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Celebrating The Archive Anniversary with Exclusive Discounts

For this year’s anniversary of our app, The Archive, we want to show our gratitude to our amazing community by rolling out exclusive discounts for a limited time.

Mark your calendars and don’t miss out on these fantastic deals:

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Field Report #7: How I Process “Atomic Habits” by James Clear

Those who do not react flexibly to the demands of the situation make themselves slaves to their stubbornness. When processing James Clear’s Atomic Habits1, I deviate from the actually recommended reading method. The reason is: I work the way the book requires and not the way I would like to.

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Upgrade Atomic Thinking to Holistic Thinking

In his essay Atomic Thoughts, Matt Gemmell writes about the atomicity of ideas. The principle of atomicity is a guiding principle for understanding a larger and complicated idea. Its power lies in the fact that it mimics how our mind works. The recommendation for application could be summarised as follows:

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How to Increase Knowledge Productivity: Combining the Zettelkasten Method and Building a Second Brain

This article is structured in two parts. First, I summarize the Building a Second Brain (BASB) method by Tiago Forte. Then, I will compare it to the Zettelkasten Method (ZKM). I will first discuss the differences, because they can help to understand BASB and the ZKM more deeply. Then I will explain how to reconcile BASB and the ZKM. Spoiler: they can be combined perfectly. I have made some changes in my own way of working. I will include these as examples at the end.

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