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Mar 19 6 tweets 4 min read
Tools for Thought (TfTs) like @RoamResearch, @amplenote, @obsdmd, @logseq, @craftdocsapp, etc., are usually associated with knowledge management.

But they are gamechangers for #productivity, too… 1/6

My @RoamResearch system has made me 10x more productive than I ever was in Todoist—and I WAS productive in Todoist!

But managing tasks, planning, working, tracking, capturing—all in the same environment—changed everything.

It takes some setup, but it’s worth it. 2/6
I’ve recently started using @obsdmd to write my novel (@time_worn_novel), and to learn Obsidian, too.

The essential principles of productivity translate to Obsidian, not surprisingly.

That said, it IS a translation—Roam and Obsidian are not interchangeable. 3/6
Which is why…

AP Productivity Cohort 4 (launches 4/19) will include an Obsidian beta group!

If you use @obsdmd and you want to learn the AP Productivity principles and help me discover some best practices in Obsidian as you build your system, I want you in the cohort! 4/6
My @RoamResearch friends are welcome, too, of course!

During our live session breakouts, we’ll split into Roam and Obsidian users for ease of learning the framework.

But in Office Hours demos and the community we’ll get to learn from each other! 5/6
If you’d like to receive an email when registration opens, follow the link in the quoted tweet.

Obsidian users will receive a 50% beta discount (which is fair, as Roam users will receive templates, SmartBlocks, and expert Roam-specific feedback!). 6/6

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Mar 16
Earlier this week we finished Cohort Three of my AP Productivity course.

👉 Here are 3 things I’ve learned in cohorts 1 - 3 that will make Cohort Four even stronger:
1️⃣

🏗 Content is scaffolding

🪄 Community is MAGIC

As my friend @CKLinOrg teased me: “Oh, you’ve got PLENTY of content! I’m still working through week 2.” (This was week 8—the final week)

I provide the framework and feedback—but also the SPACE—for collaborative learning.
2️⃣

🧠 Tools for Thought supercharge productivity

Task apps are fine, but limited.

TfTs—@RoamResearch, @amplenote, @obsdmd, @logseq, @craftdocsapp, etc.—allow WAY MORE.

You can brainstorm, gather, plan, organize, work, revise—AND track tasks. All in the same environment. 🤯
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Mar 8
In @RoamResearch, what are [[pages]] and how do you get the most mileage out of them?

1. All information in Roam lives on pages. (It lives in the form of "blocks," the unit of info in Roam—but blocks deserve a thread of their own)
2. You create pages inline by wrapping a word or phrase in [[double brackets]]. You can also use a hashtag.

The [[brackets]] or hashtag then serve as a reference to that page. You can click them to go to the page.

You can also create pages manually in the search bar.
3. Page references ALSO deserve a thread of their own. In short:

- Pages serve as hubs for all references to the page

- You can filter the linked references (i.e., backlinks) to find specific references

- Daily Notes = spine | Page = hub is a good working metaphor for Roam
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Mar 7
New @RoamResearch users:

Many #Roamans see incredible potential for their Roam workflows, but don’t know how to make it happen.

I can help—in a couple of different ways!

1. My free YouTube playlist, The Roaman Way, guides you through Roam’s fundamental features:
2. My paid course Your Road to Roam provides sample workflows as models you can adapt to your own needs—

Including workflows that use @dvargas92495’s (and @TfTHacker’s) SmartBlocks extension!

The course is being updated to V2 right now. Get it at a discount—link in quote tweet!
Read 5 tweets
Mar 7
🚨 Big changes are coming to my @RoamResearch ☮️ and #productivity courses! 🚨

I’ve wanted a live component to my asynchronous courses for a long time now. I’m excited I get to offer that as part of these changes and updates!

So what’s changing?
👉 AP Productivity: Essentials will REPLACE Powerful Task Management in @RoamResearch on April 18

AP Productivity: Essentials is GTD-style productivity supercharged for Tools for Thought (TfTs)

It is a new asynchronous version of my cohort course AP Productivity
AP Productivity: Essentials will include

✅ All pre-recorded video from the cohort course
✅ 2+ live Office Hours per month
✅ Productivity templates in @RoamResearch (other TfTs on the roadmap)
Read 15 tweets
Mar 2
A few thoughts on creating content in Tools for Thought—in this case, specifically in @RoamResearch & @obsdmd.

I'm currently making my first pass at my 4th Weekend Upgrade newsletter, and I feel like I'm hitting a rhythm with my process.

I allow myself 10 days from first...
...pass to final draft. That way, I'll have a presentable draft about a week in, and I can sit with it a day and tighten it with fresh eyes before I publish it.

On Weekend Upgrade 3, I worked a total of 4 hours and 15 minutes over the 10 days.

Roughly half that was...
...planning/organizing in @RoamResearch and the other half drafting/polishing in @obsdmd—which reflects my sense that Roam is better for linking things and Obsidian is smoother to write in.

Worth noting: that 4:15 was 5 separate work sessions.

I reject the idea that I need...
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Feb 22
Productivity is communication

Organizations that don't communicate effectively won't be productive. That's not a hot take.

Here's a hotter take: PERSONAL productivity is communication, too. 🔥

Between Today You and Future You.

Same rules apply:
1. Be clear. Write for Future You as though writing for a different person.

2. Be specific. If Future You doesn't know exactly what to do, it probably won't get done.

3. Be reasonable. Your instructions aren't a blood oath. Future You may find a better way! No biggie!

...
If you don't have anything clear or specific for Future You, at least decide what's NEXT.

What's next can even be a clear, specific instruction to figure OUT what the bigger, longer-term picture is.

...
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