work-skills
Burnout recovery plan grounded in research from Christina Maslach, Herbert Freudenberger, and the WHO. Six-month protocol covering sleep, cognitive load reduction, identity repair, and structural workplace changes that actually work.
April 15, 2026
work-skills
The Crucial Conversations framework from Kerry Patterson and VitalSmarts explained with scripts. STATE method, safety restoration, mutual purpose, and how to handle high-stakes work conversations when emotions run hot.
April 15, 2026
work-skills
Salary negotiation scripts grounded in research from Linda Babcock, Deepak Malhotra, and Chris Voss. Word-for-word openers, counters, and recovery lines that add $5k to $30k, plus data on timing, anchoring, and what actually moves HR.
April 15, 2026
ideas
Research-backed comparison of Pomodoro and time blocking with a decision framework covering task type, attention profile, and role demands.
April 15, 2026
ideas
Expert-written comparison of David Allen's GTD and Ryder Carroll's Bullet Journal Method with decision criteria by volume, device preference, and workflow.
April 15, 2026
ideas
Expert-written comparison of Forest, Focus Keeper, and Be Focused productivity timers with feature-by-feature analysis and recommendations by use case.
April 15, 2026
ideas
Research-backed comparison of three classic prioritization methods with a decision framework for your role, workload, and decision style.
April 15, 2026
ideas
Expert-written comparison of James Clear's Atomic Habits and Cal Newport's Deep Work with a decision framework for which to install first by career stage.
April 15, 2026
ideas
Atomic Habits cheat sheet covering the Four Laws, habit stacking, identity-based habits, the plateau of latent potential, and what the underlying research from BJ Fogg, Phillippa Lally, and Wendy Wood actually supports.
April 15, 2026
ideas
The 80/20 rule explained with real data and examples from business, productivity, relationships, and health. When the Pareto principle holds, when it breaks, and how to apply it without falling for the lazy version.
April 15, 2026
culture
Async communication playbook from GitLab, Automattic, and Doist. Documentation standards, decision records, time-zone rhythms, and the hybrid sync-async patterns that actually keep distributed teams shipping.
April 15, 2026
concepts
Dark psychology decoded with research-backed tactics. Learn how gaslighting, love bombing, DARVO, intermittent reinforcement, and the Dark Triad operate, plus field-tested scripts to defuse manipulators in work, dating, and family.
April 15, 2026