Personal knowledge management

@nandiniinfinity

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Some supplementary ideas: - An active output doesn’t have to be an essay or article. For example, if you’re reading to learn how to tackle a problem, an action plan is a high value output. If you’re reading to expand your knowledge of a particular topic, a discussion with a similarly inclined friend or acquaintance (either after reading the same book or two books on the same topic) is a very good “output”; to talk intelligently and fruitfully about what you’ve read you need to understand the ideas and think your own thoughts about them beforehand, and then engage with your friend’s ideas during the conversation. The added social interaction element is a bonus. - Writing your own thoughts about the ideas you’re reading/hearing is very useful and encourages active rather than passive reading/listening. For example, while reading a book like Atomic Habits, you can write down how you’d adopt a particular strategy or tactic for yourself in the notes. - While valuable ideas in chatty videos can be too spread out, concise videos, like this one, can be good learning material. Watching them at the maximum speed at which the speaker is intelligible to you can compel you to focus harder. - Procrastinators should beware of selectivity becoming an excuse!

ONE-SENTENCE TAKEAWAY: Personal Knowledge Management should aid in productivity, not become a sophisticated form of procrastination.

• Realize that sophisticated procrastination involves activities that feel productive but aren’t, such as overly complex planning, endless research, and excessive discussion without action.
• Recognize that creating complex note-taking systems can make you feel smart but might not lead to better work output.
• Avoid the optimization procrastination trap: Constantly tweaking your system beyond necessity.
• Avoid the perfect tool trap: Frequently switching between note-taking apps in search of the perfect one.
• Commit to using your current note-taking tool for at least six months without switching.
• Understand that your brain can generate insights organically without always relying on structured note-taking.
• Relax and trust that good ideas will come to you naturally.
• Focus your note-taking efforts on specific projects rather than taking notes for the sake of it. Filter out irrelevant information and concentrate on what’s necessary for your project/effort/goal.
• Prioritize doing actual work over structuring your note-taking system.
• Establish boundaries for working on optimizing your note-taking system, such as limiting it to 30 minutes a day or a couple of hours on weekends.
• Separate the process of capturing information from processing and structuring it.
• Assess whether your personal knowledge management system has improved your work output over the past three to six months. If your output has decreased, reconsider and simplify your system.

1. Take a deep breath and think step by step.
2. Combine understanding into a single, 20-word sentence.
3. Summarize content into a “ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY” section.
4. Identify the 10 most important points.
5. Limit points to 15 words each.
6. List points in a “MAIN POINTS” section.
7. Determine the 5 best takeaways.
8. List takeaways in a “TAKEAWAYS” section.
9. Effective summarization requires step-by-step thinking.
10. Concise summaries should be 20 words.
11. Important points are limited to 15 words each.
12. Separate sections for main points and takeaways enhance clarity.
13. Proper formatting is crucial for readability.

The philosophy emphasizes the balance between consumption and creation.

1. Selective Consumption: Over-selection in note-taking can lead to information overload and reduced productivity. Be selective in what you consume; focus on consuming and capturing high-quality information that directly contributes to your goals. Embrace strategic abandonment; recognize when to stop consuming mediocre material to focus on higher-value activities.
2. Selective Capture: Raise the bar for what you capture; only record the most compelling and relevant materials to engage with or from consumed information.
3. 4. Adding Friction: Introduce friction in the note-taking process to enhance understanding and reduce noise.
4. Be Output Focused: Focus on creative output; write and create to deepen your understanding and generate new ideas. Any kind of value output.

• “If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
• “Writing is thinking on paper. Anyone who thinks clearly should be able to write clearly about any subject at all.”
• “You do not want to be the hoarder who over-selects; you want to be the synthesizer who treats selection and capture as a skill.”
• “Creativity begets creativity. For every essay you write, you might have three more essay ideas come to you.”
• “Strategic abandonment is one of the best tools you have. Your time is limited; consumption is a game of trade-offs.”
• “Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.” – David Allen
• “Clarity about what matters provides clarity about what does not.” – Cal Newport
• “Focus on being productive instead of busy.” – Tim Ferriss
• “The key to good note-taking is to capture less, but capture better.” – Sönke Ahrens
• “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” – Lou Holtz

• Stop Procrastinating With Note-Taking Apps Like Obsidian, Roam, Logseq - YouTube