Beyond collecting and storing information, new tools for thought allow users to resurface, connect, and generate knowledge. Whether visual or textual, this new breed of tools encourage users to link their ideas together, find interesting patterns, and create original content based on their research.

In both, many people value the output (product) more highly than the process of getting to the output. That’s a mistake. Often, the process has as much (and in the case of PKM, more) value than the final product. Let’s examine how this applies to each discipline.

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Here’s the bottom line — even though it’s on a much smaller scale, your PKM system is like a home. You want it to operate correctly, do the right things for you and be a positive influence in your life, rather than a burden.

This being the truth, it astonishes me that so many people change systems and apps as often as they change clothes.

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