An exclusive insight into how I manage knowledge and productivity… — Hello Medium! It’s been a while. This is perhaps the longest I’ve spent without writing on this platform since I began doing so at the start of the year. But now I’m back. And this article’s going to be a special one. Ever since my work on Obsidian and productivity…

I’ve been neglecting this feature in Obsidian for the longest time, but recently I decided to upgrade the way I use tags in Obsidian. There was one resource in particular that helped me… The book Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte has sold all around the globe, and it…

Taking inspiration from biological evolution… — Since beginning to use PARAZETTEL, my bespoke system for personal knowledge management, I’ve learned a lot about effective systems for taking notes and working, and how to develop them. In this piece, I’m going to cover why it’s best to follow an evolution model in developing your own PKM system…

What most of my Obsidian usage entails… — Obsidian has been my PKM ‘daily driver’ for almost a year and a half now and it’s been the only tool that has stuck with me properly when creating work. Over these five years, I’ve been developing and optimising the workflows that I use every day to get work done…

How does the note-taking app perform? — It’s good to have a personal website. A corner of the internet that’s yours, that nobody can take away from you. They’re not only reserved for bloggers or professionals — it can be cheap and easy to set up a website for yourself. That’s what I’ve been doing of late…

How I earned $1000 in one weekend with zero previous experience — At the start of the year, my online audience was the sixth-form friends who followed me on Instagram. My online business endeavours were non-existent and I had little motivation or direction. Just under two months ago, I launched a digital product that earned $1k in revenue over the launch weekend…

Here are the superb tools that I use to run an online business… — Using the internet and online connectivity in a useful way is not easy. There are a lot of things to contend with when you’re a content creator: Consistency Audience engagement Improving and staying relevant, These, among others, come and go throughout the journey. I’ve faced many of these troubles since…

From nothing to $1.2k writing about my interests… — If I’m honest, I didn’t expect much from writing on Medium… The related goal for 2023 was to publish 10 articles on the platform. But, by the title of this piece, it’s clear that I outdid my own expectations of myself, publishing ten times as many pieces as I challenged…

How to reset when things get out of hand… — Working in Obsidian is a pleasure most of the time, but with such a customisable application things are bound to get out of hand at times. When this happens, you need a way to reset and get back to work. I do this by simplifying and clearing out my vault…