Fleeting notes

Any personal effectiveness system that gets tasks out of the mind is Getting Things Done.

Related: Tools for thought, Effectiveness, Monthly map

Making it fluent for others to process information, for example by using good audio quality, generates trust.

Related: Teach to learn

A Zettelkasten is an intelligent conversation with my thoughts from the past.

Related: Teach to learn, Getting things done, Self-talk, Originality, Fleeting notes, Permanent notes, Literature notes, Reading is digesting

Large organisations kill workers’ passion.

Related: Effectiveness, Joy, Inspiration

Get a computer screen big enough to be able to simultaneously see the working document and the reference material.

Related: Standing desk

Value the feedback you receive and be deliberate about the feedback you give.

Related: Originality, Fleeting notes

Link notes to create a conversation

Related: Tools for thought, Fleeting notes

When helping someone to get unstuck, check whether he or she has enough information and then increase his/her confidence level by finding ways use this information to give advice to other people.

Related: Tools for thought, Create fluency, Self-talk, Originality, Literature notes, Reading is digesting

Rewording a text connects my own understanding with the author’s intention.

Related: Originality, Tools for thought, Inspiration, Teach to learn, Reading is digesting

When reading, capture also your mind wandering. Get into a conversation with the author.

Related: Tools for thought, Originality, Candor, Scatterfocus, Permanent notes, Reading is digesting