The Informed Life Louis Rosenfeld on Managing
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Jan 20, 2019 Louis Rosenfeld, publisher and IA pioneer who cofounded Rosenfeld Media, shares his approach to organizing information and work. He talks about personal tools like Gmail and Stickies, using SaneBox for follow-ups, tagging for memory and archives. He explains scaling individual systems into company processes, curating conferences, and keeping community conversations alive with regular Zoom calls.
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Single Sticky Note Task System
- Louis Rosenfeld keeps a single digital sticky-note list for all personal tasks instead of a task manager.
- He uses bold, stars, ALL CAPS and reordering as personal signals that only he understands to surface priorities.
Use Delayed Resurfacing For Follow Ups
- Use SaneBox-style delayed inbox resurfacing to offload follow-ups until you actually need them.
- Louis BCCs messages to one-week SaneBox so unanswered author emails disappear and reappear if no reply arrives.
Tagging Reinforces Memory Not Just Retrieval
- Tagging information helps memory, not just future search, because the act of tagging forms neural connections.
- Louis over-tags in Gmail and believes the metadata reinforces recall alongside the software's retrieval.
