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A lot more than I expected. What I liked is that I could easily connect thoughts written down on separate notes. Lots of “oh hey…I could use this approach I out
by compacct27 4y ago
A lot more than I expected. What I liked is that I could easily connect thoughts written down on separate notes. Lots of “oh hey…I could use this approach I outlined over there”, connecting sometimes 6 separate ideas under a new roof.
I was skeptical bc I’m huge on pen and paper, but one morning I just said screw it and put Obsidian on my phone. That alone unleashed a torrent of thought, I think always having something you can take notes on is the key. Paper isn’t always on you when an idea strikes. A phone typically is
- kirso 4y agoThink its important to note here that you can use any tool and technology here (incl. pieces of paper by topic). I found that most prolific thinkers never used a PKM but have their own and usually very simple systems to take on information that is important to them and use it in the future.
- swaggyBoatswain 4y agoMost people I've noticed that are successful and productive in their respective fields have very simple systems. Using simple systems prevents productivity porn, the act of over gardening your tool sheds. It prevents you from wasting time in things you shouldn't be wasting time on - chasing technology and processes instead of saving problems for instance. They also publish mostly finished work (not necessarily perfect) semi frequently. These works could be blog posts, websites, YouTube videos, books, and a whole host of other things depending on what's being produced
- kirso 4y agoThis and 10x this :)