PKM and Productivity (11 posts)

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Replicating Roam's /tomorrow command in Obsidian

Roam Research's fabulous note taking app (Roam) was my daily PKM driver for a few years. Roam introduces the concept of daily notes for journaling but the real power is the way that it surfaces linked …

The Importance of Reminders in my Trusted System

A snippet from my OneNote based Trusted System I have a sieve for a brain. I can forget things easily. Really easily. I blame this on my A.D.D, my general anxiety and some weapons grade hedonism in my …

Life Planning & Journaling with OneNote

I recently spoke at the Learn OneNote conference 2016. It was a virtual conference, with all the talks being recorded in advance of the day and then released over the space of a few days to match the …

OneNote Workflow Examples

To give you some ideas of how you might use OneNote I provide a detailed run-through of my personal workflows. This system has evolved over the past 10 years of me using OneNote nearly every day. It …

Music For Concentration When Working

One of the unexpected benefits of this 30 day challenge has been getting to read other people's work. Whether that has been to to proof-read, give ideas on direction or simply to provide moral …

My Evening Routine

I have a morning routine that I've worked on these past 18 months. It can look a bit extreme, but it's just an hour and a half that I use to prepare myself for the day ahead. I now rely on that time …

The Personal Statement

What is your memory like? Do you have total recall? Or are you more like Dory from Finding Nemo? Like most people you're going to be somewhere in the middle. You remember a lot, but some things slip. …

Essential Software

The problem with setting yourself a 30 day writing challenge is that you have to actually write something every day. Go figure. The first few days are easy enough but after that the runway starts …

My Morning Routine

A day last month 2024 edit: my morning routine looks nothing like this any more. I do still try to meditate and journal every day, though my workflow is very minimal and relaxed these days. There are …

Take Control of Your Time by Putting a Value on It

How much do you value your time? Let's guess: you value it a lot, right? OK, but can you put a number on it? A monetary value? We’re not talking about your daily rate if you’re doing some consulting. …