A gardener's pkm

The personal development / productivity space is littered with conflicting advice of varying utility. It attracts the intellectually promiscuous. Commitment-phobic concept sluts endlessly dabble with frameworks and tools, hoping to someday reach a moment of certainty when they’ll finally take action…99% of self-help is escapism.

Daniel Kazandjian • 80/20 Personal Development

All you have to do is take cute little notes all the time, and the hard work is magically done for you!

Personal Knowledge Management is Bullshit

inspiration happens when you aren't looking for it. when you are relaxed and open. that's the vibe inside sublime

What percentage of history's greatest and most prolific writers did not use a Zettelkasten? More than 99%, probably. Luhmann is an exception that proves the rule.

Personal Knowledge Management is Bullshit

Digital gardening| 0xShapeShifter

0xshapeshifter.dev

My biggest issue with tools like Delphi that promise to help creators scale their time infinitely is that most people aren’t lacking information or insight. They are lacking the peer support, accountability, and belief capital needed to put the knowledge into action.

Like Om said: "Bumper sticker" gurus being automated means even more performative v

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On Inboxes

I have two conceptual inboxes.

First one, inbox.md , is where the most interesting links end up, together with my random thoughts, waiting for a weekly review. I mainly append to that file through iOS shortcut. I can quickly share a twitter link, or jot a quick note in drafts.

Second one is a bit more convoluted. Sometimes during the day ... See more

Memex Dreams

love how he’s thinking about inboxes, especially the necessity of a weekly review

njoqi

njoqi.me

That people show off these illegible globs in public only makes sense from a signaling perspective: They are saying, “look at how many nodes I have in my brain, amazing nodes, I have so many nodes that a peon such as yourself can’t even guess what’s going on here!”