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...
9 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,...
16 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...
23 days 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 1 month 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 1 month 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...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 7 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs to Do Your Best Creative Work π Something Cool: System-level Obsidian reminders on Android π My book notes from The Creative Act by Rick Rubin If you want to view this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘The Big Idea: How to Leverage A Simple Framework to Unlock Your Creativity Believe it or not, I used to think that I just wasn't creative. Other creators seemed to be able to just pull something fully formed...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 7 min read
In this edition of Practical PKM: π‘ The Big Idea: How I'm Using Morgen as a Block Priming tool π Something Cool: A Discbound version of the Ugmonk Analog system π£ The Practical PKM Cohort is now live! π My book notes from Anti-Time Management by Richie Norton If you prefer to read this newsletter in your browser, click here. π‘ The Big Idea: An Interesting Twist to My Time-Blocking Routine Time-blocking is the simple practice of budgeting your time. Start by putting your meetings and...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 6 min read