thoughts
🌲 My favorite productivity app that isn't a productivity app
Old, simple tools are often still useful, especially when paired with a practice of frequent check-ins with your goals and mental state.
🌲Using Obsidian for Teaching?
For the most part, my teaching notes are very simple and low-tech. But Obsidian was helpful when I was allowed to use it.
👩🏫 Cartography for Worldbuilders
Map generation & usage
🌲The Konik Method for Making Useful Notes
How to make notes for reference, not self-improvement: A practical guide to messy notes meant to be used, not admired.
🌲 Using RSS to curate opportunities
I divide my RSS feed according to how I can interact with the articles, how far along I am with processing the information, and how I think I can use them later.
🌲 Don't Minimize Difficulty
Easy in the eye of the beholder. But also, sometimes things really are easier than we think, if we just give them a chance.
🌲 Pretty vs. Practical: Shortcuts for Finding the Middle Ground
Aligning with our preferred designs is critical for functioning, but it's okay to take shortcuts when customizing.
🌲When Themed Logs are More Useful than Daily Notes
I group information by purpose, not chronology. This method allows for more focus, easier retrieval, and less context switching.
🌲 On notes bound by time and location
Be specific. Be aware of your biases. Break down information into its component parts for easier remixing. Above all; keep track of your sources.
🌲 Am I Qualified To Give Advice? What advice?
My top advice when teaching people how to take notes: start with what you know & pay attention to how you fail.
