9 decks to stop forgetting what you read in productivity books. GTD, deep work, Atomic Habits, energy management — memorize the frameworks and actually apply them.
From productivity systems to habits and energy management. A complete path to understand, memorize and apply the methods that make a real difference.
The major productivity systems: GTD (Getting Things Done) by David Allen, Ivy Lee method, Eat the Frog, 2-minute rule, inbox zero. The frameworks that ensure nothing falls through the cracks and you always work on what matters.
View deck →Operational time management techniques: time blocking, batch processing, Pomodoro technique, 80/20 rule, eliminating time thieves and managing interruptions.
View deck →The principles of deep work according to Cal Newport: distinguishing shallow work from deep work, building environments conducive to concentration, managing distractions and progressively developing focus capacity.
View deck →The real mechanisms of procrastination (emotional regulation, not laziness), situational triggers and validated strategies: implementation intentions, friction reduction, decomposition into micro-tasks.
View deck →Energy over time: managing the 4 types of energy (physical, emotional, mental, spiritual), ultradian cycles, chronobiology and active recovery. Based on the work of Tony Schwartz and Jim Loehr.
View deck →Personal knowledge management systems: Second Brain (Tiago Forte), Zettelkasten, PARA (Projects, Areas, Resources, Archives) and the principles of a note system that augments thinking.
View deck →The science of habits: the habit loop (cue-routine-reward), habit stacking, identity-based habits (James Clear), implementation plans and how to change an entrenched habit.
View deck →The GTD weekly review, planning tomorrow, daily alignment with strategic priorities, the MIT method (Most Important Tasks) and classic planning mistakes to avoid.
View deck →Reducing noise: distinguishing useful information from noise, selective reading techniques, managing flows (email, Slack, notifications), Miller's law and the limits of working memory.
View deck →Productivity is the domain where the gap between knowledge and practice is most glaring. Most people have read at least one book on the subject. Very few are still applying the methods 6 months later. The problem is not motivation: it's forgetting.
GTD, Atomic Habits or Deep Work frameworks are relatively simple to understand on first reading. But correct application requires keeping a precise set of concepts active — the capture/clarify/organize distinction in GTD, the difference between identity-based and outcome-based habits in Atomic Habits, or the 90-minute threshold for entering deep work.
Flashcards with spaced repetition keep these concepts active in your memory, automatically and progressively. Result: the methods remain available when you need them, without re-reading effort.
The 'Systems and Methods' deck lays the groundwork: GTD, Ivy Lee, Eat the Frog. It gives the vocabulary and fundamental structures on which the other decks build.
The FSRS algorithm schedules your reviews according to your forgetting pace. Answer each self-assessment honestly — the system reinforces the concepts still fragile in your memory first.
Each deck corresponds to an immediately implementable practice. After reviewing the Deep Work deck, test a 90-minute focus session the next day. Anchoring through practice multiplies retention.
The 'Systems and Methods' deck covers GTD's 5 steps (capture, clarify, organize, reflect, engage), the trusted lists system, the weekly review and key concepts like Next Actions and Projects. It doesn't replace reading the book, but it durably anchors the essential structures that reading alone doesn't maintain.
Time management assumes 1 hour equals 1 hour. Energy management recognises that your capacity to produce quality work varies with your physical, emotional and mental state. Tony Schwartz and Jim Loehr showed that high performers manage energy first — not their calendar. The dedicated deck covers this distinction and the concrete practices that follow.
Yes, the two themes complement each other. Productivity is about 'how to organise your work and attention', clear thinking is about 'how to decide and reason'. A flawless GTD system won't protect you from a bad decision about which tasks are worth doing — that's where mental models and critical thinking come in.
Yes. The deck covers several approaches: Tiago Forte's PARA (more accessible), the Second Brain as a general concept, and Zettelkasten as an advanced method. You can start with PARA and move toward Zettelkasten if it suits you.
With 15 minutes of daily review, allow 8 to 10 weeks to cover 305 cards. You can also go theme by theme: start with systems + time management, implement them, then add habits and deep work.
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