Post Ad4VDAK5fpD59IlExs by spinningthoughts@pkm.social
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(DIR) Post #Ad2x6qaRkohRFruCrA by nicole@pkm.social
2023-12-21T21:26:16Z
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Why do you do PKM?Content creators on the wider internet say: to improve productivity, learn new features/plugins/tools, leverage AI, get better at work.But recently I had a nice chat with an all-female PKM creator group and our answers were: to improve mental and physical health, be more intentional, journal for clarity, prevent burnout.Even I’M guilty of talking too much about the former and not too much about the latter.#pkm
(DIR) Post #Ad3DCGTYWfQwGKHtey by gracefrench@pkm.social
2023-12-22T00:26:29Z
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@nicole I use it like a Pensieve (if you'll forgive *that* reference) - My ADHD brain keeps working overtime, and among other things, it grows my fictional world and the stories it contains even when I'm consciously doing other things. It was so overwhelming that I realised I'd need to deliberately forget it all and then quit writing... or go mad. Writing makes up for more than 50% of my identity, so the prospect was heartbreaking. Then I discovered Obsidian, and I didn't have to quit.
(DIR) Post #Ad3jWzkp5WyH13IEGe by spinningthoughts@pkm.social
2023-12-22T06:28:40Z
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@nicole Peace of mind is central to my motivation. If it clears up my mind, that‘s great. That *does* make me more productive, but even then, good productivity makes peace of mind when I actually want to be productive. Any other mindset I feel only fuels a toxic kind of FOMO (that gets written so much about to not fall down that trap) which isn‘t actually good for you.
(DIR) Post #Ad43bKWSbe8h12HU9Y by geffrey@pkm.social
2023-12-22T10:13:31Z
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@nicole I PKM because I genuinely enjoy the process. It's exciting to piece together different ideas and uncovering new insights. I feel it isn't just about knowledge; it's about mastering a system that's fully under my control. That’s addictive, as well.My approach isn't goal-driven, either. I'm focused on the ongoing experience. And trusting that the benefits will naturally follow.
(DIR) Post #Ad45nlFxEi7rJQcFKS by catangel@pkm.social
2023-12-22T10:38:20Z
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@nicole I first got into it to manage my work knowledge. But then I discovered that this productivity stuff helps manage the ADHD symptoms. And so, I use it for both aspects. That's why I started my blog this year: to hopefully help other ADHD brains combine those things to have a more fulfilling, healthy life.
(DIR) Post #Ad4UL3V4pBW2Lp68nY by nicole@pkm.social
2023-12-22T15:13:04Z
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@anant All true, and still a trap I fall into sometimes, too.
(DIR) Post #Ad4UYSx9VEjt3XcnQm by nicole@pkm.social
2023-12-22T15:14:05Z
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@geffrey I really feel the same way! I love making connections and taking notes and seeing it all laid out in a way that makes sense. That all that could have a positive benefit for my career or whatever is really incidental.
(DIR) Post #Ad4Uh2VvAl3tf8yYqW by nicole@pkm.social
2023-12-22T15:14:45Z
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@catangel I don't have ADHD, so I'm curious. What symptoms does PKM help manage, if you're inclined to share?
(DIR) Post #Ad4UsTkeFD7LK8Jpjc by nicole@pkm.social
2023-12-22T15:15:47Z
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@spinningthoughts I hear this. It's a huge load off my mind to get things down on my notes - I feel mentally free from the burden of remembering. Just the act of writing something down makes me feel like I've done something about it.
(DIR) Post #Ad4V2yKxNmNb4yJ0ZU by nicole@pkm.social
2023-12-22T15:18:58Z
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@gracefrench Love the reference and got it immediately! ;) I feel with what you say about writing being such a core part of your identity. I feel the same way.
(DIR) Post #Ad4VDAK5fpD59IlExs by spinningthoughts@pkm.social
2023-12-22T06:30:11Z
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@nicole one of the best premises that have come out of the PKM writing space for me is "you don‘t have to do everything right this instance. Record and let the system remember - you‘ll come back to this when it matters to you". Being able to stretch thinking across time when you actually have great thoughts on the matter is powerful. Even against a deadline, a night‘s sleep does a lot.
(DIR) Post #Ad4VDB6elG3fZvU1fE by nicole@pkm.social
2023-12-22T15:16:37Z
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@spinningthoughts Yeah, it didn't take me long to realise that it was stressing me out unduly to feel like I had to process everything I read. Now I just let the unprocessed stuff pile up, because I know they'll still be there if/when I do want to go back to them. And if I never do... well, that's okay too.
(DIR) Post #Ad4VKnucscU1xaUb56 by spinningthoughts@pkm.social
2023-12-22T15:20:00Z
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@nicole I have this whole vague spin about "Relevants" and "Obliviates". The later are the kind of material you need to have off your mind either way, but probably will not come back to. How to avoid overloading an archiving system with the noise from Obliviates I don‘t have a concrete theory on *yet*, but I feel like with the increased capabilities of databases in Tools for Thought, discrimination between the two‘s getting easier all the time.
(DIR) Post #Ad4VSovWzXW3QJjpzc by spinningthoughts@pkm.social
2023-12-22T15:20:57Z
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@nicole Yup, that‘s my system too! Better to have it *somewhere* than *nowhere*. I have great faifth in the ability of coming personal search and database tools to dig these things up when they matter.
(DIR) Post #Ad4e8Ju1WqRT00KgoS by HeyItsGilbert@fosstodon.org
2023-12-22T17:02:44Z
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@nicole Like a few of the other folks, my ADHD things hard to keep track of. You add "attentional residue" to the mix and that's how I would start to burnout. By having a place to put my ideas down and share them I was able to worry less about what I was forgetting and more to the task at hand.
(DIR) Post #Ad5yhJiMPdZAnBnokC by catangel@pkm.social
2023-12-23T08:27:58Z
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@nicole Even if ADHD can drive in chaos, it is essential to have systems. For me, it reduces exhaustion. The main point is, to have a place you can trust, where you do not forget things all the time. Obsidian has even a bonus point to show the links between knowledge with its graph, which makes it even easier remember things that belong together.
(DIR) Post #Ad7EaZdebMMQZsMqUS by luke@mastodon.macneilmediagroup.com
2023-12-23T23:00:47Z
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@nicole I got tired of people asking me "What did you do yesterday" and honestly not remembering. I can watch an entire series on netflix and not remember a single thing about it, or that I've even seen it, the next day.It could be the marijuana... but PKM solves the problem. I like having a system I trust to hold everything I already learned, so I don't have to relearn it again, or ask someone to remind me.
(DIR) Post #AdCeLzWFfHuT6FPbFY by MagdoLena9@social.vivaldi.net
2023-12-26T13:43:00Z
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@nicole @catangel I use Logseq at work to basically journal my workdays. It's immensely helpful to note down even small tasks that I can't get right to but even more important is the chance to look back what I did last Thursday or what was decided during that one meeting with a client 4 months ago.I tried to PKM in private but right now handwritten journal works better for me for mental health and I didn't have time for projects like genealogy over the last few months.
(DIR) Post #AdCgcqBHpx8Sy9lfW4 by nicole@pkm.social
2023-12-26T14:06:12Z
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@MagdoLena9 @catangel Same on the work front! This is what I started to use PKM for, and it's still a big part of how I use it today!I've always meant to start and maintain a family tree in my PKM system, but never got around to it...
(DIR) Post #AdChPp7kYVq3seTE92 by MagdoLena9@social.vivaldi.net
2023-12-26T14:16:41Z
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@nicole I think it would be brilliant for #genealogy however it would double up somw info I have in an actual genealogy software. I mostly tried to use it to organise my genealogical research as a project so far.