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Oct 3, 2020 7 tweets 3 min read Read on X
Sharing my Personal Knowledge Management system is made up of 4 types of note:

- A capture note: unedited text captured in various ways
- Organisation notes
- Distil notes: expressing capture notes in my own words
- Express notes are my original ideas

In more detail... (THREAD)
1/ Capture notes are imported into Roam and tagged #Capture:

- Articles and newsletters go into Instapaper. When I read I make highlight which syncs with Readwise
- I highlight in Kindle which syncs with Readwise
- I upload PDFs to Liner and export highlights to Roam
- I capture from physical books using the camera in the Readwise app on my phone
- I DM Tweets to Readwise
- I send podcast snippets to Roam via @AirrAudio
- I'm missing a workflow for audiobooks!! The Airr Audio app for capturing notes for podcasts and feed
2/ I organise in Roam by creating an Inbox page with 2 queries:

1. {{query:{or:[[Quick Capture]][[FleetNotes]]}}} which lists all my quick capture and fleetnotes for processing into 3 types of note
2. {{query:{and:[[Capture]]{or:[[Waiting]][[In Progress]]}}}} for capture notes My capture query that lists all Capture notes with #Waiting
3/ Distil into my own words

Every day I try to process capture notes into literature notes.

Understanding something means writing it in your own words.
4/ Express in my own ideas.

The final step is creating permanent notes a.k.a evergreen notes or zettels. These are notes that can be understood without knowing the context they are taken from. A.k.a atomic.

They are tagged to link into my 12 favourite problems.
This is all work in progress!!

I used to use Evernote for everything, but when Roam came along, I found a way to make my notes come alive. Discovering BASB was a game changer too.

Thanks to @RoamFm which was the inspiration for this thread.

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I recorded 130 podcast interviews and had little traction.

This is what I've learnt about finding your niche online a.k.a. specific knowledge, personal monopoly, unique authenticity, etc.

Here's what I should have done differently.

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1/ Be different.

Choose a combination of topics that are unique to you that no one else has ever combined.

By combining 2-3 topics you're interest in with your passion and personality, you will land on your sweet spot. Be different and you will eventually find an audience.
2/ Be relevant.

Include a topic that is small but growing in popularity.

These are commonly found in emerging industries and technologies or could be an untapped historical figure. Share what you learn in public and take people on your journey.
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1/ I love meetings!

..specifically the Virtual Lean Coffee kind.

I joined one today to connect with people in a virtual meet-up of an online community.

They're a great way to create an agenda that is meaningful for attendees and facilitates productive conversations.
2/ For work meetings, it might work particularly well when there are several people representing multiple projects on the call.

Here's how we did it on Zoom:

1. Collaborate via miro.com to create 3 columns with To Discuss, In Process, Done
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Catching up on the latest goings on in the WASH sector. I can only handle so much. Full of jargony dev speak, gobbledygook. It frustrates me and pickles my brain.

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"Our research focused on two aspects: the enabling environment necessary to support a cross-sectoral approach; and the degree to which improvements in long-term sustainable WASH services are prioritised and integrated into other cholera control interventions."
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"We wanted to find out what encourages everyone to work together. We also wanted to know how we can prioritise water and sanitation solutions when trying to prevent cholera."
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🔥Just finished what feels like a pivotable report in global dev..

Embracing complexity: Towards a shared understanding of funding systems change

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(Amen to that)
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