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Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) / Tools for Thought (TfT) / Second Brain (BASB) / Personal Productivity / Community Building. Life Coach @MtnStreamCoach.
Aug 25, 2022 9 tweets 4 min read
Five top-level criteria for Personal Knowledge Management / Second Brain app selection:

1⃣What are your PKM goals and anticipated primary usecases?
2⃣What is your mindset / archetype? Reference: nesslabs.com/how-to-choose-… (that also covers usecases) and

⬇️ 3⃣How capable & willing are you to dedicate time to learning, configuring & customizing the app?
4⃣What are your data privacy, security & portability needs?
5⃣What are your aesthetic preferences? (appearance & user interface)

[Archetype alone is insufficient]

What did I miss?
Aug 24, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
PURE #Learning Method, from Kemal Tekce (kmltkc.de)
medium.com/@kmltkc/how-to…

🔹Priming
🔹Understanding
🔹Resting
🔹Experiencing

⬇️ Priming:
🔹Skim the content to get a rough understanding
🔹Breaking big concepts into smaller concepts
🔹1D Structure of Concepts (SOC)--linear notes
🔹2D Network of Concepts (NOC)--mindmap
Aug 12, 2022 9 tweets 4 min read
I fell into the #KnowledgeGraph (KG) and Personal Knowledge Graph (PKG) rabbit hole. After too many hours of reading and watching, I'm now smarter than before; however, I am still learning.

Some stops along the way:
⬇️ Towards Definition of Knowledge Graphs ceur-ws.org/Vol-1695/paper… resonated re "Graph-based knowledge representation has been researched for decades and the term knowledge graph does not constitute new technology. Rather, it is buzzword reinvented by Google and adopted by other[s]"
Aug 7, 2022 4 tweets 6 min read
Ten Obsidian @obsdmd Starter Kits / Vaults
In alphabetical order by Twitter name:
1⃣@_MikeSchmitz, thesweetsetup.com/rm/obsidian-st…, Free
2⃣@beingPax, beingpax.gumroad.com/l/obsidian-sta…, Name price, 30 sales
3⃣@cotemaxime, forum.obsidian.md/t/para-starter… (a small demo of PARA), Free

⬇️ 4⃣@DigitalZettels, digitalzettels.gumroad.com/l/bfzylj, Free
5⃣@dSebastien, developassion.gumroad.com/l/obsidian-sta…, 19.99 Euros, 171 sales (many at the previous 14.99 price)
6⃣@johnmavrick_yt, johnmavrick.gumroad.com/l/obsidian-sta…, US$47, 45 sales
7⃣@MrChrisJWilson, do.learncreateshare.net/app/plans/606e…, Free

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Aug 6, 2022 10 tweets 5 min read
Latest podcast binge: Reverb by @sanedotfyi
anchor.fm/reverbbysane

A 🧵with some takeaways from my favorite episodes so far

⬇️ Ep.12 w/ @anthilemoon 1/2
🔹Writing as thinking tool
🔹Thinking about thinking
🔹Internal motivation while open to collaboration
🔹Learning in public, sharing learning process
🔹Student AND teacher
🔹Twitter, Telegram, & Newsletter for idea input
🔹@RoamResearch Digital Garden
Jun 26, 2022 11 tweets 6 min read
Hunting for Personal Knowledge Management / Tools for Thought email newsletters that are tool-agnostic

There are many more newsletters that lead with Productivity -- compiling a list for these is a task for another day

What I have from my PKM search:
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[What have I missed?] 1) DevelopPassion @dSebastien newsletter.dsebastien.net

"Learn everything about personal knowledge management, software development, productivity, and Indie Hacking."
Jun 24, 2022 13 tweets 9 min read
A month ago I began using @obsdmd as my core note-taking app.

At the one-month mark, my Top-10 resources for getting started with #Obsidian:
⬇️ 1) Obsidian Starter Kit, by @dSebastien developassion.gumroad.com/l/obsidian-sta…

This is how it all got started for me. The kit costs 14.99 Euros.

It installs an Obsidian Vault and provides an extensive User Guide, stored as a Notion database.