E6 Ian Helfant: Navigating the Insecurity and Conflict of Notetaking in Academia

11/02/22 • 76 min

We talked about my dad's experience researching for his thesis and books as an undergraduate without modern-day notetaking tools, what makes researchers interested in their research, the conflict with freer form notetaking and publishing, and how to make your notes accessible to the general public as an academic.
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💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/
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E5 Skye Helfant: Why Most Students Take Terrible Notes

Skye Helfant is a Sophomore Utrecht University student studying Artificial Intelligence. He’s a great video editor and fellow YouTuber creating content documenting his journey into learning how to code. He uses Obsidian and Anki as the main knowledge management apps for his second brain. He’s also my twin brother. In this episode we discuss how he uses Anki and Obsidian for language learning and coding. We discuss the pitfalls most students fall into with their notetaking. We talk what makes a life meaningful, and how to create a vision as a student.
Where to find Skye:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg5RTW3JWsSmINcTLnsyXzQ?app=desktop
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HelfantSkye
MY FAVORITE THINGS:
📚How I choose what books to read next (Blinkist): https://blinkist.o6eiov.net/5bMEvo
💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/
🗞️How I take notes on articles: (Instapaper): https://bit.ly/3AEzfXv
🎧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
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E7 Rachel Madrigal: From Chronic Notetaker to Minimalist Obsidian User

Rachel Madrigal is a Software Engineer turned product manager at Twingate and part-time YouTuber who creates vlog and Obsidian content. She’s also a friend because we meet weekly for our YouTube accountability meetings. This week, we talked about Rachel's work as a software engineer and experience switching to product management, how notetaking is helping her in both careers, and her experience becoming a more minimalist Obsidian user.
MY FAVORITE THINGS:
📚How I choose what books to read next (Blinkist): https://blinkist.o6eiov.net/5bMEvo
💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/
🗞️How I take notes on articles: (Instapaper): https://bit.ly/3AEzfXv
🎧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:
✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://upbeat-speaker-6797.ck.page/b...
🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault: https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant
🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/