I am Max Leibman. This is Higher Process. Welcome.
On October 2nd, 2009, I started a weblog called Higher Process. My idea for the site was simple: I wanted to write about psychology and time management.
A more broad (and accurate) summary would be something along the lines of this: I wanted to explore time management, GTD, procrastination, organization, goal-setting, and attention from the perspective of research in psychology and the social sciences. This is something of a mouthful, so my taglines tended to return to "time management and psychology."
For over a year, I produced roughly two 800-word essays per week. In total, I think I published something like 140 of them. That version of the blog no longer exists, but some of the pieces were quite good. Fifty-two of the best ones now appear in my first book, Higher Process: The Art & Science of Personal Productivity (currently just $4.99 on Amazon).
Lately, I have felt the itch to start blogging about these topics again; this time, however, I want to take it slow, and break up the format a bit. I will still publish the longer-form 800-to-1000-word essays, like those that make up the chapters of the book; however, I want to focus on quality, not quantity, so my goal is to publish two of these per month. But there will be new content every week, because this time I'm not going to be a slave to form--I will publish quick links and quotes from around the web on topics that relate to Higher Process.
This will also be the source for news about the book in the weeks and months to come (and there will be news. Oh, yes).
If you read and enjoyed Higher Process, the book, then welcome. This blog will continue the conversations started in the book and the new essays I am planning will expand its contents. If you are new to my work but find you enjoy the material here, check out Higher Process on Amazon.
I am Max Leibman. This is Higher Process. Welcome.
