In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: Leverage the chaos to do your best creative work π Something Cool: An Obsidian plugin to add colorful properties to your Bases π My book notes from Published by Chandler Bolt Prefer to read (or listen to) this newsletter in your browser? Click here. π‘ The Big Idea: Why Creativity Needs a Little Disorder Having lots of ideas shouldnβt make you feel confused. But if youβre a perfectionist like me, it often does. The urge to order and organize...
8 days agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: A soup-to-nuts walkthrough of how I built my Book Notes library using Bases π Something Cool: A major speed upgrade to Obsidian Search π My book notes from Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy Prefer to read (or listen to) this newsletter in your browser? Click here. π‘ The Big Idea: Bases is the Perfect Tool for Building Your Personal Book Notes Library I read a lot of books. Usually between 40 and 50 every year. Almost all of them are non-fiction and...
15 days agoΒ β’Β 9 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: A few of the ways I'm using the new Obsidain Bases core plugin π Something Cool: A podcast interview with Obsidian CEO Steph Ango π My book notes from The Science of Scaling by Dr. Benjamin Hardy & Blake Erickson Prefer to read (or listen to) this newsletter in your browser? Click here. π‘ The Big Idea: Five Ways Iβm Using Obsidianβs Killer New Feature Last week, the Obsidian team shipped arguably its most anticipated feature ever to every...
22 days agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: How & when to use different methods for connecting your notes & ideas π Something Cool: The web app I use to make YouTube Shorts from long-form videos π My book notes from How to Write Useful Books by Rob Fitzpatrick Prefer to read (or listen to) this newsletter in your browser? Click here. π‘ The Big Idea: How to Connect Your Notes & Ideas to Get More Insight & Inspiration Out of Them The unfulfilled promise of PKM is that youβll be able to...
29 days agoΒ β’Β 7 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: A Roundup of the best Obsidian plugins for writers π Something Cool: A native app that integrates with Obsidian Tasks (!) π My book notes for From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks Prefer to read (or listen to) this newsletter in your browser? Click here. π‘ The Big Idea: A Roundup of the Best Obsidian Writing Plugins Available Obsidian is so much more than just a notes app. It's actually a pretty incredible writing app. Whether you are a...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 6 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: My 8 essential Obsidian community plugins and how I use them π Something Cool: A Mac app that makes adding emojis easy π My book notes from Serve to Sell by John Meese Prefer to read (or listen to) this newsletter in your browser? Click here. π‘ The Big Idea: The 8 Obsidian Plugins I Couldn't Live Without. Itβs easy to get excited about new Obsidian plugins and the features they enable. But if all you do is add plugins, eventually your Obsidian...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: What I'd Do if I Was Starting in Obsidian Today π Something Cool: A fun little text scratchpad for your Mac π My book notes from AI Snake Oil by Arvind Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor If you prefer to read (or listen to) this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: 5 Things Iβd Do if I Were Coming to Obsidian for the First Time in 2025 Most people who try Obsidian quit within the first two weeks. Not because the app is bad, but...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 7 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: How I added an On This Day feature to my Daily Notes template Obsidian π Something Cool: A modern Obsidian plugin that lets you customize icons and colors π My book notes from Lean Learning by Pat Flynn If you prefer to read (or listen to) this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: Adding an On This Day Feature to Your Daily Notes with Bases After a bit of a rocky start, Bases continues to improve. Now that the syntax is no...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: AI makes things easy, but sometimes the value is in the struggle π Something Cool: An Obsidian plugin that lets you set rules for forcing note view modes π My book notes from Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks Prefer to read (or listen to) this newsletter in your browser? Click here. π‘ The Big Idea: Sometimes Difficult Things Are Worth Doing I recently came across a great How I Write podcast episode where David Perell interviewed Ezra Klein about...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 5 min read
