William van Zweeden

Productivity

  1. Reviving the Pace-Layered Application Model in the Era of Agentic AI There was a time when Gartner’s pace-layered application model felt like one of the more practical ways to talk about enterprise software. Not because the model was perfect. No model… Productivity, Technology
  2. When systems start documenting themselves Not because shared context stops mattering, but because documents are becoming the wrong place to maintain it. I have been living in the personal knowledge management space for quite a… Productivity, Technology
  3. The New Tana — Built for the Agentic Era I’ve been a Tana Outliner user for a while now, so when the team shipped a completely redesigned product, I had to take it for a serious spin. After two… Productivity, Technology
  4. Beyond the Iron Triangle: Embrace the Future of Limitless Possibilities The sign on your wall is lying to you. You know the one: “Good, Fast, Cheap. Pick Two.”? For seventy years, this “Iron Triangle” hasn’t just been a project management… Productivity, Technology
  5. Are We Finally About to Ditch Documents as We Know Them? In 2010, standing at a gas station with a tech visionary I deeply respected, he asked me a question that seemed absurd at the time: “What if everything we know… Featured, Productivity, Technology
  6. The Four Levels of System Thinking in Tana From simple notes to Powerful Ecosystems What if I told you there’s a single tool that could replace your task manager, note-taking app, project planner, and database—all while making them… Productivity, Technology
  7. LumiBee is live on Tana now Been brewing on this for some time. And feel it’s ready to go now. Check out the video! Marketing, Productivity, Technology
  8. Here’s how I use Tana for Task Management Productivity’s a bitch. It’s a never-ending quest to do more with less. So if there’s a new way us productivity geeks have a chance to become one percent more efficient… Productivity, Technology
  9. The Marathon of Life: Lessons from the Running Trail There’s something magical about running in the rain. As the water hits your face and the wind pushes against your body, you may find yourself in a peculiar dance, or… Featured, Life, Marketing, Productivity
  10. Here’s why I went all in on Tana It’s probably not the best thing to put the conclusion of the article you’re about to read straight up in the title. However, I like to be open and frank.… Productivity, Technology

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