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So currently, I learn things via theory break it down beginner guides how other people use this thing (e.g. da vinci resolve tips and training videos) practice try a small project (e.g. renpy visual novels) create something cute / useful (e.g. bitbar script for youtube stats) memorization anki - spaced repetition (the videos on how to do anki efficiently by med students using AnKing Deck are chef’s kiss) useful for things that are just lots of information and definitions when you need a lot of basic info to understand what you are reading (papers) also for remembering summaries of papers (so I can discuss with other people in my lab) As a way to revisit zettels (there are a few different ways to ‘see random note’ or export from obsidian to anki)

The Setup The setup should be Computer A: Vault folder in dropbox folder + Obsidian Sync on Computer B, C, D: Vault folder in local file system (Not dropbox folder) + Obsidian sync You want only one vault hosted from the dropbox folder itself, the other computer’s obsidian vault should be local folder and not dropbox because obsidian sync takes care of syncing and if dropbox tries to sync too, you get a bunch of errors and missing files (can be restored but troublesome)....

My Typing Setup Most people in the world type on the QWERTY layout. I type on this layout, which is adapted from the Colemak-dh Keyboard Layout, a variant of the colemak keyboard layout that is available on most platforms. The tabs in the image are layers that I can switch between. For example, my symbols layer. The keyboard itself is the “Moonlander” by ZSA looks like. Here is what it looks like I bought this as it is customizable, both...

Intro If you work from home then you probably have tried to work in bed before :) but it is rather uncomfortable with a tiny laptop and suspending an actual monitor right above my face is a bit scary (it might drop… directly onto my head) so my current solution is: a projector! Downsides of a projector? It is super loud. Basic Setup You need: a projector (hdmi input) that is hopefully not too loud some computer (can be headless like the mac mini) if the computer does not have a hdmi slot then you also need a dongle mouse or even a trackball split keyboard (two parts of keyboard attached by cable) cables computer to projector (hdmi to hdmi) keyboard to computer (USB C to USB C for moonlander) - this needs to be a long cable (1....

Status This is the script for my meta-template picker video Obsidian: Building the Meta-Templater from Scratch - YouTube. Currently working on this blog post Post Today I want to share, how to use a meta-templater in your workflow so first, What is the meta-templater (what it does - trigger template based on name of the file) Bryan Jenks Bryan Jenks first coined this term, he adds this symbol in front of his links so it tells obsidian what kind of note this is supposed to be, so example a book source note....

TODO Video link here sources of where I get content external discord obsidian, obsidian forums fiction - inspired thinking articles - david perell essays anything of interest shortform newsletters blogs - elizabeth book notes courses papers → zotero → pdf highlights (can make a seperate post on this) - can highlight on mac or on ipad and send back keeping track of my own experiments in obsidian what do I do Focus on auto collection as much as possible - I tried like putting it in notes apps but having to process takes a lot of time (curation vs convenience) highlight the thing auto collected by readwise mac: hypothesis for articles, videos just write in obsidian ipad: command browser android: twitter is readwise, snipd for podcast notes braintoss to daily note iphone: braintoss → email → my script android: braintoss ipad: braintoss process in obsidian things I am exploring pkm thinking tools scrintal logseq - like it but also outliners not good for export to other people link to video comparing the 3 for zettelkasten purposes apps read it later apps (instapaper) - but I have command browser on ipad which is a one time purchase kindles I actually don’t really read books that much?...

What’s in a Weekly Review My weekly review is based off the GTD weekly review. Think of it as being more intentional about what you are spending your time on and as a catch-all for todos that you can’t immediately do. Purpose of the weekly review: Review what you have done this week Plan for what you need to do next week How this fits into my life: The daily note → weekly note → monthly review process:...