
E21 Josh Duffney: When Zettelkasten Notetaking In Obsidian Fails...
06/08/23 • 89 min
Josh Duffney is a software engineer, writer, and speaker as well as the author of How to Take Smart Notes in Obsidian and Become Ansible. He records YouTube videos about technology, productivity, and personal knowledge management.
In this podcast, you will learn:
- Why the Zettelkasten notetaking system can fail...
- How to take dumb notes over smart notes
- How AI will change notetaking
MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:
🚀3 Days to Lecture Notetaking Mastery in Obsidian: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/3daystolecturenotetakingmastery
🔗Unlock Your Genius With Linked Book Notetaking: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/linked-book-notetaking/
MY ONLINE COURSES:
📚The Art Of Linked Reading: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/learn-the-art-of-linked-reading-in-3-weeks/
🎓Obsidian University: Your Secret Weapon at School: https://shop.johnmavrick.com/obsidian-university
MY FAVORITE THINGS:
📚How I choose the next book to read (Shortform): Shortform.com/aidanhelfant
🗞️How I take notes highlights on everything: (Reader): https://readwise.io/read
💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/
🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9
🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEw
JOIN THE JOURNEY:
🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/
✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/newsletter/
🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault: https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant
🎙️Check out my Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZeS9QuqYGGS91YNl7cNf0
🐦Check out my Twitter: https://twitter.com/AidanHelfant
PS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links and I do receive a commission for purchases 🤪
Josh Duffney is a software engineer, writer, and speaker as well as the author of How to Take Smart Notes in Obsidian and Become Ansible. He records YouTube videos about technology, productivity, and personal knowledge management.
In this podcast, you will learn:
- Why the Zettelkasten notetaking system can fail...
- How to take dumb notes over smart notes
- How AI will change notetaking
MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:
🚀3 Days to Lecture Notetaking Mastery in Obsidian: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/3daystolecturenotetakingmastery
🔗Unlock Your Genius With Linked Book Notetaking: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/linked-book-notetaking/
MY ONLINE COURSES:
📚The Art Of Linked Reading: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/learn-the-art-of-linked-reading-in-3-weeks/
🎓Obsidian University: Your Secret Weapon at School: https://shop.johnmavrick.com/obsidian-university
MY FAVORITE THINGS:
📚How I choose the next book to read (Shortform): Shortform.com/aidanhelfant
🗞️How I take notes highlights on everything: (Reader): https://readwise.io/read
💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/
🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9
🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEw
JOIN THE JOURNEY:
🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/
✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/newsletter/
🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault: https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant
🎙️Check out my Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZeS9QuqYGGS91YNl7cNf0
🐦Check out my Twitter: https://twitter.com/AidanHelfant
PS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links and I do receive a commission for purchases 🤪
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E20 Bob Doto: How Spirituality And Creative Insight Connects With The Zettelkasten Method of Notetaking
Bob Doto, for the past 20 years, has worked with writers, spiritual aspirants, yogis, teachers, knowledge workers, teaching courses on Zettelkasten, PKM, social media, and spirituality. He is a past mentor on Building a Second Brain. Bob has been blogging since 2003 and publishing zines on and off since the early 90s. He's the author of four books and writes a newsletter called the High Pony which features weekly insights on the creative process, spiritual practice, personal knowledge management, and productivity.
In this podcast you will learn:
- How spirituality connects with PKM and The Zettelkasten method of notetaking
- How to overcome the two biggest problems of starting in PKM
- How to use your PKM system for creative insight
MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:
🚀3 Days to Lecture Notetaking Mastery in Obsidian: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/3daystolecturenotetakingmastery
🗺️3 Days To Supercharging Your School Learning With MOCs In Obsidian: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/3daystosuperchargingyourschoollearningwithmocsinobsidian
✍️From Idea To Paper In Minutes: How To Write Anything In Record Time With Obsidian Notes: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/fromideatopaperinminuteshowtowriteanythinginrecordtimewithobsidiannotes
MY ONLINE COURSES:
🎓Obsidian University: Your Secret Weapon at School: https://shop.johnmavrick.com/obsidian-university
MY FAVORITE THINGS:
📚How I choose the next book to read (Shortform): Shortform.com/aidanhelfant
🗞️How I take notes highlights on everything: (Reader): https://readwise.io/read
💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/
🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9
🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEw
JOIN THE JOURNEY:
🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/
✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/newsletter/
🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault: https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant
🎙️Check out my Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZeS9QuqYGGS91YNl7cNf0
🐦Check out my Twitter: https://twitter.com/AidanHelfant
PS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links and I do receive a commission for purchases 🤪
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E22 Marc Champaign How To Change Your Life By Journaling Today
Marc Champagne is the Writer & Author of Personal Socrates (Better Questions, Better Life) | Mental Fitness Strategist and the Host of Behind The Human (a Top 50 Podcast).
In this podcast, you will learn:
- The power of self-reflection
- How to find journaling prompts that resonate with you
- How to create a system for journaling practice
MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:
🚀3 Days to Lecture Notetaking Mastery in Obsidian: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/3daystolecturenotetakingmastery
🗺️3 Days To Supercharging Your School Learning With MOCs In Obsidian: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/3daystosuperchargingyourschoollearningwithmocsinobsidian
🗃️3 Days To Starting A Zettelkasten In Obsidian As A Student: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/3daystostartingazettelkasteninobsidianasastudent
MY ONLINE COURSES:
🎓Obsidian University: Your Secret Weapon at School: https://shop.johnmavrick.com/obsidian-university
MY FAVORITE THINGS:
📚How I choose the next book to read (Shortform): Shortform.com/aidanhelfant
🗞️How I take notes highlights on everything: (Reader): https://readwise.io/read
💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/
🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9
🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEw
JOIN THE JOURNEY:
🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/
✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/newsletter/
🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault: https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant
🎙️Check out my Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZeS9QuqYGGS91YNl7cNf0
🐦Check out my Twitter: https://twitter.com/AidanHelfant
PS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links and I do receive a commission for purchases 🤪
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