Chaos Control Method 2026
A course by the founder of Chaos Control
Dmitry Tarasov

Best practices for organizing work and achieving breakthrough results in conditions of high pressure, uncertainty, and stress
For Whom
The Chaos Control Method 2026 course is designed for people with ambitious goals and a high volume of tasks - those who have already achieved a certain level of success but want to scale their efforts and reach new heights.

The methodology is built on the principle of systematicity - replacing chaos and firefighting with focused work on fundamental tasks that drive progress and ensure continuous growth.

The course materials are right for you if you are overwhelmed with work and want to adjust your current approaches to:

  • Stop drowning in daily routines and spend more time on your long-term goals
  • Eliminate the constant feeling of anxiety caused by outcomes that don't meet expectations
  • Adjust your daily schedule to work more calmly while achieving more tangible results
  • Master modern techniques that have proven effective in today's environment of information overload, endless tools, and limitless options
  • Build a work communication process with subordinates and colleagues that focuses on solving tasks rather than endless discussions on calls and in work chats
Why This Course Is Needed
The methodologies presented in the Chaos Control Method 2026 course are based on an analysis of experience from over 70,000 Chaos Control users and more than 1,000 participants from previous courses.

In conversations with users and program participants, we constantly hear about the same recurring problems:
  • There are so many tasks on the daily to-do list that it's unclear what to tackle first
  • Urgent "fires" keep popping up throughout the day, fragmenting focus and making it impossible to work on truly strategic goals
  • Chronic stress from high workloads leads to constant anxiety that drains energy and leaves room only for routine firefighting
  • Endless meetings and messenger conversations consume up to 50% of working time with disastrously low efficiency
  • Colleagues and subordinates consistently refuse to adopt work organization tools and operate in chaotic mode

Add to this the current challenges of global instability, information overload, and the constant feeling of "I'm falling behind, I'm missing something" - and we get a grim picture: smart, talented, ambitious people drowning under the weight of daily existence instead of steadily realizing their ambitions and feeling fulfilled by what they do
P.S. Yes, this image was generated by AI - the hype around which creates the feeling that the world around us is changing too fast.

The course materials systematically provide a remedy for each of the problems mentioned above. The essence of the remedy is that clarity, calm, and results are a consequence of systematicity.

Systematicity is the consistent execution of small steps aimed at realizing a specific vision.

The course is built around how to form that vision, break it down into small, regular tasks, and organize your work with them so that the chaos around you doesn't get in the way
How the Course Is Structured
The Chaos Control Method 2026 consists of 12 lessons, presented as text modules with accompanying video from the course author. We also hold regular online meetings via Zoom.

After joining the course, you will begin receiving emails with lesson content and video links. Emails will arrive twice a week - on Mondays and Thursdays - over the course of 6 weeks
Online Zoom Meetings
To reinforce the material and discuss the aspects of the course that interest you most, we regularly hold Zoom meetings
Lesson Topics
Part 1: Principles of Self-Organization
Lesson 1
A Simple Way to Get Yourself Used to Using a Planning Tool
Keeping a daily to-do list is the most common approach to using a planner. According to our statistics, 90% of users encounter a problem within a week: the list becomes overcrowded because some tasks get carried over from day to day. As a result, the list starts to demotivate, and planning fails to fulfill its primary function - creating a sense of control.

More robust approaches, such as GTD and the Project Method, require somewhat more unconventional approaches and time to dive in. They deliver far better results but can feel overwhelming if you're not yet accustomed to them. That's why many people never get into them and end up abandoning systematic planning altogether.

The good news is that there is a simple way to get yourself used to a planner (like Chaos Control) without diving into nuances from the start - by using the Space of Chaos as a tool for coping with daily tasks and routine. It's simple, quickly delivers tangible results, and creates a foundation for further exploration of more advanced techniques
Lesson 2
The Project Method: How to Break Down Global Tasks into Small Steps
Continuing with the theme of the inefficiency of daily to‑do lists, in the second lesson we will explore a more effective approach - the Project Method. It is based on capturing global goals, breaking them down into their component steps, and organizing the resulting tasks using planner tools.

The beauty of the Project Method lies in the fact that breaking down all of your big goals into simple, actionable steps creates a clear and understandable structure of your work. This, in turn, has a therapeutic effect - it creates a genuine sense of control over what is happening.

Such a structure is the first step toward systematically solving tasks aimed at achieving concrete results - not just working for the sake of working
Lesson 3
The System Principle: How to Stop Drowning in Daily Chaos and Focus on Global Goals
Having a clear structure of tasks is good, but the question of how to prioritize them and work with the resulting lists remains. This is where the System Principle comes to the rescue - a method for defining key areas of activity, where regular engagement with them leads to the realization of your global vision.

A System is when you decide to work for two hours every day toward achieving a specific goal. For example, writing a book, developing your personal brand, or bringing a new product to market. During those two hours, you pull a set of tasks from your project structure, complete some of them, and repeat this process consistently. Step by step, those two hours a day accumulate into tangible results.

In this lesson, we will explore how to properly formulate Systems and structure tasks within your planner so that they stick - and don't get pushed aside by the daily chaos of work
Lesson 4
Applying the System Principle to Work and Personal Life
Building on the insights from the first three lessons, we will explore how to combine systematic work on global goals with the daily grind - which, of course, never goes away.

We will look at examples of different Systems and discuss day‑planning principles designed for a proactive approach to choosing what to work on, rather than reactively responding to external requests, incoming tasks, and calendar meeting invitations.

Let's say it straight: the key to results is doing less - but doing what truly matters. Not doing more - but in vain
Part 2: Best Practices and Advanced Techniques
Lesson 5
Mental Tone: How to Eliminate Constant Stress Caused by High Workloads
The most faithful companion of an ambitious person is stress.

The typical advice for combating anxiety goes something like this: exercise, meditate, eat well, sleep, and practice mindfulness. Despite the undeniable benefits of these activities, they do little to address anxiety driven by high workloads and limited time.

If your results match your expectations, you will stay in good mental tone. If they don't - you'll find yourself in anxiety, stress, and on the path to burnout.

The good news is that you can work on improving results through planning techniques, and you can shape your expectations and ensure they are met using the System Principle. That's exactly what we'll discuss
Lesson 6
Time Tracking as a Tool to Improve Focus on What Matters
For the System Principle to take hold and quickly create a sense of progress, it makes sense to use time tracking.

The idea is this: when you're working on something big, it's important to see progress - even if the objective result hasn't yet been achieved. In this situation, tracking the number of hours invested into a System provides a tangible sense of accumulation and return on the time you've put in.

The reverse scenario - tracking time spent on daily chaos - helps you understand which activities are energy drainers and how your daily schedule actually needs to be adjusted.

In this lesson, we'll explore how to use a time tracker effectively
Lesson 7
How to Use AI to Improve Work Efficiency
Despite the overhyped excitement surrounding AI, there are at least two scenarios where it proves extremely useful in daily work.

First, using an AI assistant is an excellent way to combat the blank page problem - when a task seems complex and it's unclear how to even begin. A good practice is to ask AI to generate a draft or starting point (for example, when you need to prepare a text or a working document), and then build from there. There's a big difference between starting from scratch and editing a draft.

Second, AI is incredibly useful for creating meeting summaries and, more generally, turning spoken language into a formalized document that can be handed off for further work.

We'll explore these and other AI use cases for significantly accelerating your work
Lesson 8
How to Shape a Personal Strategy and Embed It Into Your Daily Routine
Having covered the foundational techniques of work organization, we now turn to more global questions: how to understand what you truly want from your career, and how to ensure that your personal aspirations exist in symbiosis with your daily activities.

Despite the somewhat abstract and philosophical nature of this question, it can be addressed using perfectly practical tools. That's exactly what we'll discuss in this lesson
Lesson 9
Lifehacks and Mental Models for Boosting Efficiency
While the previous lessons were built on strategic principles of self-organization and planning, purely tactical lifehacks that work well in today's reality have not been forgotten either.

This lesson contains 10+ unrelated but useful techniques whose combination delivers noticeable results
Part 3: Organizing Work with Other People
Lesson 10
How to Properly Manage Tasks in Teams
Despite the abundance of project management tools with varying degrees of simplicity, most teams still rely on the good old method of "Conversational Management" - where tasks are formulated during meetings and chats, and documented in those same conversations.

As a result, an enormous amount of time is spent on talk. Tasks are forgotten, their completion is poorly tracked, and progress stalls.

A basic system for assigning tasks within a team workspace - along with a simple workflow for handling them - dramatically reduces the time spent discussing tasks and frees it up for actual work.

We will also explore the classic scenario: "My colleagues are fine with how things are; they don't want to use a project management system"
Lesson 11
How to Organize Work Communication in Teams
You can't completely eliminate discussions and work-related messages, but you can significantly improve their efficiency.

In many companies, employees spend up to 50% of their time on calls and communication, which is why optimizing business communication is the key to working faster. In this lesson, we'll explore best practices for freeing up your entire team's resources
Lesson 12
How to Balance Personal Tasks with Team Work
Finally, the final lesson is dedicated to how to organize collaboration with others, personal work on your own professional tasks, and attending to personal matters - all together.

This lesson builds on the previous ones and serves as the final piece of the puzzle in a time‑use framework aimed at achieving tangible results, rather than working for the sake of working.

As a bonus, participants will receive 3 PDFs summarizing the key ideas from each of the three parts of the course
Plans & Pricing
$ 90
Basic
  • Access to 12 lessons via email
  • Q&A and homework review by the course author
  • Access to online Zoom meetings
Advanced
$ 220
  • Access to 12 lessons via email
  • Q&A and homework review by the course author
  • Access to online Zoom meetings
  • 1 personal Zoom consultation with the course author
$ 500
Maximum
  • Access to 12 lessons via email
  • Q&A and homework review by the course author
  • Access to online Zoom meetings
  • 3 personal Zoom consultations with the course author to support the implementation of strategies and techniques covered in the course
  • Lifetime PRO 1000 license for Chaos Control
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