I’m dusting off Obsidian after reading this. I was definitely one to get caught up in over optimizing my workflow for the work, instead of something that actually was supportive of my thinking
Love this concept of note-making, instead of note-taking. "While they do a decent job at capturing what was said, they rarely help me remember what mattered." - totally agree. When I take notes myself, I'm in an active role of processing information, vs reading AI notes makes me a consumer of info. The difference is like cooking on a cast iron vs non stick pan lol
Also love the advice about just start writing. Getting distracted by the tools themselves is almost a way to procrastinate.
Over the years, I've learned a lot from you about capturing, organizing, and reflecting on my career learnings, so understanding your thought process behind PKM is even more encouraging for me to keep building an intentional practice.
I'm a fastidious note taker, though I've mostly defaulted to the keyboard as sometimes I've found I can't read my own handwriting in my leuchtturm1917!!!!
Serial sketchbooking is hands-down my favorite. Not tied to any device. No need to charge it. Extrordinarily simple (and fun) to flip through the old ones on the rare occasion I want to reference something more than 3 months old. Lechturm and Moleskine make nice blank books in a range of sizes – blank, ruled or gridded.
I’m dusting off Obsidian after reading this. I was definitely one to get caught up in over optimizing my workflow for the work, instead of something that actually was supportive of my thinking
Love this concept of note-making, instead of note-taking. "While they do a decent job at capturing what was said, they rarely help me remember what mattered." - totally agree. When I take notes myself, I'm in an active role of processing information, vs reading AI notes makes me a consumer of info. The difference is like cooking on a cast iron vs non stick pan lol
Also love the advice about just start writing. Getting distracted by the tools themselves is almost a way to procrastinate.
Over the years, I've learned a lot from you about capturing, organizing, and reflecting on my career learnings, so understanding your thought process behind PKM is even more encouraging for me to keep building an intentional practice.
Thanks for always sharing!
dealing with similar challenges - love the system you described here! thank you for sharing 🖤
Thank you David! Great insights and actionable advice.
Love this...
I'm a fastidious note taker, though I've mostly defaulted to the keyboard as sometimes I've found I can't read my own handwriting in my leuchtturm1917!!!!
Oh man, I have the WORST handwriting so can relate.
Serial sketchbooking is hands-down my favorite. Not tied to any device. No need to charge it. Extrordinarily simple (and fun) to flip through the old ones on the rare occasion I want to reference something more than 3 months old. Lechturm and Moleskine make nice blank books in a range of sizes – blank, ruled or gridded.
Fire. Thank you for raising my awareness.