This whole article sounds like a rehash of Zen Buddhism, or Stoisism. The advise overall is sound, but needs more context and leaves a lot out... which is why it's frustrating that the author didn't say "I stole all this from Zen Buddhism" or something.
He does also miss the point (also made in Zen) that while you are nothing, you are also, in fact, everything. Both facts; that you are the center of experience and also one insignificant part of an enormous objective reality are both true at the same time. As Shunryu Suzuki would say "do you understand". To which I say... uhh... I guess?
Blockchain will change the world!!! Then his examples are more items at Walmart and furniture rental. Hahaha
I don't doubt that blockchain has the ability to upend business as usual in myriad ways, and there are a lot of really exciting projects out there that have that potential... but the examples this article used definitely don't live up to the hype of his opening paragraph.
I have a lot of productivity programs, calendar apps, todo lists, mind mapping software etc. etc... But the greatest tool in my arsenal is a notebook and a pen.
Every morning, before I start working, I browse my calendar, Omnifocus, notes from yesterday, and with my notebook, I write down the three things I absolutely want to get done today.
I don't always get those three things done, but I sure do make a lot of progress on them and feel good about my productivity at the end of the day.
Something about the ritual and physical act of writing stuff down with a pen really does it for me. When I forget to do this or start working without it, I feel directionless and will mostly just answer email and get inconsequential stuff done all day.