Cyborganize Archive

Cyborganize is one of the most advanced productivity systems ever developed. This archive contains the full contents of the now defunct cyborganize.org blog, ordered hierarchically. Intro Why use it? The best work smarter, not harder Laziness and distraction: the ultimate productivity techniques The secret reason we procrastinate How each Loop drives Identity Convergence I go …

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Areas of Life

Being mindful of the different areas of life is important for planning the future, organizing and tracking progress towards goals, and reflecting on life progress. We plan on implementing a category system that corresponds with major areas of life. Popular Life Area Breakdowns Alex Vermeer’s personal life areas (link) Worldview & Purpose Contribution & Impact …

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Comprehensive List of Productivity Systems

The following list is organized in approximate order of importance, with more popular/useful systems listed first under each category. Organizational General Systems Getting Things Done (GTD) Zen To Done (ZTD) Mark Forster Do It Tomorrow (DIT) Autofocus (1, 2, 3, 4, 4.1, 4.2) Predictive To-Do List Day-Week-Month (1, 2) Three Tasks (3T) Superfocus The Final Version (and …

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Where Successful People Get Their Content: The Best Knowledge Aggregators on the Web

Page Status: WIP Farnam Street: “Farnam Street is devoted to helping you develop an understanding of how the world really works, make better decisions, and live a better life. We address such topics as mental models, decision making, learning, reading, and the art of living.” Explore Farnam Street’s blog, blog categories, most popular articles, and …

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Why use it?

Here’s a testimonial from Cyborganize user Sam S.: “I am liking the BrainStormSW software much better than the other task management systems. I think it will become even more powerful for managing tasks when I implement the full Cyborganize workflow. Here’s a list of the to-do methods I’ve used in the past: • student planner • Palm Pilot …

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Fast start

Cyborganize is not supposed to further enable your OCD lifestyle. It’s supposed to end it. There are four core design principles: Lightweight – It cannot add to my overhead, ever. Frictionless – I should never be stuck. No writer’s block. No uncertainty about the best next action. Lossless – Nothing important should be forgotten or hard to find. Optimal – It should inexorably …

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The Core Workflow

The following pages explain the core workflow of Cyborganize. There are three major parts: The Execution Loop The Snippet Loop The Longform Loop The Execution Loop is where you will do most of your work. The Snippet Loop handles mindmapping and stores your research and notes. The Longform Loop handles longer text documents and automates writing. You should …

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Software

The pages in this section teach you how to install and use the software apps Cyborganize requires. This section is under construction. Completed parts include: BrainStormWFO Clocking billable hours in Org-mode

About

My name’s Joseph Buchignani. I created Cyborganize. You can post questions on the Cyborganize forum, or at our Google groups page. You can also email me directly at joseph.buchignani@gmail.com. Or, leave a comment on one of the pages on this site. This is a T2 blog, meaning that the content here continues to evolve. New ideas will first appear …

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Roadmap

I am open for suggestions on what the next highest priority improvement should be. Off the top of my head, here’s what I’m thinking: 1. Short video showing example of the Longform Loop, using Cyborganize content. 2. Test and describe an alternate software implementation that avoids Org-mode. I have notes about what’s Alex is using, …

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