What practical tools and frameworks can help me improve?
Every productive professional—from software engineers and project managers to entrepreneurs and authors—has a set of tools and systems they use to operate efficiently. Professional-grade tools like Agile development, postmortems, feedback loops, and deep work can all be used to enrich and improve your personal life.
Check out the articles below for insights into practical, professional tools and how you can use them in your own personal growth.
- How to Improve Anything: Building a World-Class Feedback Loop
- What I Learned From Ray Dalio and Hiring New People
- Agile Development: A Pattern for Improvement
- The Ninety-Ninety Rule and Overcoming Unplanned Work
- Monk Week: Harnessing Solitude for Intentional Living
- Grow Your Focus
- Eliminate Automate Delegate Do
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