Course Description

Cut your stress, enter the blessed FLOW state, and feel like you have more than 24 hours in a day. Multitask with confidence by building process pipelines that make your work—and your life—run smoothly. Learn to speed up and optimize productivity for yourself, your team, and even your digital tools. If you’re seeking to triple your output, halve your stress, and gain lasting resilience, this course is designed exactly for you.

Productive by Design isn’t about magic tricks or empty promises. It’s a proven, step-by-step system developed through years of experience in project management, software and hardware architecture, and deep psychological research. I don’t just teach the methods—I share my insights, the metaphors that inspired them, and the intuition you need to truly own your workflow.

Here’s what you’ll discover and practice:

  • The Science of Flow:

    • Learn to access the flow state regularly, reducing stress while increasing creativity and output.

    • Master techniques that help you transition quickly into focus, so you achieve deep work without constant willpower battles.

  • Systematic Workflow Architecture:

    • Architect your days and projects like an engineer, balancing utilization and throughput for smooth, consistent progress.

    • Build multitasking pipelines, enabling you to juggle multiple priorities without dropping balls or losing quality.

    • Apply parallel processing, conditional branching, and critical path analysis—borrowed from the tech world—to your everyday routines.

  • Practical Process Management:

    • Document and analyze your processes, so you spot inefficiencies before they become bottlenecks.

    • Embrace constant, iterative optimization: simple steps that anyone can learn and implement, but with powerful cumulative results.

    • Troubleshoot challenges with step-by-step analysis and real-world industrial examples, so you feel prepared for whatever comes.

  • Time Expansion and Burnout Prevention:

    • Discover ways to “expand” your perceived time and reclaim hours you didn’t know you had.

    • Prevent burnout by keeping creative energy high and stress low; learn why I haven’t burned out in years—and how you can do the same.

  • Creative and Critical Thinking Tools:

    • Sharpen your problem-solving abilities with systematic creativity frameworks.

    • Use perception tricks to see patterns others miss, fueling innovation in your work and personal life.

  • Peak Performance Habits:

    • Activate your flow state with visualization, emotional alignment, and effective preparation.

    • Transform overwhelming schedules into opportunities for achievement and fulfillment.

  • Smart Multitasking and Efficiency:

    • Aggregate tasks, use priority interrupts, and even leverage downtime for subliminal productivity.

    • Develop the art of scaling your systems, so as your responsibilities grow, your stress does not.

  • Real-Life Application:

    • See concrete examples from my own experience: managing three small kids, leading as a startup CTO, running a successful blog, teaching courses, and pursuing demanding hobbies.

    • Apply these systems to research, engineering, language learning, content creation, and any high-pressure environment.

  • Strategic Project Management:

    • Track progress with KPIs and feedback loops, adjust priorities using agile techniques, and decide when to sprint or slow down.

    • Build a virtuous cycle of habits, grit, and scalability for lifelong productivity gains.

Why trust this approach?
The steps are clear, the tradeoffs transparent, and the results visible. I provide not just methodologies, but also the mindset and intuition that make the difference between busywork and true achievement. You’ll get industrial case studies, checklists, and metaphors that help you intuitively understand why each piece fits.

I don’t teach theory for theory’s sake. I live this system every day—with a full family life, a demanding tech role, multiple creative ventures, and plenty of time left for hobbies and health. Somehow, I find time for everything and rarely feel overwhelmed or exhausted. If I can do it, anyone can—starting with you.

Join Productive by Design now and start transforming your workflow, your mindset, and your life. Build your success by design, not by accident, and never by burning out.

Senior Instructor

Lev Goldentouch

Dr. Lev Goldentouch, Lifehacker and technology guru.Dr Lev Gold finished PhD in machine learning and information theory when he was 27 years old. Understanding of similarity of machine learning and human super-learning allowed Lev to learn immense amounts of knowledge in many technological and cognitive subjects. Immediately afterwards Lev opened a consulting company, which offers its services to highly skilled individuals, agile startups and technological giants like Samsung. The super-learning tools developed by Lev allow ordinary people to learn x10 speed of their colleagues, and enable machines to solve extremely complex problems. Lev is an active lifehacker, constantly looking for new and better ways to do things, and willing to share his unique knowledge and experience with others.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    SECTION 1 - Productive By Design

    • SECTION 1 LESSON 1 - How This Course Was Built

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    • SECTION 1 LESSON 2 - Wisdom Workers

    • SECTION 1 LESSON 3 - How To Design Productivity

    • SECTION 1 LESSON 4 - Utilization Vs Throughput Vs Latency

    • SECTION 1 LESSON 5 - Conveyor Belt

    • SECTION 1 LESSON 6 - Setup And Programming

    • SECTION 1 LESSON 7 - Document Processes
  • 2

    SECTION 2 - Productive Architectures

    • SECTION 2 LESSON 1 - Distributed Processing

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    • SECTION 2 LESSON 2 - Parallel Processing

    • SECTION 2 LESSON 3 - Priority Queue

    • SECTION 2 LESSON 4 - Pipeline

    • SECTION 2 LESSON 5 - Conditional Branching

    • SECTION 2 LESSON 6 - Redundant Processing

    • SECTION 2 LESSON 7 - Delay Queues

    • SECTION 2 LESSON 8 - Graphs

    • SECTION 2 LESSON 9 - Critical Path

    • SECTION 2 LESSON 10 - Deadlock

    • SECTION 2 LESSON 11 - Shared Resources
  • 3

    SECTION 3 - Work Process Examples

  • 4

    SECTION 4 - Research And Systematic Creativity

    • SECTION 4 LESSON 1 - The Art Of Asking Questions

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    • SECTION 4 LESSON 2 - Socratic Questions

    • SECTION 4 LESSON 3 - Five Whys And Mindmaps

    • SECTION 4 LESSON 4 - Five WH

    • SECTION 4 LESSON 5 - Anna's Questions

    • SECTION 4 LESSON 6 - Cognitive Biases

    • SECTION 4 LESSON 7 - Reading Something We Disagree With

    • SECTION 4 LESSON 8 - Dealing With Biases

    • SECTION 4 LESSON 9 - Systematic Problem Solving

    • SECTION 4 LESSON 10 - Plan Do Check Act

    • SECTION 4 LESSON 11 - Creative Problem Solving

    • SECTION 4 LESSON 12 - Five Thinking Tools
  • 5

    SECTION 5 - Perception Tricks

    • SECTION 5 LESSON 1 - Calibrating Senses

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    • SECTION 5 LESSON 2 - Tachistoscope

    • SECTION 5 LESSON 3 - Eidetic Memory

    • SECTION 5 LESSON 4 - Peripheral Vision

    • SECTION 5 LESSON 5 - Optical Illusion

    • SECTION 5 LESSON 6 - Attention To Details

    • SECTION 5 LESSON 7 - Eyes Gymnastics

    • SECTION 5 LESSON 8 - Mixed Senses

    • SECTION 5 LESSON 9 - Practical Guide To Four Screens System

    • SECTION 5 LESSON 10 - Ignoring Noise

    • SECTION 5 LESSON 11 - Sensual Deprivation
  • 6

    SECTION 6 - Reaching Peak Performance

    • SECTION 6 LESSON 1 - Super Fluidity As A Goal

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    • SECTION 6 LESSON 2 - Good And Bad Stress

    • SECTION 6 LESSON 3 - Select A Worthy Challenge

    • SECTION 6 LESSON 4 - Visualize The Goal

    • SECTION 6 LESSON 5 - Prerequisites And Preparations

    • SECTION 6 LESSON 6 - Dry Run

    • SECTION 6 LESSON 7 - The Perfect Timing

    • SECTION 6 LESSON 8 - Step 1: Quick Success

    • SECTION 6 LESSON 9 - Step 2: Immersion

    • SECTION 6 LESSON 10 - Step 3: Stay In Flow

    • SECTION 6 LESSON 11 - Step 4: Clean Up

    • SECTION 6 LESSON 12 - Celebrate And Rest
  • 7

    SECTION 7 - Having More Than 24 Hours A Day

    • SECTION 7 LESSON 1 - Too Many Things Not Enough Time

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    • SECTION 7 LESSON 2 - Good And Bad Practice

    • SECTION 7 LESSON 3 - Developing Superior Abilities

    • SECTION 7 LESSON 4 - Getting Help

    • SECTION 7 LESSON 5 - Good And Bad Multitasking

    • SECTION 7 LESSON 6 - Priority Interrupts

    • SECTION 7 LESSON 7 - Task Aggregation

    • SECTION 7 LESSON 8 - Subliminal Work

    • SECTION 7 LESSON 9 - Management Overheads

    • SECTION 7 LESSON 10 - Attitude And Motivation

    • SECTION 7 LESSON 11 - Subjective Time Tricks

    • SECTION 7 LESSON 12 - Get A Life And Be There

    • SECTION 7 LESSON 13 - Crisis Management

    • SECTION 7 LESSON 14 - Unseen Stresses

    • SECTION 7 LESSON 15 - Multitasking Matrix

    • SECTION 7 LESSON 16 - Handling Emotions

    • SECTION 7 LESSON 17 - Values Vs Goals

    • SECTION 7 LESSON 18 - Your Environment
  • 8

    SECTION 8 - Grit, Perseverance And Smart Habits

    • SECTION 8 LESSON 1 - Putting It All Together

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    • SECTION 8 LESSON 2 - Disoriented By Juggling

    • SECTION 8 LESSON 3 - Training Context Switching

    • SECTION 8 LESSON 4 - Too Much Self Talk

    • SECTION 8 LESSON 5 - Willpower

    • SECTION 8 LESSON 6 - Grit

    • SECTION 8 LESSON 7 - Perseverance

    • SECTION 8 LESSON 8 - Giving Up

    • SECTION 8 LESSON 9 - Four Types Of People

    • SECTION 8 LESSON 10 - Smart Habits

    • SECTION 8 LESSON 11 - Happiness

    • SECTION 8 LESSON 12 - Laws Of Training
  • 9

    SECTION 9 - Scalability

    • SECTION 9 LESSON 1 - The Curse And Blessing Of Scalability

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    • SECTION 9 LESSON 2 - Scalable Production

    • SECTION 9 LESSON 3 - Scalable Jobs

    • SECTION 9 LESSON 4 - Scalable Learning

    • SECTION 9 LESSON 5 - Repeatability

    • SECTION 9 LESSON 6 - No Overdesign

    • SECTION 9 LESSON 7 - Standardization

    • SECTION 9 LESSON 8 - Clear Interfaces

    • SECTION 9 LESSON 9 - Conveyor Belt

    • SECTION 9 LESSON 10 - One Of A Kind

    • SECTION 9 LESSON 11 - Control Mechanisms

    • SECTION 9 LESSON 12 - Nine Moms In A Month

    • SECTION 9 LESSON 13 - Cost Reduction

    • SECTION 9 LESSON 14 - Automation
  • 10

    SECTION 10 - Constant Optimization

    • SECTION 10 LESSON 1 - Aggregated Gain

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    • SECTION 10 LESSON 2 - Approximation Accuracy

    • SECTION 10 LESSON 3 - Low Hanging Fruit

    • SECTION 10 LESSON 4 - Initial Conditions

    • SECTION 10 LESSON 5 - Portfolio Approach

    • SECTION 10 LESSON 6 - Small Details Matter

    • SECTION 10 LESSON 7 - Introducing Values

    • SECTION 10 LESSON 8 - Flexibility Vs Optimization

    • SECTION 10 LESSON 9 - We Are Not Machines

    • SECTION 10 LESSON 10 - Soft Constraints
  • 11

    SECTION 11 - Leadership Styles

    • SECTION 11 LESSON 1 - The Best And The Worst In Us

    • SECTION 11 LESSON 2 - Leadership Via Knowledge

    • SECTION 11 LESSON 3 - Stoic Leaders

    • SECTION 11 LESSON 4 - Shared Vision

    • SECTION 11 LESSON 5 - Managing By Walking By

    • SECTION 11 LESSON 6 - Peace And War Leaders

    • SECTION 11 LESSON 7 - Synergy And Consensus

    • SECTION 11 LESSON 8 - Hard Choices

    • SECTION 11 LESSON 9 - Anti-leaders

    • SECTION 11 LESSON 10 - Formal Authority
  • 12

    SECTION 12 - Waste And Elegance

    • SECTION 12 LESSON 1 - The Miracle Of Japanese Productivity

    • SECTION 12 LESSON 2 - Toyota Production System

    • SECTION 12 LESSON 3 - No Buffers

    • SECTION 12 LESSON 4 - Six Sigma

    • SECTION 12 LESSON 5 - Root Cause

    • SECTION 12 LESSON 6 - Wide Consensus

    • SECTION 12 LESSON 7 - Wabi Sabi

    • SECTION 12 LESSON 8 - Overlearning

    • SECTION 12 LESSON 9 - Use All Senses

    • SECTION 12 LESSON 10 - Lifelong Focus
  • 13

    SECTION 13 - Monitoring KPI

    • SECTION 13 LESSON 1 - Reframing Productivity Into KPI

    • SECTION 13 LESSON 2 - Mapping Progress

    • SECTION 13 LESSON 3 - Remove Lost Causes

    • SECTION 13 LESSON 4 - Gamification To Deal With Emotions

    • SECTION 13 LESSON 5 - Simple Indications

    • SECTION 13 LESSON 6 - Progress Bars

    • SECTION 13 LESSON 7 - Assets As KPIs

    • SECTION 13 LESSON 8 - Evaluating Strategy
  • 14

    SECTION 14 - Solid Strategy

    • SECTION 14 LESSON 1 - Evaluating Strategies

    • SECTION 14 LESSON 2 - Borrowing Strategies

    • SECTION 14 LESSON 3 - Above And Below

    • SECTION 14 LESSON 4 - Focus On Breakthrough

    • SECTION 14 LESSON 5 - Simulate Weakness

    • SECTION 14 LESSON 6 - Crossing Logistical Nightmare

    • SECTION 14 LESSON 7 - Shifting Fates

    • SECTION 14 LESSON 8 - Short Sprints

    • SECTION 14 LESSON 9 - Choosing The Best Strategy
  • 15

    SECTION 15 - Sprints Vs Marathon

    • SECTION 15 LESSON 1 - Waterfall Vs Agile

    • SECTION 15 LESSON 2 - Different Processes Need Different People

    • SECTION 15 LESSON 3 - Choosing The Approach Per Project

    • SECTION 15 LESSON 4 - Hybrid Approach

    • SECTION 15 LESSON 5 - Optimizing Long Pipelines

    • SECTION 15 LESSON 6 - Optimizing Agile Processes

    • SECTION 15 LESSON 7 - Systematic Review

    • SECTION 15 LESSON 8 - Speed Vs Agility
  • 16

    SECTION 16 - Performance Vs Protection

    • SECTION 16 LESSON 1 - Risks And Overheads

    • SECTION 16 LESSON 2 - Learning As Insurance Policy

    • SECTION 16 LESSON 3 - Combining Strategies

    • SECTION 16 LESSON 4 - Following Best Practices

    • SECTION 16 LESSON 5 - Dealing With Overheads

    • SECTION 16 LESSON 6 - Why Are Risks So Bad

    • SECTION 16 LESSON 7 - The Cost Of Not Missing Out

    • SECTION 16 LESSON 8 - Unburdened Progress
  • 17

    SECTION 17 - Optimizing Downtime

    • SECTION 17 LESSON 1 - Three Kinds Of Buffers

    • SECTION 17 LESSON 2 - Utilization Percentage

    • SECTION 17 LESSON 3 - What Should We Do On Weekends

    • SECTION 17 LESSON 4 - Hygienic And Motivational Needs

    • SECTION 17 LESSON 5 - Downtime At Work

    • SECTION 17 LESSON 6 - Sprint And Rest

    • SECTION 17 LESSON 7 - Rhythmic Activities

    • SECTION 17 LESSON 8 - Downtime Planning
  • 18

    SECTION 18 - Dreaming Setup

    • SECTION 18 LESSON 1 - Free Up Time To Dream

    • SECTION 18 LESSON 2 - What We Should Dream About

    • SECTION 18 LESSON 3 - Why Is Dreaming Effective

    • SECTION 18 LESSON 4 - Adding Constraints

    • SECTION 18 LESSON 5 - Daydreaming Vs Alternatives

    • SECTION 18 LESSON 6 - Practical Daydreaming Scenario

    • SECTION 18 LESSON 7 - Before And After

    • SECTION 18 LESSON 8 - How Productive Is Guided Daydreaming
  • 19

    SECTION 19 - The Virtuous Cycle Of Productivity

    • SECTION 19 LESSON 1 - The Vicious Cylce Of Productivity

    • SECTION 19 LESSON 2 - The Virtuous Cycle Of Productivity

    • SECTION 19 LESSON 3 - The Pincer Maneuver Revisited

    • SECTION 19 LESSON 4 - Planning For Work Growth Dream

    • SECTION 19 LESSON 5 - Bumps And Amortization

    • SECTION 19 LESSON 6 - Infuse Productivity With Meaning

    • SECTION 19 LESSON 7 - Use The Best Tools Available

    • SECTION 19 LESSON 8 - Unlock Your Vision

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