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Does it happen that you get an epiphany and want to share it with the world, but when you get to writing it, you feel uninspired? You still chug along with the topic, and you feel like you are stuck! You question your worth as a writer, and as a…

A framework for taking smart notes. From Take Useful Notes. — The Outline Wall is a technique used by historian Robert Caro [1], to organize and make sense of large amounts of information. He would create an outline of the main ideas and concepts of a historical event or period and post it on a wall. …

A framework for taking smart notes. From Take Useful Notes. — It was on March 2nd, 2022, when I attended the Eventbrite event “Sketchnoting with Mike Rohde” [1]. Therefore, it was an intense pleasure for me to have a live online workshop together with him and more than a hundred participants. As I listened to his voice and watched his live…

When we think of note-taking, we often think of linear text on a page, or maybe a few bullet points and diagrams. But what if we could take notes in a way that better reflects how our brains actually work — by making connections, mapping out ideas, and creating a…

I’ll start with the tl;dr: I want to try to write more often. Specifically, I’d like to aim for “near-daily” blog posts, with a goal of publishing something approximately five days per week and accompanying it with a piece of art. …

(is my creative mind) I had not heard the term “Monkey Mind” before watching Dr. Modupe Akinola discuss the possible reason behind the superstar’s restless sleep. At my office manager’s suggestion, I’ve been watching the National Geographic documentary series “Limitless with Chris Hemsworth.” …

(to your knowledge management system) On January 9, 2007, the Wall Street Journal ran an article without reference to an author; the title was “Roberta Wohlstetter, Codebreaker” ¹ and provided a short glimpse into the life of an American historian and intelligence analyst. …

Why bother to use Anki in the first place if you can quickly access the information in your Zettelkasten? Because quick access to memory is at the foundation of creative thought and problem-solving. …