Enhancing Productivity with Hookmark

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This chapter explores the development of the Hookmark productivity app designed to help users manage their digital lives on Macs. It highlights the app's innovative linking capabilities across various applications, significantly improving the ease of information management for knowledge workers. The discussion also emphasizes the app's evolution and its practical uses, demonstrating how it streamlines research and writing processes through intuitive usability.

Dr. Luc Beaudoin is the co-founder and CEO of CogSci Apps, the developers of a brilliant Mac productivity tool called Hookmark. He is also an adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University and author of two books on using cognitive science to improve productivity.

In this conversation, we discuss the origins and philosophy of Hookmark, the concept of ubiquitous linking and how it improves productivity, the importance of deep focus for knowledge work, how to reduce friction in information management, how cognitive science can help you work more effectively, and the importance of deliberate practice for knowledge workers.

Whether you’re a student, academic, or professional, this conversation offers valuable tips and strategies for using this powerful tool to streamline your workflows and help with your focus.

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https://theinformed.life/2024/09/08/episode-148-luc-beaudoin/