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Oliver Buchannon
Gio Parks

Creative multimedia storyteller with viral wins (500K+ views) and proven, calm in the crunch.


FTG: The Org Chart Is the New Press Release

FTG: The Org Chart Is the New Press Release

Filling the Gap — Issue #55

Filling the Gap

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Your Brain Won't Let You Forget the Unfinished Stuff

Your Brain Won't Let You Forget the Unfinished Stuff

How the Zeigarnik Effect is quietly draining your focus — and what to actually do about it

Productivity

The Version You Ship First Is Rarely the One That Matters

The Version You Ship First Is Rarely the One That Matters

Why your editing instincts are a productivity system — and how to use them on purpose.

Productivity

FTG: The Money Is Talking

FTG: The Money Is Talking

Filling the Gap — #54

Filling the Gap

You Always Think It'll Take Less Time Than It Does

You Always Think It'll Take Less Time Than It Does

The Planning Fallacy, explained — and two methods for building estimates that hold up

Productivity

Stop Managing Time. Manage This Instead.

Stop Managing Time. Manage This Instead.

You're scheduling your hours. You should be scheduling your capacity.

Productivity

FTG: $650B and a new Google

FTG: $650B and a new Google

Filling the Gap — Issue #53

Filling the Gap

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Stop Finishing First and Start Finishing Right

Stop Finishing First and Start Finishing Right

Why the "done" you're rushing toward is usually the wrong kind of done

Productivity

Your Attention Doesn't Switch. It Drags.

Your Attention Doesn't Switch. It Drags.

Interstitial Journaling — the 3-minute fix for the hidden tax of context switching

Productivity

The agents grew up this month. Your workflow probably didn't.

The agents grew up this month. Your workflow probably didn't.

Filling the Gap — Issue #52

Filling the Gap

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Your Brain Is Making Terrible Choices. Here's Why.

Your Brain Is Making Terrible Choices. Here's Why.

Decision fatigue, the Two-Minute Rule, and Implementation Intentions

Productivity

Not Everything Deserves Your Attention. Some Things Don't Even Deserve Your To-Do List.

Not Everything Deserves Your Attention. Some Things Don't Even Deserve Your To-Do List.

The Eisenhower Matrix — why presidents did it, why productivity culture got it wrong, and how the ebook uses it as a system, not a sorting exercise

Productivity

When the Floor Falls Out and the Ceiling Goes Up

When the Floor Falls Out and the Ceiling Goes Up

Filling the Gap — Issue #51

Filling the Gap

You're Not Lazy. You Just Don't Know What You're Supposed to Be Doing.

You're Not Lazy. You Just Don't Know What You're Supposed to Be Doing.

The Expectation Clarity Framework

Productivity

Meta Gets Ambitious. Agents Get a Paycheck. Regulation Gets Real.

Meta Gets Ambitious. Agents Get a Paycheck. Regulation Gets Real.

Filling the Gap — Issue #50

Filling the Gap

I Wrote It. I Shipped It. Now It's Yours.

I Wrote It. I Shipped It. Now It's Yours.

Letter from the Editor — Issue # 3

Productivity

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Your Brain Has a Timer. You Keep Ignoring It

Your Brain Has a Timer. You Keep Ignoring It

Two methods built around your biology — not against it

Productivity

Sora Built a Rocket Ship It Couldn't Afford to Fuel

Sora Built a Rocket Ship It Couldn't Afford to Fuel

Filling the Gap — Special Edition

Filling the Gap

Your Brain Has a Monkey Problem

Your Brain Has a Monkey Problem

And Tim Urban drew a picture of it that you'll never stop thinking about

Productivity

Last Chance: Get This Ebook Free Before April 1st

Last Chance: Get This Ebook Free Before April 1st

This ebook goes from $0 to $5 on April 1st. This is your last chance to grab it free — no catch, just reply.

Productivity

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The Bill Is Due. The Jobs Are Gone. The Agents Are Here

The Bill Is Due. The Jobs Are Gone. The Agents Are Here

Filling the Gap — Issue #48

Filling the Gap

Your Mouth Is Moving Faster Than Your Brain

Your Mouth Is Moving Faster Than Your Brain

Nine habits for speaking with more clarity, confidence, and conviction

Productivity

Work Expands. Deadlines Shrink. Let's Fix That.

Work Expands. Deadlines Shrink. Let's Fix That.

Parkinson's Law explained — and how to use it against itself

Productivity

Ethics Gets Litigious. Infrastructure Eats Headcount. Inference Takes the Wheel.

Ethics Gets Litigious. Infrastructure Eats Headcount. Inference Takes the Wheel.

Filling the Gap — Issue #47

Filling the Gap

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Stop Performing Confidence. Start Signaling It.

Stop Performing Confidence. Start Signaling It.

Vanessa Van Edwards figured out why people hear you but don't really listen — and the fix isn't speaking louder.

Productivity

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