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...
8 days 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...
15 days 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...
22 days 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...
29 days 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 1 month 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...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
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...
about 2 months 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...
about 2 months 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...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 4 min read