In this edition of Practical PKM: ๐ก The Big Idea: Margin is a necessity, not a luxury ๐ Something Cool: A new book about zettelkasten I actually liked ๐ My book notes from Margin by Dr. Richard Swenson If you prefer to read this newsletter in your browser, click here. The Big Idea: You Need Margin in Your PKM System We all have our limits. When we get close to those limits, our systems overload and things break down. The thing that keeps the train on the tracks? Margin. The Importance of...
12 days agoย โขย 5 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: ๐ก The Big Idea: 3 Keys to Effective Journaling ๐ Something Cool: An Obsidian plugin for publishing Dataview ๐ My book notes from 30 Lessons for Living by Karl Pillemer If you prefer to read this newsletter in your browser, click here. ๐ก The Big Idea: Journaling Can Be a Big Driver of Personal Growth Before I started journaling myself about 15 years ago, I thought of it as keeping a diary. My view of journaling was that it was a place for stream-of-conscious...
19 days agoย โขย 5 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: ๐ก The Big Idea: Understanding the Jobs to Be Done in your PKM System ๐ Something Cool: Page navigation buttons in Obsidian (perfect for e-reader screens) ๐ My mind map book notes from Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows If you prefer to read this week's newsletter in your web browser, click here. ๐ก The Big Idea: PKM is a System, Not an App It kind of drives me nuts when people ask about โPKM apps.โ Most of the time, they are looking for a single app that...
26 days agoย โขย 5 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: ๐ก The Big Idea: How to overcome the fundamental flaw of goal setting โญ Obsidian 1.6.4 fixes a major bug in my habit tracking workflow ๐ My mind map book notes from Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg If you prefer to read this newsletter in your browser, click here. ๐ก The Big Idea: Goal Setting is A Fundamentally Flawed Approach to Achievement Our society has a confirmation bias towards setting goals. Thereโs only one problem: it doesnโt really work. Every year, people...
about 1 month agoย โขย 5 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: ๐ก The Big Idea: Nature + Solitude = Clarity ๐ Something Cool: Pin frequently used notes to the ribbon in Obsidian ๐ My book notes from Rapt by Winifred Gallagher ๐ก The Big Idea: Finding The Ideal Location for Your Next Personal Retreat Itโs almost the end of June, making it the perfect time to schedule your next personal retreat. So in this newsletter, I want to share from my own personal retreat experience about what I consider to be the perfect place to...
about 1 month agoย โขย 6 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: ๐ก The Big Idea: My 12 Favorite Problems ๐ Something Cool: My notes from Craft + Commerce ๐ My book notes from Super Thinking If you prefer to read this newsletter in your browser, click here. ๐ก The Big Idea: If You Want to Better Answers, Ask Better Questions Richard Feynman was one seriously smart dude. He received a join Nobel Prize for โfundamental work in quantum electrodynamics with deep-ploughing consequences for the physics of elementary particles,โ...
about 2 months agoย โขย 3 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: ๐ก The Big Idea: Define your fears to make hard things easier ๐ Something Cool: Funnel gets widgets and Shortcuts actions ๐ My book notes from The 4-Hour Workweek by Time Ferriss ๐ก The Big Idea: Define Your Fears Instead of Your Goals Almost exactly a year ago, I quit my day job at a digital marketing agency to become an independent creator. Making a decision like that is always scary. But there was one particular exercise helped me muster the courage to make...
about 2 months agoย โขย 5 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: ๐ก The Big Idea: How to Beat Parkinson's Law ๐ Something Cool: Build Dataview queries without knowing code ๐ Something Else Cool: Macstock 8 is here! (+ a discount) ๐ My books notes from The Art of Procrastination by John Perry ๐ก The Big Idea: Procrastination & Parkinsonโs Law Over the years, Iโve noticed something strange about the way Iโm wired: I tend to make work harder and longer than it has to be. Letโs say I have an article to write that needs to be...
2 months agoย โขย 6 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: ๐ก The Big Idea: A deep dive into my Obsidian plugins & workflows ๐ Something Cool: A new Kanban โ Tasks integration (๐) ๐ My book notes from Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport ๐ก The Big Idea: Thereโs an Obsidian Plugin for That One of the things I love about Obsidian is that you can make it do just about anything. Using community plugins, you can extend the functionality of the app and craft your own productivity and creativity workflows exactly the way you...
2 months agoย โขย 12 min read