the lie at the core of pkm
no system will save you from the hard work of sitting with the unknown
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the lie at the core of pkm
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.
reddit.com • R/ObsidianMD - Is the Concept of Personal Knowledge Management Flawed?
"If you feel resistance before you begin, it's usually procrastination and you need to get started.
If you feel resistance after you begin, it's usually feedback and you need to make adjustments."
If you feel resistance after you begin, it's usually feedback and you need to make adjustments."
3-2-1: On discarding old commitments, handling disappointments, and how to go from vision to reality
breadcrumb thinking
Alex Dobrenko • 7 cards
The problem is, as achievement-subjects, not only do we burn ourselves out, but the meaning and value of our lives is always deferred. Once we have our dream job, the perfect home, a perfectly optimised life – once we are productive enough, efficient enough, successful enough – only then will we arrive at meaning. But just like the fruit that... See more
Alec Stubbs • The Achievement Society Is Burning Us Out, We Need More Play
so too with PKM systems - the reward comes only once you have the perfect system. once you’re organized. except that never comes.
A Signalling Theory of PKMThe reason Knowledge Graphs and other PKM memes are so trendy is that, by publicizing one’s overwrought Knowledge Management System, people think they are showing off their big brains. Perhaps for some people, it sincerely feels like intellectual progress to externalize one’s overgrown web of ideas and one’s arcane system... See more
Justin Murphy • Personal Knowledge Management is Bullshit
Stop Procrastinating With Note-Taking Apps Like Obsidian, Roam, Logseq
youtube.comyou can't just collect information to feel creatively and
intellectually alive you need to build a relationship with your gut you need to understand what is worth keeping what is my intention what what do I want to get out of this