In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: The critical role of desire paths in PKM π Something Cool: Inline callouts in Obsidian π My book notes from Put Your Dream to the Test by John Maxwell If you prefer to read (or listen to) this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: Ditch the prescribed organizational structure & follow the desire paths. A desire path is "an unplanned route or path (such as one worn into a grassy surface by repeated foot traffic) that is used...
11 days agoΒ β’Β 6 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: How to use AI & PKM together effectively π Something Cool: I built a PKM AI agent π My book notes from Wild Courage by Jenny Wood If you prefer to read/listen to this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: Small Language Models are the Key to Using AI in Your PKM System. AI is all the rage lately, and with good reason: itβs the most disruptive technology most of us have ever seen. Itβs rapidly changing the way we work, and...
18 days agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: Get more from your ntoes by going from information to application π Something Cool: An Obsidian plugin to help you identify and eliminate overused words π My book notes from Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Dr. Julie Smith Prefer to read (or listen) to this newsletter in your browser? Click here. π‘ The Key to Getting More Out of Your Notes: Take Action! In the world of personal knowledge management (PKM), understanding the three...
25 days agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: How I manage my writing projects in Obsidian π Something Cool: A plugin that makes it easy to publish to Ghost from Obsidian π My book notes from The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom If you prefer to read this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: My Content Creation Workflow in Obsidian In my opinion, Obsidian is vastly underrated as a writing app. But getting words on the page is only part of the process. And it turns out,...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: A slightly unconventional approach to riding the productivity wave π Something Cool: A Raycast extension for editing Obsidian Tasks π My book notes from I've Got Time by Paul Loomans If you prefer to read this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: Feeling Overwhelmed? Time Surfing Might Be Able to Help. I recently read an interesting book called Iβve Got Time by Paul Loomans. In the book, Paul introduces an idea called time...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: An honest review of Obsidian in 2025 π Something Cool: A Pomodoro timer in your Obsidian status bar π My book notes from Keep Going by Austin Kleon If you prefer to read this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: Where Obsidian Shines (and Where it Struggles) as of April 2025 A few weeks ago, I read Jason Snell's Apple Report card for 2024. It's a post he does every year where he collects feedback from others in the Apple...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: How a LifeTheme can help bring your ideal future into reality π Something Cool: A great quality-of-life plugin for desktop Obsidian users π My book notes from Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy If you prefer to read this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: Chase Your Dreams, But Abandon Your Goals. Iβve been reading Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy for an upcoming Bookworm episode (the book made famous by A.J. Brown reading it on...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 6 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: A frictionless weekkly review template (+ custom Shortcut) π Something Cool: A free webinar on doing Personal Retreats in Obsidian π My book notes from The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll If you prefer to read this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: A Weekly Review That Actually Works (For Me) Iβve always had a bit of trouble getting the weekly review to really stick. By the time the week was over, I was usually...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: How your information diet impacts your ability to think and focus π Something Cool: A useful toolbar for Obsidian users who aren't Markdown masters π My book notes from The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson If you prefer to read this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: Curate Your Information Sources & Increase Your Upper Limit When it comes to your information diet, you are what you eat (consume). If youβre...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 6 min read