Read @beauhaan’s thread. It’s why I love him.

There’s an “artist” side to me (read, perhaps, “crazy”) that is all the more COMPELLED when @Conaw shares his insecurities about building @RoamResearch. I appreciate authenticity.

But shouldn’t “business R.J.” hedge his bets?
After all, unlike Beau, I *AM* selling something. Several things.

Wouldn’t I be wise to spend more time learning other Tools for Thought? Spreading the “productivity workflows WANT to live in Tools for Thought” gospel?
Let’s be clear: I probably will expand my business into other Tools for Thought sometime down the road.

Why haven’t I already?

(1) I don’t make courses about things I’m not 100% confident in, and I have to “live with” a process for a while before I teach it.

and…
(2) @RoamResearch is my home, where I create things. I haven’t had TIME to “live with” any other Tools for Thought.

Roam has taken me—already a creative person by nature—and given me superpowers.

I don’t take that lightly.
Roam helps me work, think, write, explore, coach, introspect. It helps me learn, teach, build, change, grow, discover.

If you’ve felt that too, in YOUR life, in YOUR work, you know what I mean.
I came across @RoamResearch in March 2020, right as we went into pandemic lockdown.

I’m writing this in January 2022, as my family has Covid—we made it 22 months! (We’re all mild, at least so far—this thread isn’t a Covid fever dream)
Despite all the time spent indoors these 22 months, I feel more liberated than I did before.

Roam is no cult—my thoughts are not trapped, they’re free!
We live in a world that praises bravado above vulnerability.

That’s wrong.

Do I know what @RoamResearch will explore next? I don’t. But I also don’t think that @Conaw’s vulnerability is weakness, or @beauhaan’s passion is misplaced.

I use Roam because it makes my life better.

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We never seem to have enough.

⌛ We need more time for our kids
⌛ We need more time for our work
⌛ We need more time for our sanity

But time is fixed, isn't it? We can't just "make more."

Literally, yes. But PRACTICALLY...
💰 You can invest time the same way you invest money.

This concept isn't new:

"A stitch in time saves nine."
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

If you invest time wisely, you create time down the road.
A story:

When I became choir director at my current church, they were accustomed to receiving practice CDs every week.

I didn't WANT to record every week, so I built a practice website instead. Once I had recorded a song it was done forever, and I didn't have to burn CDs.
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Why would anyone spend $500 on a productivity course?

And who has 8 weeks to set aside for a live cohort?

What's so special about AP Productivity that makes it WORTH that?

I mean, I'm obviously biased, but read on for why *I* think it's worth it...
First, the investment.

📷 Picture this: It's mid-March. You are working in your smooth productivity workflow. It is tailored to the way you work and think, and specific to your needs.

How much more will you accomplish? $500 worth?

If you're like me, MUCH more than $500 worth!
Next, the time.

Why is this a cohort course rather than a static video course?

⏳ Because iteration takes time.

For you to build a productivity workflow tailored to YOU, you need my framework. But you ALSO need guidance and feedback over time.
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(as mentioned in yesterday’s edition of @elaptics’s magnificent “Letters from a Roaman” newsletter, which you should definitely subscribe to!)
Here’s the full “The Roaman Way” playlist on YouTube:

youtube.com/playlist?list=…
Here’s “The Roaman Way” as a standalone (but still free!) course:

rjn.st/the-roaman-way
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A reliable #Productivity system must track recurring actions.

Partly because we don't want to forget any of our tasks.

But mainly:

🤯You can't think "big picture" if you have "little stuff" tying up your brain's bandwidth.

To learn how *I* deal with little stuff, read on...
First, the psychological hurdle:

🖐️We don't like to capture little stuff, because it feels like "Great, now I have MORE work."

But remember:

👉 You ALREADY had that work. You just weren't accounting for it.

It was just lurking in your subconscious, weighing you down.
Now, the technical hurdles:

📥 To capture recurring actions, you need somewhere for them to go

📤 To make use of them, they should surface automatically on appropriate days

Many apps—@todoist, @amplenote, etc.—let you set tasks up with recurring logic. Problem solved.

But...
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Cal Newport's "Deep Work" is a #Productivity ideal that many aspire to.

Problem is, our lives are not always flexible enough for multiple hours of uninterrupted, focused work.

Is it possible to work deeply, but in shorter blocks of time? Read on...
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👉 Getting into or out of work
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etc.

Simply put, a good system makes transitions easier.
To accomplish Deep Work in smaller time blocks, you need to "get to depth"—transition into work—quickly and reliably.

You need…

👉 Materials ready
👉 The right mindset
👉 Focus

…and you need them immediately.

I do this using a method I call “Making Passes”
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Just a few days left until the launch of Cohort 3 of AP Productivity!

This is what MY days look like when I'm done (pic from my @RoamResearch Daily Note on October 15).

To learn how AP Productivity can help you structure your work YOUR way, read on...
AP Productivity is an 8-week live cohort course to help you build a tailormade, powerful productivity system in @RoamResearch.

On Day One, I provide a simple framework for your Daily Cycle and show you how to use it.

From the outset, you're iterating toward your ideal workflow!
Then, throughout the course, I provide further tools, guidance, and feedback, through:

✅ Weekly live coachings
✅ Twice-weekly office hours sessions
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You'll learn from me, and from each other!
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