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Writing Slowly<p>Everything large and significant began as something small and insignificant. <a href="https://writingslowly.com/2024/02/11/from-fragments-you.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writingslowly.com/2024/02/11/f</span><span class="invisible">rom-fragments-you.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Zettelkasten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zettelkasten</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PKM</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/notemaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>notemaking</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/notetaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>notetaking</span></a></p>
Mark McElroy<p>A online friend contacted me yesterday, saying, “I’m headed to Zurich … do you have any ideas about things to do there?”</p><p>Opened <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Obsidian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obsidian</span></a>. Searched “Zurich.” Found my travel project from a vacation earlier this year, </p><p>This note about this restaurant - that note about that neighborhood bar, another note about the chocolate factory, and another note about the church with the windows by Chagall …</p><p>… and boom! Plans for my friend.</p><p><a href="https://pkm.social/tags/ObsidianMD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ObsidianMD</span></a> … I love you.</p><p><a href="https://pkm.social/tags/PKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PKM</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/NoteMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoteMaking</span></a></p>
Mark McElroy<p>Every time I travel, I’m reminded how powerful <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Obsidian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obsidian</span></a>’s mobile app is. All the notes I need are right there, organized exactly as I organize them on my MacBook Pro, so they’re easily found and browsed when needed. A big thank you to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kepano" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kepano</span></a></span> and team for making this mobile experience so smooth!</p><p><a href="https://pkm.social/tags/PKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PKM</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/notemaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>notemaking</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/WhereMyNotesAt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhereMyNotesAt</span></a>?</p>
Mark McElroy<p>Haruki Murakami, in _Novelist as a Vocation_: "If you take a hundred novelists you’ll find a hundred different ways of writing novels." </p><p>And this is true of <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/NoteMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoteMaking</span></a> and <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/PKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PKM</span></a>, as well. An approach that works very well for someone else might not work for you. Don't be afraid to simply and consistently work toward your OWN way of structuring your notes. </p><p><a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Obsidian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obsidian</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Logseq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Logseq</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Tana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tana</span></a></p>
Mark McElroy<p>Cranked up the <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Bear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bear</span></a> app for the first time in more than a year. Found a trove of old notes on various subjects, from a pack of work-related meeting minutes to notes from a long-forgotten doctor visit. </p><p>Finding these felt like finding an unexpected little window into my own life. Funny how much of what mattered once doesn't matter now. </p><p>(I was glad to rediscover old <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/ToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToRead</span></a>, <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/ToWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToWatch</span></a>, and <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/ToEat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToEat</span></a> lists, as well as notes on cocktails to try!)</p><p><a href="https://pkm.social/tags/BearApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BearApp</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/PKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PKM</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/NoteMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoteMaking</span></a></p>
Mark McElroy<p>Okay, so I will be the first to admit that, while basic, the query builder for the latest version of <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Logseq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Logseq</span></a> makes using queries much, much easier than before. </p><p>It's a good first step, and a great foundation for further development.</p><p><a href="https://pkm.social/tags/PKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PKM</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/NoteMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoteMaking</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/ToolsForThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToolsForThought</span></a></p>
Mark McElroy<p>Complicated systems (like watches) are driven by causes &amp; effects. Applying expertise solves most issues. Future states can be predicted.</p><p>Complex systems (like weather) are chaotic. Expertise and long-term planning become less useful due to unpredictability. </p><p>A lot of approaches to <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/PKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PKM</span></a> assume <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/notemaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>notemaking</span></a> is complicated (hence: structure, folders, taxonomies). How many assume complexity, with unknowable future states? What strategies or tools excel at teasing emergent structure from chaos?</p>
Mark McElroy<p>Different folks consider different factors when choosing a <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/PKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PKM</span></a> or <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/NoteMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoteMaking</span></a> app. </p><p>I wonder how important the "Not in Beta" factor should be? (It would certainly narrow the field.)</p><p>So: what *are* the PKM tools that aren't in beta right now? <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Obsidian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obsidian</span></a> isn't in beta. What else?</p>
Mark McElroy<p>Which <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/PKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PKM</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/NoteMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoteMaking</span></a> muse serves your needs best: the Angel of Sheets or the Angel of Blocks?</p><p>(The answer to that question may hint at whether you should be using <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Obsidian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obsidian</span></a> or <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Logseq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Logseq</span></a>.)</p>
Mark McElroy<p>The <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Napkin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Napkin</span></a> app -- the one that dredges up past notes and presents them as clusters of related ideas -- offers a functionality I find interesting ... but not particularly useful as a stand-alone app.</p><p>What plug-ins for <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Obsidian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obsidian</span></a> or <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Logseq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Logseq</span></a> offer similar functionality? (This might be where an AI would be actually useful: pointing out and presenting notes that are thematically similar.)</p><p><a href="https://pkm.social/tags/PKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PKM</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/NoteMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoteMaking</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/rediscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rediscovery</span></a></p>
Mark McElroy<p>As long as I am producing work, I think it’s fine to go on about the merits and shortcomings of <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Obsidian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obsidian</span></a>, <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Logseq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Logseq</span></a>, and other <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/NoteMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoteMaking</span></a> tools for <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/PKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PKM</span></a>. </p><p>Key phrase: “As long as I am producing work.”</p><p>Otherwise, I’d just be like someone opining on ultralight backpacks who never actually goes on a hike.</p><p>Don’t forget to look into what your favorite <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/PKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PKM</span></a> gurus actually produce … beyond content on PKM.</p>
Mark McElroy<p>I've got hundreds of books and thousands of notes in my <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Kindle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kindle</span></a> library. <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Readwise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Readwise</span></a> scoured and imported all this handily ... but I didn't like having thousands of notes dropped smack in the middle of my <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Obsidian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obsidian</span></a> vault or <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Logseq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Logseq</span></a> graph. </p><p>Don't forget: you can check off *exactly* which sources <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/Readwise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Readwise</span></a> will use when sucking in notes and highlights. Now, I enable and bring in sources one at a time (or as needed), and like the results (and processing them) a lot more. </p><p><a href="https://pkm.social/tags/PKM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PKM</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/NoteMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoteMaking</span></a></p>
Mark McElroy<p>Solid. Gold. -- if, for no other reason, the fact that reading this might inspire you to think about (and outline, and improve) a process of your own:</p><p><a href="https://pkm.social/tags/NoteMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoteMaking</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/notes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>notes</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/NoteTaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoteTaking</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/process" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>process</span></a> <a href="https://pkm.social/tags/AmNoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmNoting</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.eleanorkonik.com/the-konik-method-for-making-notes/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eleanorkonik.com/the-konik-met</span><span class="invisible">hod-for-making-notes/</span></a></p>
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