r/ObsidianMD - Reddit

On PKM influencers:

• Do not trust anyone whose only apparent output is producing PKM-related content. They are trying to sell you the PKM fantasy.


• Of those who do produce something genuinely valuable with the help of PKM, do not believe that simply doing PKM will make you that kind of person. Just because an essayist uses PKM, don't think learning

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Most systems have some sort of review or curation element to them. Along with, like you stated, expression or creativity, there needs to be an outlet or necessary action involved.

Tl;dr: I think personal knowledge management, in many cases, is a fruitless effort and there are generally only very few cases (see above) in which note taking actually makes sense.