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Tiago: Intermediate packets refer to the parts of your work. Most people don't think of their work in terms of parts, he says. Tiago: When you start noticing that every piece of work is built out of parts, it's like creating a lego brick. The concrete output of your work can be anything from a text document to an emal outline.

Cranking out work in one big push or digesting information in one big gulp requires a lot of motivation and self-discipline, which are in scarce supply. By breaking down your work into a series of small, “intermediate packets,” you can make consistent progress while building up a reserve of useful knowledge. With these packets at your disposal, you’ll have many more options for how to combine and remix them into new things in the future.