WayClearing Method

Hey there, it's me inviting you to embark on a journey to transform your life, learning, and work efficiency with our course on the WayClearing Method.

Imagine a world where your ideas, projects, and tasks are always under control, where you're not overwhelmed by the multitude of browser tabs, scattered notes, and impending deadlines.

This course is that guiding light, ready to lead you out of the chaos.

We'll dig deep into the WayClearing Method, a unique approach that integrates personal efficiency, external memory management, and overcoming procrastination. It's like giving your brain a power-up, supercharging your productivity while taming your to-do list.

During this journey, we'll develop crucial information structuring skills, understanding the art of hierarchies, priority-based relationships, high-level grouping, cross-references, and backlinks.

We'll compare renowned productivity systems like Zettelkasten, GTD, SMART, and find the best techniques for you to incorporate into your life.

But we won't stop there; you'll master the use of technical tools like Workflowy, Obsidian, and Notion. They'll become your trusted allies in managing your external memory and skyrocketing your productivity.

And if procrastination is your arch-nemesis, this course is your secret weapon. We'll uncover effective strategies to combat procrastination, turning it from a roadblock into a stepping-stone towards achieving your goals.

Throughout the course, you'll be applying the WayClearing method to real-life situations, handling multiple projects, goals, and tasks simultaneously, while sharing your experiences in a collaborative learning environment.

So, are you ready to clear your way towards a more efficient, productive, and organized life?

If your answer is yes, join us for the WayClearing Method course.

It's more than just a course; it's your map to a streamlined life :)

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the WayClearing method, an integrative approach to personal efficiency, external memory management, and overcoming procrastination, that will help manage multiple projects, ideas, and tasks in different contexts without losing track of any details.

Develop basic and advanced information structuring skills, understanding the principles of hierarchical and priority-based relationships between notes, high-level grouping, and using cross-references and backlinks.

Learn about different productivity systems like Zettelkasten, GTD, SMART, and compare their strengths and weaknesses, to better adapt the most suitable techniques into your personal or professional life.

Master the use of technical solutions for external memory management, such as Workflowy, and familiarize yourself with other tools like Obsidian and Notion, in order to improve your productivity.

Understand and implement strategies for overcoming procrastination, providing you with actionable insights to maintain productivity and make the most of the WayClearing method.

Comparing GTD and WayClearing Methods

Getting Things Done (GTD) and WayClearing are both methodologies designed to improve personal efficiency, task management, and organization. However, they differ in several aspects, making them suitable for different individuals and contexts.

Sure, here's a markdown table comparing the two approaches:

	GTD	WayClearing
Setup Phase	"In the beginning, during the setup phase, the methodology requires a considerable investment of time and effort."	"The method adopts a low-start approach – no preparation is required at all, as the system is developed gradually as tasks and information accumulate."
Reviews	"The method requires daily reviews of all lists, especially the Inbox, and extensive weekly reviews, which can be time-consuming."	"There is no need to review lists unless absolutely necessary, as an individual task. Reviews are performed automatically when adding a new task, with the depth of the review determined by the new task. This built-in motivation ensures we never do more than necessary, often resulting in minimal changes to the knowledge storage structure. By living with small changes and tackling tasks bit by bit, we achieve tremendous results."
Task Organization	"There is a single Inbox, which can be tedious to sort through, requiring self-discipline and effort, as there is no anticipation of the work."	"We work exclusively within context, immediately adding tasks to the appropriate context and processing them within that context. By actively applying our knowledge in neuropsychology, we understand that abrupt jumps between contexts are demotivating, whereas immersion allows us to experience a free flow state."

Prerequisites:
This course is particularly beneficial if you have disjointed notes spread across various files, folders, and devices, or if you have thousands of browser tabs that you accumulate but rarely use. If you feel like you're constantly forgetting and overlooking things, recalling tasks only when they are overdue, or struggling to turn good ideas into projects, this course is for you. If you find it challenging to prioritize among numerous tasks and projects without missing anything important, the WayClearing method will help you bring order and focus to your personal and professional life.

In addition to the topics covered in the syllabus, the course will teach you the main rule of working with information: being able to answer the question "how am I going to apply this?" and distinguish between tasks and "cool information." This course will help you transform your habit of hoarding links, quotes, and interesting information without ever using them into a practical system focused on applying everything you find.

Course Description:

Topics covered in theory classes (subject to change):

Introduction to Personal Efficiency Systems

Overview of Zettelkasten, GTD, SMART, and WayClearing method
The importance of external memory in learning and working efficiently
Author's experience and the development of the WayClearing method

WayClearing Method: Principles and Implementation

Key principles of the WayClearing method
Applying the WayClearing method to various life aspects

Basic Information Structuring Skills

Hierarchical and priority-based relationships between notes
Grouping principles: categorization and identifying the odd one out

Technical Solutions for External Memory Management

Workflowy: Overview, best practices, and productivity features
Brief comparison of Workflowy, Obsidian, and Notion

Productivity Principle: Focus and Workflowy Tools

Focus, favorites, and focusing on the current note in Workflowy
Adapting the GTD's Inbox principle and Lazarevsky's approach

Advanced Information Structuring Techniques

High-level grouping, cross-references, and backlinks in Workflowy

Adapting and Optimizing the WayClearing Method

Customizing the WayClearing method for your needs
Continuous improvement of your WayClearing implementation

Overcoming Procrastination

Understanding the reasons behind procrastination
Strategies for overcoming procrastination and maintaining productivity

Lab Work:
Throughout the course, students will apply the WayClearing method to their own life situations, learning to structure information and manage tasks effectively using Workflowy, Obsidian, and Notion. Practical exercises will help students develop and refine their skills in handling multiple projects, goals, and tasks simultaneously. Students will be encouraged to share their experiences and progress, fostering a collaborative learning environment. The course is a must-have for anyone who is continuously learning and implementing real-world projects.