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...
11 days agoΒ β’Β 5 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: How I replaced the archived Projects plugin π Something Cool: A great way to upgrade the look of Obsidian Tasks π My book notes from You Need a Manifesto by Charlotte Burgess-Auburn If you prefer to read (or listen to) this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: A New & Improved Workflow for Managing Writing Projects in Obsidian Historically, I've used the Projects plugin to manage my different writing projects. Unfortunately,...
17 days agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: A simple system for break free from the tyranny of the task manager π Something Cool: A big update to one of my favorite writing plugins π My book notes from The 5 Resets by Dr. Aditi Nerurkar If you prefer to read (or listen to) this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: Your Task Manager Shouldnβt Be a Task Master There are a million different approaches to task management. Which means there are a million different task...
24 days agoΒ β’Β 5 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: Want to create more? Turn off your inputs! π Something Cool: An automated way to fix your tags for Obsidian 1.9 π My book notes from Useful Not True by Derek Sivers If you prefer to read (or listen) to this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: Stop Collecting, Start Creating. A few weeks ago, I got to interview one of my Internet heroes, Derek Sivers, for the Focused podcast. It was an incredible conversation (one of my...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: My big takeaways from the Craft + Commerce conference π Something Cool: All of my conference sketchnotes in one downloadable file π My book notes from The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins If you prefer to read (or listen to) this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: AI Will Give Creators Superpowers, Not Replace Them. I just got back from the Craft + Commerce conference last week in Boise, ID. This is by far my favorite...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 5 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: The best way to use AI as part of the creative process π Something Cool: My speaker discount for the Macstock Conference & Expo π My book notes from Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday If you prefer to read (or listen to) this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: AI is an Excellent Creative Collaborator. Obsidian shines brightest when used as a tool for connected thought. But those connections provide the most value when...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 5 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: How to Focus on What's Really Important π Something Cool: Open Obsidian Links in New Tabs by Default π My book notes from The Confident Mind by Nate Zinnser If you prefer to read (or listen to) this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘The Big Idea: The Eisenhower Matrix + The PKM Stack = Productivity Bliss Weβve all got too much to do and not enough time to do it in. Which is why just working off your task managerβs default list of things...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: A walkthrough of the new Bases Core Obsidian plugin π Something Cool: A tool for converting Dataview queires to Obsidian Base files π My book notes from The Organised Writer by Antony Johnston Prefer to read (or listen) on the web? Click here. π‘ The Big Idea: The New Bases Core Plugin is an Easy Way to Turn a Set of Notes into a Database in Obsidian Last week, the Obsidian team released version 1.9 to Catalyst supporters with a long-awaited...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 5 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: Lessons from the first ever LifeTheme Live event π Something Cool: A plugin that gives Obsidian outlining superpowers π My book notes from When by Daniel Pink Prefer to read (or listen) on the web? Click here. π‘ The Big Idea: PKM Should Be Personal. Last week, we hosted our first-ever LifeTheme Live event! π We had lifelong learners of all ages join us for a two-day intensive workshop where a small group dialed in their LifeTheme (one-sentence...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 4 min read