Everyone has access to the same sources today, ChatGPT, Perplexity, PDFs, coaching notes.
What sets toppers apart is what they write in their own words.
Your own notes stick better, revise faster, and build real understanding.
Collect less. Create more. And stay consistent.
After the reading, the obligatory note-making, transcribing and cross-linking from my index-card bookmark.
I find the friction/hassle of making hand-written notes then having to re-type them into my system is a useful way of determining which notes are actually important to me.
Tools for thought ≠ just apps.
PKM isn’t new—and it isn’t just digital. From notebooks to mind maps, analog tools still play a powerful role in how we think, write, and learn.
Don’t let shiny new toys and apps distract from solid thinking and meaning making.
Full post 👉 https://doi.org/10.58079/13opo
#PKM #PIM #ToolsForThought #Notemaking #Obsidian #DigitalMinimalism #Zettelkasten #notelab #notizlab #myth
In the age of digitalisation, the digital transformation or the digital state (Stalder, 2018), it is easy to assume that effective and contemporary thinking tools for (personal) knowledge management must be digital, too. However, history and practice show that analog tools—such as commonplace books, index cards, and notebooks—have long played a crucial role in structuring and enhancing knowledge work. This post challenges the myth that only digital tools qualify as tools for thought.
Three styles of curiosity - so which one is yours?:
Presented my first ever showcase for LYT 14 yesterday, about backyard birds and rediscovering the joy of note-making. It was fun!
9 minute video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnYWKF7sfHk.
Both @nicole and @zsviczian were mentioned (at 4:40 and 6:01 respectively)
Don't put your cat in a bucket - how to write an article from your notes
My favourite tool is this notebook I made: https://writingslowly.com/2024/07/29/my-favourite-tool.html
#indiewebcarnival #indieweb #pkm #TiddlyWiki #zettelkasten #Rhizomes #notemaking #notetaking #tools
Notemaking helps you remember - and helps you forget: https://writingslowly.com/2024/07/29/notemaking-helps-you.html
#memory #notemaking #writingtips #zettelkasten #pkm #psychology #personaldevelopment
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