1/n I'm beyond thrilled to announce that @RaygunIcecream has asked me to lead one of the books for #RoamBookClub3 along with @beauhaan;
Your team is currently hard at work designing what we believe will be an extraordinary 6 week learning experience for our beloved #roamcult -->
Your team is currently hard at work designing what we believe will be an extraordinary 6 week learning experience for our beloved #roamcult -->
2/n There will be 2 groups working side by side - Beau will lead a discussion of Ahrens' "How to Take Smart Notes" and I'll lead, for returning members, "The Culture Code" by Dan Coyle.
My group will have a limited number of spots. Beau's group will not be size-limited.
My group will have a limited number of spots. Beau's group will not be size-limited.
3/n if you are unable to join the Coyle group (enrollment has to be capped, sorry) don't worry; you can still follow along; my plan is to live tweet + carry our discussion out to Twitter
Furthermore, the plan is to bring you more "episodes".
This is just the beginning!
Furthermore, the plan is to bring you more "episodes".
This is just the beginning!
4/n as a "teaser", I want to share what I've been working on - the 1st principles I plan to keep in mind as we develop the project further.
Expect more updates soon!
Follow @RoamBookClub, @RaygunIcecream, and @beauhaan to stay part of this discussion, if you haven't already!
Expect more updates soon!
Follow @RoamBookClub, @RaygunIcecream, and @beauhaan to stay part of this discussion, if you haven't already!
5/n signup is now live, and can be found here:
Roam Book Club! Join RBC3 here- roamresearch.typeform.com/to/aEGJNDNK
Roam Book Club! Join RBC3 here- roamresearch.typeform.com/to/aEGJNDNK
8/n A quick behind-the-scenes moment as @beauhaan and I talk, on the Slack, about how the two groups that we are leading, can (and will) complement each other.
I'll write more about this later, I am sure,
(it's too long to unpack right now...but you'll hear more about this!)
I'll write more about this later, I am sure,
(it's too long to unpack right now...but you'll hear more about this!)
9/n Alexandrian Design, in a nutshell:
1. Iterate
2. When things work, strengthen them
3. When they don't, reflect on how to strengthen them
4. Always invite more life and vibrancy into the room
This is at the heart of all my thinking about our next 6 weeks of @RoamBookClub
1. Iterate
2. When things work, strengthen them
3. When they don't, reflect on how to strengthen them
4. Always invite more life and vibrancy into the room
This is at the heart of all my thinking about our next 6 weeks of @RoamBookClub
10/n pure truth right here.
As @DocAyomide says,
"Connection over collection"
As @DocAyomide says,
"Connection over collection"
https://twitter.com/Jeanvaljean689/status/1355154184878706700?s=19
11/n Definitely feeling this energy, as we get everything ready for kickoff tomorrow.
Guys, I think #RoamBookClub3 is going to be 🔥🔥🔥
I can FEEL it.
@RaygunIcecream, @beauhaan, and a crew working behind the scenes.
Teamwork makes the dream work!
Guys, I think #RoamBookClub3 is going to be 🔥🔥🔥
I can FEEL it.
@RaygunIcecream, @beauhaan, and a crew working behind the scenes.
https://twitter.com/ashishbhateja/status/1355422686097399808?s=19
Teamwork makes the dream work!
12/n what's most exciting to me is that we (RBC team) are literally building a LIQUID NETWORK (shoutout to RBC 1, where we read one of @Conaw's favorite books "Where Good Ideas Come From")
First we read about it
Now we're putting it into practice
Cc: @beauhaan @RaygunIcecream
First we read about it
Now we're putting it into practice
Cc: @beauhaan @RaygunIcecream
13/n in the behind-the scenes conversations with folks including @roamhacker , @brandontoner , @DharamKapila , @CharlesSimsFarr , @CatoMinor3 , @beauhaan , @RaygunIcecream and others ...
We are unfolding a live process of bringing diverse perspectives and expertise into the room
We are unfolding a live process of bringing diverse perspectives and expertise into the room
14/n the synergy of thoughts and talents, as we tackle the challenge of "how do we build the best book club experience possible" for #RoamBookClub3, is nothing short of inspiring
Cc @RaygunIcecream @beauhaan
Cc @RaygunIcecream @beauhaan
15/ going to add this great tweet and thread from @rjnestor, because he articulates so well, one of the principles I want to infuse in RBC 3.0 :
"Follow the OOMPH"
That gut feeling you have as a writer, when you're onto something
"Follow the OOMPH"
That gut feeling you have as a writer, when you're onto something
https://twitter.com/rjnestor/status/1355239846638444546?s=19
16/n I AM SO EXCITED GUYS - just wrote the first Zettelquestion into our graph!
This is at the absolute heart of my vision for RBC 3.0
I want to elevate Zettelquestions to 1st class status of @RoamResearch use
Thrilled to be planning this wi @beauhaan and @RaygunIcecream ...
This is at the absolute heart of my vision for RBC 3.0
I want to elevate Zettelquestions to 1st class status of @RoamResearch use
Thrilled to be planning this wi @beauhaan and @RaygunIcecream ...
17/n been working on the outline of #RoamBookClub3 most of the day today; troubleshooting little things with @beauhaan ;
Thinking a lot, in these final stages of preparation, about
"Perfection happens not when nothing more can be added, it's when nothing more can be taken away"
Thinking a lot, in these final stages of preparation, about
"Perfection happens not when nothing more can be added, it's when nothing more can be taken away"
18/n there's a beautiful moment in preparing for any kind of group session whether it's a meeting or a lesson plan
You plan and plan and write and write, it gets bigger and more complicated,
Until suddenly it starts to get simpler and simpler
I love that moment!
You plan and plan and write and write, it gets bigger and more complicated,
Until suddenly it starts to get simpler and simpler
I love that moment!
19/n one of the fun things about working with @beauhaan is hearing him say "I AM GLAD YOU ASKED"
this official Beau quote, which is also a tribute to his thougthfulness and dedication as a teacher, is now a part of the Roam Book Club 3 instructions page (for the Coyle Cohort):
this official Beau quote, which is also a tribute to his thougthfulness and dedication as a teacher, is now a part of the Roam Book Club 3 instructions page (for the Coyle Cohort):
20/n And we're off! The adventure has started ...
Despite some technical "bumps" which we are faithfully + dutifully committed to resolving, we've laid out our road map and we're ready to start working together!
This first week, we will have writing prompts in the graph -->
Despite some technical "bumps" which we are faithfully + dutifully committed to resolving, we've laid out our road map and we're ready to start working together!
This first week, we will have writing prompts in the graph -->
21/n ... each day, as we establish our relationships with some of the main themes of the book. We're going to reconvene next week and my group will be discussing chapters 1-4 of Dan Coyle's book.
I'm excited by people's energy and eager to see what we can create together!
I'm excited by people's energy and eager to see what we can create together!
22/n Haha I just realized we have TWO "leading edges" of graph activity because of the international date line! (@beauhaan you're going to see this, too ...)
We're GLOBAL, friends!
Committing to writing TWO daily updates each day, for both sides of the international date line.
We're GLOBAL, friends!
Committing to writing TWO daily updates each day, for both sides of the international date line.
23/n by the way a huge THANK YOU to all for bearing with us through some technical + set up difficulties
It is the nature of ambitious projects to encounter unforeseen obstacles
We're committed to making things work for everybody, and improving along the way.
It is the nature of ambitious projects to encounter unforeseen obstacles
We're committed to making things work for everybody, and improving along the way.
24/ I AM SO EXCITED GUYS PEOPLE ARE RESPONDING TO THE WRITING PROMPT IN THE GRAPH - WOO HOO !!!
Check out that magic number "10", it means 10 people have already written in - and it is like 5.40AM here in California - but did I mention we have participants from around the globe?
Check out that magic number "10", it means 10 people have already written in - and it is like 5.40AM here in California - but did I mention we have participants from around the globe?
25/n but wait there's more! What a joy it is to read these thoughtful, carefully considered responses!
DAMN I feel like Aladdin walking --> treasure cave
To get this kind of collective willingness to consider, to engage, to write - EXACTLY what I was hoping for
Thanks guys!
DAMN I feel like Aladdin walking --> treasure cave
To get this kind of collective willingness to consider, to engage, to write - EXACTLY what I was hoping for
Thanks guys!
26/ an (admittedly slightly niche) use-case for "∆" :
Keep a message that "surfs" along, 1 day ahead of me, as a message for the folks on the other side of the international date line: (need to set the "increment", 2nd variable, to "+0" instead of "+2", for a constant interval)
Keep a message that "surfs" along, 1 day ahead of me, as a message for the folks on the other side of the international date line: (need to set the "increment", 2nd variable, to "+0" instead of "+2", for a constant interval)
27/ PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION
this wonderful quote comes from book club participant @markmcelroy
I love these words so much, I am seriously considering getting a tattoo (elegant, cursive script)
Whether or not that happens, might be unofficial motto #2 of my RBC cohort...
this wonderful quote comes from book club participant @markmcelroy
I love these words so much, I am seriously considering getting a tattoo (elegant, cursive script)
Whether or not that happens, might be unofficial motto #2 of my RBC cohort...
29/ thanks for the signal-boost, @elaptics !
https://twitter.com/elaptics/status/1356012936800718857?s=19
30/n Surfing the wave! I LOVE it
Folks are engaging with the shared graph of #RoamBookClub3 in beautiful, authentic, and meaningful ways, + their writing "seeds" each day's discussion prompt! My subconscious mind is listening for themes, and finding resonance with participants.
Folks are engaging with the shared graph of #RoamBookClub3 in beautiful, authentic, and meaningful ways, + their writing "seeds" each day's discussion prompt! My subconscious mind is listening for themes, and finding resonance with participants.
31/n It works because people are taking RISKS -
They are daring to be authentic in a semi-public setting.
I think this is multiplayer @RoamResearch, at its potential BEST.
It's not a thing apart form community, it's a catalyst for community if used "right".
Stay tuned!!!
They are daring to be authentic in a semi-public setting.
I think this is multiplayer @RoamResearch, at its potential BEST.
It's not a thing apart form community, it's a catalyst for community if used "right".
Stay tuned!!!
32/n THIS (see below) - a living, breathing "graph"-
Why? b/c of [[Christopher Alexander]] (cc: @francis_miller and @Conaw ... )
We are aiming for nothing short of the "Quality Without A Name" ... aka QWAN.
This is the ❤️️of what we are aiming for.
Why? b/c of [[Christopher Alexander]] (cc: @francis_miller and @Conaw ... )
We are aiming for nothing short of the "Quality Without A Name" ... aka QWAN.
This is the ❤️️of what we are aiming for.
https://twitter.com/z9sx7wox/status/1356657318994333697?s=20
33/n Thanks so much, Tali!
This means so much to me, to @beauhaan , to @RaygunIcecream + the whole team of organizers at @RoamBookClub -
We are all so grateful and excited, to see the early levels of engagement that we're seeing!!! ❤️️#RoamBookClub3
This means so much to me, to @beauhaan , to @RaygunIcecream + the whole team of organizers at @RoamBookClub -
We are all so grateful and excited, to see the early levels of engagement that we're seeing!!! ❤️️#RoamBookClub3
https://twitter.com/talilerner/status/1356725755879845888?s=20
34/n I just wrote a [[Zettel]] - ENTIRELY INSPIRED by the activity of our GROUP.
"Being a part of a group is a *healing* process, b/c, in the process of aligning with the group's "Dreams, Needs + Ambitions" we are liberated from the potential prison of internal pre-occupation"
"Being a part of a group is a *healing* process, b/c, in the process of aligning with the group's "Dreams, Needs + Ambitions" we are liberated from the potential prison of internal pre-occupation"
35/ It's weird to say the "group" wrote this - but it's also entirely true.
I feel as if the clarity of this only emerged 4 me from reading what a number of ppl wrote into the graph.
It's an astonishing feeling to allow the group to push you to clarify, to amend, personalize.
I feel as if the clarity of this only emerged 4 me from reading what a number of ppl wrote into the graph.
It's an astonishing feeling to allow the group to push you to clarify, to amend, personalize.
36/ This AM, diving into writing up tips + tricks for using the word + char count features in @RoamResearch + I REALLY appreciate how writing this up solidifies my own understanding of how they work.
To attempt to teach something is, first and foremost, to commit to learn it.
To attempt to teach something is, first and foremost, to commit to learn it.
37/ OK I have to show this to you guys because I think it's really exciting.
@iamvincenttam wrote a great obs'vn into our multiplayer roam, about how he learned from karaoke that being willing to "icebreak" - by being the 1st person to sing - helped *others* with their anxiety
@iamvincenttam wrote a great obs'vn into our multiplayer roam, about how he learned from karaoke that being willing to "icebreak" - by being the 1st person to sing - helped *others* with their anxiety
38/ + then he connected it what makes WRITING feel more easeful, which is: it's easier to write when you KNOW that you'!re helping someone wi your writing.
I, in turn, realized - this feels like a "Zettel" to me - so I made it one! ... building on what HE wrote. multiplayer FTW!
I, in turn, realized - this feels like a "Zettel" to me - so I made it one! ... building on what HE wrote. multiplayer FTW!
39/ And the NEXT step was to create a QUESTION - an umbrella question if you will, or "Zettel Question" - in other words WHY was Vincent's observation important? What was the underlying vital question that made it feel significant?
This is the part that I am excited about!
This is the part that I am excited about!
40/ My feeling about that is, it "felt" important because it provided one clear answer to the bigger question of "What are the conditions under which creative flow in writing, anyway?" - might be only ONE PART - but it sure feels important.
So now we are on a bigger "quest"!
So now we are on a bigger "quest"!
41/ So in essence, we "pivoted" from a statement, to a question - thereby expanding our scope
We've generated a new "focal point for thought", which, really, is what #Zettelquestions are intended to be.
PROOF. OF. CONCEPT.
So excited! Thx @iamvincenttam for the inspiration!
We've generated a new "focal point for thought", which, really, is what #Zettelquestions are intended to be.
PROOF. OF. CONCEPT.
So excited! Thx @iamvincenttam for the inspiration!
Man!
Just the sheer level of INSIGHT from our multiplayer graph!
So many people are surfacing layers to our book and questions, that I just did not see when I read it on my own!
Cc: @beauhaan , @RaygunIcecream , @RoamBookClub , #RoamBookClub3
Just the sheer level of INSIGHT from our multiplayer graph!
So many people are surfacing layers to our book and questions, that I just did not see when I read it on my own!
Cc: @beauhaan , @RaygunIcecream , @RoamBookClub , #RoamBookClub3
43/ I was so excited/happy I forgot to number that, then I saw it was # FORTY TWO
"Roaman Lore":
This is a special number to #roamcult for *at least* 3 reasons
1. Douglas Adams
2. The school where co-founders @Conaw and @hashbrown490 met
3. The amazing work of @roamhacker
"Roaman Lore":
This is a special number to #roamcult for *at least* 3 reasons
1. Douglas Adams
2. The school where co-founders @Conaw and @hashbrown490 met
3. The amazing work of @roamhacker
44/n If you don't know the story behind #2 - read this, because it's fascinating
... and furthermore, you might even sense some resonances with the "perform under stress" tests Coyle describes later in our book (in the part about Navy SEALS training.)
https://twitter.com/Conaw/status/1301047277067235328?s=20
... and furthermore, you might even sense some resonances with the "perform under stress" tests Coyle describes later in our book (in the part about Navy SEALS training.)
45/ Julie Freyburg (@ahh_morning) said something, in response to one of our group-writing prompts, that really resonated with me:
"Perfectionism is a particular kind of distortion, of the field of possibility"
Thanks, Julie!
"Perfectionism is a particular kind of distortion, of the field of possibility"
Thanks, Julie!
46/n hey guys pls correct if I'm wrong
but I believe that's an early simple #astrolabe in the Flammarion engraving, top left
A simpler model, but its 2 axes suggest it's a model of the universe
Cc: @Conaw, @beauhaan , @RaygunIcecream , @thepericulum
but I believe that's an early simple #astrolabe in the Flammarion engraving, top left
A simpler model, but its 2 axes suggest it's a model of the universe
Cc: @Conaw, @beauhaan , @RaygunIcecream , @thepericulum
https://twitter.com/Jeanvaljean689/status/1357326416497438721?s=19
48/ an analogy for how I think @RoamBookClub might continue to grow:
A cell, differentiating through mitosis in a pluripotent way, giving rise to specialized cells
But sharing the basic DNA of the community
Cc: @beauhaan
@RaygunIcecream
@thepericulum
A cell, differentiating through mitosis in a pluripotent way, giving rise to specialized cells
But sharing the basic DNA of the community
Cc: @beauhaan
@RaygunIcecream
@thepericulum
https://twitter.com/Jeanvaljean689/status/1357338294715965444?s=19
49/ taking inspiration from @beauhaan , the Coyle group will be adding #[[Today I Learned]] as a first class hashtag on our graph.
Details to be announced this Sunday!
#cross_pollination
Details to be announced this Sunday!
#cross_pollination
50/n really appreciate the detailed, thoughtful feedback I got from both @brandontoner and @ahh_morning this week in zoom calls talking about "meeting structure" ideas
Great wisdom in our community
Thanks, Julie and Brandon, for your insights!
Great wisdom in our community
Thanks, Julie and Brandon, for your insights!
51/n p.s. good luck at the curling tournament, Brandon!
52/n Might try this (see 53) in book club - thx for the idea Brandon!
What if it was in a place that was block referenced so that all user ID's could be seen together?
What if it was an attribute and then you could have an {{attr}} table, maybe? Everyone's status in real time?
What if it was in a place that was block referenced so that all user ID's could be seen together?
What if it was an attribute and then you could have an {{attr}} table, maybe? Everyone's status in real time?
53/n idea from @brandontoner (relevant discussion, see 52/n above)
https://twitter.com/brandontoner/status/1357423625327026194?s=20
54/n Well, well, well
It turns out you can pipe one entire Roam graph *inside* another using {{iframe: }} - embedded one works @ full speed once loaded (slight loading delay, startup only)
Here's an iframe of our book club page WITHIN my personal graph. (CSS for border, size.).
It turns out you can pipe one entire Roam graph *inside* another using {{iframe: }} - embedded one works @ full speed once loaded (slight loading delay, startup only)
Here's an iframe of our book club page WITHIN my personal graph. (CSS for border, size.).
55/n To clarify - the previous tweet just shows one graph, in the purple rectangle, displayed from within ANOTHER graph.
There's a slight delay when I land on the page as it loads, but once loaded, it appears to be fully functional.
Interestingly, this allows you to -->
There's a slight delay when I land on the page as it loads, but once loaded, it appears to be fully functional.
Interestingly, this allows you to -->
56/ --> use the sidebar, especially if you move it to the midpoint, to have functionally two graphs open, at the same time on your screen.
(Though of course, their links remain separated - it's more like a "portal" than anything else)
(Though of course, their links remain separated - it's more like a "portal" than anything else)
57/n
SESSION 2 in 8 hours + I'm already excited!
Introducing a really big "Zettelquestion" today!
I feel like an early hunter who located a woolly mammoth, + is bringing it to a dance party wi my tribe
Also, excited to see what we can do wi/ @beauhaan 's zettel architecture
SESSION 2 in 8 hours + I'm already excited!
Introducing a really big "Zettelquestion" today!
I feel like an early hunter who located a woolly mammoth, + is bringing it to a dance party wi my tribe
Also, excited to see what we can do wi/ @beauhaan 's zettel architecture
58/n Ryan, we could not agree more!
100% yes.
This is the underlying "deep project" of @RoamBookClub
#RoamBookClub3
Cc: @RaygunIcecream
@thepericulum
@beauhaan
100% yes.
This is the underlying "deep project" of @RoamBookClub
#RoamBookClub3
Cc: @RaygunIcecream
@thepericulum
@beauhaan
https://twitter.com/cicatriz/status/1358411708159692802?s=19
59/n thanks Jeremie, for this great screenshot of our fantastic group of explorers!
https://twitter.com/JeremieRykner/status/1358547297366405120?s=19
60/n
Thanks so much for the shoutout, @elaptics !
@beauhaan and I are delighted to have you on board in @RoamBookClub
Thanks so much for the shoutout, @elaptics !
@beauhaan and I are delighted to have you on board in @RoamBookClub
https://twitter.com/elaptics/status/1358550834506829831?s=19
61/n love this idea from @billpetro
Future @RoamBookClub (s) could function as the seeds of "interest communities"/guilds
By working through a book of communal interest, a community creates the working methods it needs for its own kinds of discussions
Future @RoamBookClub (s) could function as the seeds of "interest communities"/guilds
By working through a book of communal interest, a community creates the working methods it needs for its own kinds of discussions
https://twitter.com/billpetro/status/1358519161123528705?s=19
62/n One of the reasons I'm really excited this week, is - I think we've got our conventions and processes now into pretty coherent form
Which means I can shift gears from planning, layout, structure
To the purer joy of simply writing + exploring in our group @RoamResearch
Which means I can shift gears from planning, layout, structure
To the purer joy of simply writing + exploring in our group @RoamResearch
63/n love having you on board, @Dramagirl !
Heartfelt thanks from me, @beauhaan and @RaygunIcecream for all you contribute!
Heartfelt thanks from me, @beauhaan and @RaygunIcecream for all you contribute!
https://twitter.com/Dramagirl/status/1358698392377991172?s=19
64/n Haha I had no idea at the outset that I'd be starting to formulate a feminist critique of our chosen book
Yet HERE WE ARE
sometimes you just have to go where group energy leads you
If you're not doing that it's not a real adventure
Discovery means looking for the edges
Yet HERE WE ARE
sometimes you just have to go where group energy leads you
If you're not doing that it's not a real adventure
Discovery means looking for the edges
65/n SECOND proposed official motto of book club
"Anything worth reading once, is worth reading 2ce, + the 2nd time, along with a large group of people"
... I'm seeing SO much more in this book - strengths AND weaknesses - than I saw the 1st time
Cc: @RoamBookClub @beauhaan
"Anything worth reading once, is worth reading 2ce, + the 2nd time, along with a large group of people"
... I'm seeing SO much more in this book - strengths AND weaknesses - than I saw the 1st time
Cc: @RoamBookClub @beauhaan
66/n Amazing RADIO interview on NPR: Deirdre Fischel, Police Sgt. Alice White ... "Women Police Officers, how they police differently"
100 percent resonance with the themes of our book...
Can't WAIT to write about it, in our shared graph!
SERENDIPITY
Life --> graph --> life
100 percent resonance with the themes of our book...
Can't WAIT to write about it, in our shared graph!
SERENDIPITY
Life --> graph --> life
67/n I'm just amazed by the thought-organizing ideas that we're making in our graph!
@maggied stepping up + organizing our Zettels
Mike Kramer (sadly, not on Twitter) starting to create an Argument Map, to augment our Book Map
@fio_condutor proposing a claim/subclaim structure
@maggied stepping up + organizing our Zettels
Mike Kramer (sadly, not on Twitter) starting to create an Argument Map, to augment our Book Map
@fio_condutor proposing a claim/subclaim structure
68/n This is powerful stuff (see above)
This could generalize in so many amazing ways. When I was in med school, there was a prevailing culture of individual students locking themselves into cubicles to study.
The group, together, can be so very much more powerful than that.
This could generalize in so many amazing ways. When I was in med school, there was a prevailing culture of individual students locking themselves into cubicles to study.
The group, together, can be so very much more powerful than that.
69/n I feel as if the things that I am seeing in our @RoamBookClub, could be the basis of a sea-change in group education.
It's not just book clubs... I want to see entire remote-learning schools organized this way, one day...
cc: @beauhaan @RaygunIcecream @thepericulum
It's not just book clubs... I want to see entire remote-learning schools organized this way, one day...
cc: @beauhaan @RaygunIcecream @thepericulum
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