💡 Outcome
When you finish this self-paced course, you'll be:
✅ Confident building, adapting, running, and maintaining productivity processes in Roam Research, Obsidian, Amplenote, or whatever Tool for Thought (TfT) you prefer
✅ Comfortable integrating your chosen TfT with other apps or processes as needed for your work
✅ In control of your time
✅ Clear on your priorities
✅ Equipped with valuable routines & habits, as well as templates for your recurring processes and projects
✅ Able to handle urgent work without being overwhelmed by it
✅ More fulfilled by your work—and driven to pursue more fulfilling work
✅ Equipped to further develop your system to adapt to future changes in your life and work
AP Productivity: Essentials is an eight-module self-paced course
(If you prefer cohort-based courses, check out AP Productivity: Cohort)
📺 100+ video lessons, exactly the same as the most recent AP Productivity: Cohort course
❓ Twice monthly live Zoom office hours for Q&A
⏺ All live Zooms are recorded and available to watch later
📆 See the calendar of live office hours: Google Calendar | iCal link
📢 A course community for discussion and learning from each other
⚒️ Sample tools and workflows to help you develop your workflows
Testimonials from AP Productivity: Cohort course
Click each GIF for their full testimonial
Testimonials from AP Productivity: Cohort One
Compilation of testimonials from the very first AP Productivity cohort in July/August of 2021
AP Productivity: Essentials Curriculum
Getting Started
✅ Sign up for the AP Productivity: Essentials community
✅ Subscribe to the calendar of live Office Hours
✅ Save the Zoom link for the live Office Hours
✅ (Optional) Short reading list to familiarize you with topics we'll discuss and get you into the right frame of mind
Module 1: Fundamentals
✅ What productivity is and isn't
✅ What kind of system do we need?
✅ Front End vs. Back End: Nudge to Act, not just to gather
✅ The Daily Cycle: Why it's critical, and how it works
✅ Agenda: What do I want to do?
✅ Log: What am I doing?
✅ Inbox: Capturing and Connecting
✅ Simple projects
✅ Recurring Actions
Module 2: Routines & Inbox Expansion
✅ The Daily Cycle: Expanding and automating
✅ Capturing into your Inbox(es) anywhere at any time
✅ Startup and Shutdown processes: The key to EVERYTHING
✅ Opening & Closing loops
Module 3: Projects & Contexts
✅ The Daily Cycle: Expanding Projects
✅ Starting up and Shutting down Projects
✅ Using GTD-style Contexts to harness the tasks in your Projects
✅ What is "next" and how do you leverage it?
✅ Interstitial Journaling and its value for productivity
✅ Overcoming Productivity Paralysis
Module 4: System maintenance & review
✅ The Daily Cycle: Using Probes to keep our systems working
✅ How to review and maintain our systems
✅ Implementing a Weekly Review the RIGHT way (which may not be "weekly" at all!)
✅ Using backstops to catch tasks and ideas that fall through the cracks
Module 5: Getting to work
✅ Doing "Deep Work" even when you don't have time
✅ Handling large tasks that won't fit into one work session
✅ Documenting your processes so you can Practice them and Polish them
✅ Practice to get good at using your system
Module 6: Big-picture Priorities
✅ Discover the big-picture Priorities in your life
✅ Organize your work and Projects to fit into those Priorities
Module 7: Working toward Points
✅ Define the Points within your Priorities that you want to aim for
✅ Align your Projects with your Points so you're going in the right direction
✅ Recognize opportunities and change direction if necessary
Module 8: How it all fits together
✅ How does everything fit together
✅ What do you do with the time and "bandwidth" your system frees up for you?
✅ Troubleshooting your system
✅ Maintaining your system balance
Course Guide: R.J. Nestor
R.J. Nestor is a business & executive coach, musician, and writer. He is a communication and productivity expert with 20 years of experience helping people say what they mean to say and do what they mean to do.
As a coach, R.J. helps you get important work done. He coaches entrepreneurs and executives from diverse industries: technology, finance, architecture & design, real estate, insurance, fitness, law, and more.
You have great ideas and boundless potential. R.J. provides the tools and guidance to execute your ideas and realize your potential.
FAQ
When does the course start and finish?
Whenever you want! AP Productivity: Essentials is a self-paced version of the AP Productivity video content.
How long do I have access to the course?
If you signed up for lifetime access, indefinitely. If you signed up for the monthly subscription (coming soon), as long as you continue to subscribe.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
There is a full money-back guarantee up to 30 days from your purchase.
When are the live Office Hours?
Usually the first Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. and the third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. (both times US EST/EDT). But those are subject to change, so make sure to subscribe to the calendar: Google Calendar | iCal
How do I access the private course community?
The sign-up link will be available when you enroll. If you have trouble joining the community, contact me.
If I purchase AP Productivity: Essentials, is it possible to upgrade later to join a cohort?
Yes! With your Essentials purchase, you can access a 36%-off discount for an upcoming Cohort. If you purchase the cohort at full price ($500), that's $180 off—the ENTIRE cost of Essentials!
Are you interested but on the fence?
Check out my YouTube video on creating Recurring Actions in Roam Research. It's helpful in itself, and also a nice sample of my teaching style and content.
Or feel free to DM me on Twitter. I'm happy to answer questions.