• Big Ideas from Reading in 2020

    Big Ideas from Reading in 2020

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    While some people may give you their top books of the year, I’m going to talk about the top ideas that have change my thinking in the year. Things that I keep revisiting and feel I’ll revisit for years to come as I deepen my reading on those topics. How to Take Smart Notes The…

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  • I’ve left Goodreads for Storygraph

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    For close to 8 years I’ve used Goodreads to track my reading. I didn’t know Goodreads before Amazon purchased them and never thought much about it. Lately that’s changed though. Amazon has so much data and [terrible business practices](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Amazon). I’ve been trying to remove Amazon from my shopping and life as much as possible. Luckily…

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  • A Better Computer making me feel guilty

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    Been looking at trading in my 2018 Mac Mini (maxed out) for an M1 machine, but Matt is now making me feel guilty for looking at that upgrade. I do have a similar computer to what he’s using, but I have it as a media server up on the shelf with the TV.

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  • Ryan Holiday’s Best books of 2020

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    I always take a look at Ryan’s recommendations for books but I’m linking to this because…dang those bookshelves. I totally want a room/office like that one day.

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  • Emma Cragg, neat Bullet Journal

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    This is a decent not too fancy [Bullet Journal Setup from Emma Cragg](https://ekcragg.co.uk/article/my-bullet-journal-setup/). I’m just looking at closing out my 1/2 filled notebook from last year and moving to a new Bullet Journal (their new edition even) and have been thinking about how to track my goals. I like the single pages at the front…

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  • Drew Coffman on Journalling in Roam – No one will look through your Roam graph after you

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    I love most of the sentiments here for journalling but strong question if someone will be looking through is “graph” in Roam Research (or any digital tool actually Roam is just what he cites and uses). Text on paper is so much more accessible. You find notebooks in boxes as you unpack from a realtive…

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  • Build Custom Coiled USB Cable

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    I’ve been thinking about tackling this project for a while, and this may be exactly the video I needed. Great explanation of how to do the coils and get them tight. Now to get the parts I need.

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  • Chris Lawley’s Ergonomic iPad Setup

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    Yes Chris’ setup is decent, but I still don’t think that external monitor support for iPad is anywhere near good enough to use regularly. I have a second monitor I can use with the iPad, but almost never do it. I stick with my magnetic VESA mount and the iPad by itself.

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  • Obsidian Plugins I Use

    Obsidian Plugins I Use

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    Here are some of the plugins I use regularly with Obsidian. Advanced Tables This plugin takes Markdown tables and makes them usable again. I do find it a bit hard to use sometimes, but the results are far easier to read than a standard markdown table with little formatting. I’ll be building all Markdown tables…

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  • How I use Obsidian with Keep Productive

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    Before Christmas I sat down with Francesco to talk about how I use Obsidian.

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