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...
9 days 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...
16 days agoΒ β’Β 6 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: How an Experimental Mindest helps you make more progress π Something Cool: An Obsidian plugin that enables manual file sorting π My book notes from Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff If you prefer to read this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: Donβt Set Goals, Run Experiments. Last week, Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff was officially released. I got a sneak peek when we interviewed her for the Focused podcast...
23 days agoΒ β’Β 5 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: PKM Lessons from some of the Internet's most prolific creators π Something Cool: My sketchnotes from the Newsletter Marketing Summit π My book notes from The Catalyst by Jonah Berger If you prefer to read this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: What I Learned Last Week from the Internetβs Most Successful Newsletter Creators Last week, I attended the Newsletter Marketing Summit in Austin, TX. It was hosted by Matt McGarry,...
30 days agoΒ β’Β 6 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: The tagging tutorial I wish I had when I started collecting notes π Something Cool: A heat map plugin that helps you build writing momentum π My book notes from Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning If you prefer to view this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: Tags Are a Great Way to Keep Your Notes & Ideas Organized β If You Use Them Correctly Last week, I shared how I was using automation tools to help move...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 6 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: How I use automation to keep my Obsidian writing projects tidy π Something Cool: A plugin that gives the Obsidian outline superpowers π My book notes from The Courage to Be Disliked If you prefer to read this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: File Automation Can Help Keep Your Notes Organized β But Only After You Decide How You Want to Group Things Together People ask me all the time about how I organize my file folders...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: How device-specific workflows can give your PKM system a boost π Something Cool: An Obsidian plugin that enables linking to Canvas files (π) π My book notes from Make Time by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky If you prefer to read this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: Trigger Intentional Focus with Device-Specific Workflows Last week, I shared some PKM tips from using Obsidian for the last 5 years. One of those tips was on...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 7 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: Some essential PKM tips from spending 5+ years in Obsidian π Something Cool: A big update to The Productivity Field Guide π My mind map book notes from Atomic Habits by James Clear If you prefer to read this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: 10 Practical PKM Tips From Using Obsidian for the Last 5 Years Last week, I passed 5 years using Obsidian π As I reflect on my time using Obsidian, I recognize that Iβve made plenty...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 8 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘The Big Idea: A tutorial on how to keep tabs on collaborative tasks in Obsidian π Last call for the Practical PKM Cohort! π Something Cool: System-level Obsidian notifications on Android?!? π My book notes from Poor Charlie's Alamanack If you prefer to read this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: I Built a Custom System for Keeping Tabs on Collaborative Tasks in Obsidian If you work with a team, you already know that effective task...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 7 min read