Overwhelmed with too many things for your paper or project?
Create an academic command center.
Here is how to do it:
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Create an academic command center.
Here is how to do it:
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1. In @obsdmd install the Kanban plugin
Kanban is a free community plugin.
Kanban is a free community plugin.
2. Create a board
A board is just a special note in the vault. Right click any folder to get a new board.
Add as many columns or "categories" as you like.
Columns define the purpose of your board. e.g. organize literature, publication tasks or organization.
A board is just a special note in the vault. Right click any folder to get a new board.
Add as many columns or "categories" as you like.
Columns define the purpose of your board. e.g. organize literature, publication tasks or organization.
3. Add a card
Your cards can be anything.
- Text
- Image
- Link to a PDF
The column you add your card to has a meaning. Here I add a PDF to my reading list column.
After reading I might move it to "important papers", because it was relevant to my research.
Your cards can be anything.
- Text
- Image
- Link to a PDF
The column you add your card to has a meaning. Here I add a PDF to my reading list column.
After reading I might move it to "important papers", because it was relevant to my research.
4. View board as list
To quickly edit your board switch to the "markdown view".
- Open command palette (ctrl/cmd + P)
- Select "Kanban: Toggle between..."
- Edit the list
- Toggle again and see your new entry appear.
To quickly edit your board switch to the "markdown view".
- Open command palette (ctrl/cmd + P)
- Select "Kanban: Toggle between..."
- Edit the list
- Toggle again and see your new entry appear.
5. Structure your boards
Here are some ideas how you can structure your boards.
Generally a kanban board should be "alive" that means your tasks flow from left to right. But it is also fine to just use it as a static list.
For Todos:
- Backlog (Tasks that you might do eventually)
- Weekly Focus
- Blocked (Tasks blocked by someone else)
- Done
or in the Eisenhower Matrix:
- Important + urgent
- Not important + urgent
- important + not urgent
- not important + not urgent
For writing a paper:
- Reading list
- Section 1/2/3: Todos for parts of the paper
- Organization: Any auxiliary tasks
For a reading list:
- sort by domain
- sort by importance/interest
You get the idea.
A Kanban board mostly should be PERSONAL and task-specific. There is no all-size-fits-all solution.
Here are some ideas how you can structure your boards.
Generally a kanban board should be "alive" that means your tasks flow from left to right. But it is also fine to just use it as a static list.
For Todos:
- Backlog (Tasks that you might do eventually)
- Weekly Focus
- Blocked (Tasks blocked by someone else)
- Done
or in the Eisenhower Matrix:
- Important + urgent
- Not important + urgent
- important + not urgent
- not important + not urgent
For writing a paper:
- Reading list
- Section 1/2/3: Todos for parts of the paper
- Organization: Any auxiliary tasks
For a reading list:
- sort by domain
- sort by importance/interest
You get the idea.
A Kanban board mostly should be PERSONAL and task-specific. There is no all-size-fits-all solution.
A visual reference manager is a good alternative to a more static board (i.e. not great for todos, but great for reading-lists):
https://twitter.com/Artifexx/status/1607728321663475713
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