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How the notebook worksEvery page answers two questions: what kind of thinking it keeps, and how far along that thinking is.What it keepsNotesmy thoughts in fluxTopicA gathering point. It collects the notes underneath it, and sometimes nothing is written in the middle.Minethis oneMy ideas, at every stage of thought.InspiredNot fully, or mostly, original. It says whose idea it started as.StubNot enough to say in public yet. Here for the links in and out.How far alongSteepingThin and early. Written down so I can find out what I think of it.BrewingHas a shape, still moving. Most of the notebook lives here.PouredFinished, which is not the same as long. Five words can be poured.Mix kind and stage on the benchEdited

Personal Knowledge Management System

History

A personal knowledge management (PKM) system is a way of capturing your thoughts and ideas about topics you care about. It is a tool for thought that allows you to explore ideas. These systems are not new, with slip boxes and card catalogs being one example of older PKM systems, the term “personal knowledge management” seems to have origitnated around 19991.

My PKM System

My current PKM tool of choice is Obsidian.

A few tips on navigating my PKM system

  • For those new to PKM:
    • In this system, notes are connected based on the ideas contained within the notes.
    • Connected notes are denoted by the purple in text links in text. Some links go to a desitation, and some are placeholders for future notes. Exploring connected notes helps to explore connected ideas and concpts.
    • Ideas typically come from good primary and secondary sources. By talking to the text, new ideas can emerge. These take the form of atomic notes, hypotheses, lists, checklists, and can eventually be the basis for a short abstract or longer blog style post.
  • Based on the links, ideas are interconnected, and you can navigate based on:
    • Listing of Notes to the left sidebar (including by Topic)
    • Backlinks (appear at the bottom of notes)
    • Interactive Graph (shown to the right)

References

  1. Frand, Jason; Hixon, Carol (1999), “Personal Knowledge Management : Who, What, Why, When, Where, How?”, Working Paper, UCLA Anderson School of Management ↩

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