The Middle Way Method
Where Top-Down Meets Bottom-Up
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Middle-Way Capture Tools: Digital, Notebook, & Tickler
Last week, in “Organize, Prioritize, and Act with Clarity”, we explored how the Projects → Goals → Tasks cycle keeps your work focused and actionable. That article built on earlier lessons about capture and buffers, showing that organization isn’t about juggling everything at once, but about having the right structure...
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Organize What Matters: Using Buffers to Prioritize and Act with Clarity
Last week, we explored the practice of capturing what truly matters in our daily workflow, examining how reflection and journaling help us identify priorities and align actions with overarching goals. If you missed it, you can catch up here: Capture What Matters Most. In that discussion, we focused on identifying...
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Capture What Matters: The Foundation of the Middle-Way Method
In this series, we explore the foundational practice of capture in the Middle-Way Method. Capture is the act of collecting ideas, insights, tasks, and reminders so you can later organize, prioritize, and align them with your larger goals and mission. Done effectively, capture bridges your everyday observations and your long-term...
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Closing the Loop: Integrating Insights
Last week, we explored how to find your natural journaling rhythm and create a sustainable reflection practice that fits your life. We looked at ways to integrate journaling into daily, weekly, or as-needed routines, and how micro-sessions or longer entries can both contribute to insight and clarity. If you missed...
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Closing the Loop: Turning Insights into Progress
Last week, we explored how to build a sustainable journaling rhythm that supports self-reflection, awareness, and clarity (Journaling Rhythm: Building Sustainable Reflection). A consistent, flexible rhythm helps you notice patterns, track progress, and gain insights into your daily thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. It’s not about rigid habit; it’s about connection,...