Author: Curtis McHale

  • PKM Weekly Oct 16 2022 – Issue 040

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    Welcome to the PKM weekly newsletter. My goal is to round up good resources in the PKM space so you don’t have to. I released two new courses in the last week. First, a course on running a YouTube Channel from an iPad. Second, Stay Organized with Things 3. The least expensive way to get

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  • The 40+ Workweek is Stupid

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    Today I reflect on working a 40+ hour work week as being a “restrained” work week. I couldn’t tell you the last time I spent 40 hours in the office, let alone working. Much of this idea stems back to the Puritan Work Ethic, and busyness as a proxy for productivity. To read the whole

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  • PKM Weekly Oct 9 2022 – Issue 039

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    Welcome to the PKM weekly newsletter. My goal is to round up good resources in the PKM space so you don’t have to. If you get value out of this newsletter consider supporting it by becoming a member. You can either get my weekly thoughts or all my courses and my weekly thoughts. You could

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  • Lasting before Trivial

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    Today we’re talking about lasting connection vs trivial connection. When most people look at our time spent they could rightly assume that social media is the thing we’ll remember in the future because we spend so much time doing it. But we won’t remember that tweet or photo. Let’s talk about what we will remember.

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  • 2 Safari Tips from Tom

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    2 quick Safari extensions to keep your browsing more private.

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  • No More Hacker News?

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    Most site owners are happy to get any type of traffic. I remember having long arguments about why a client shouldn’t care about Stumbleupon traffic because all it did was increase their server load and never brought people that wanted to interact with your site long term. Well how about we take it a step

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  • PKM Weekly Oct 2 2022 – Issue 038

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    Welcome to the PKM weekly newsletter. My goal is to round up good resources in the PKM space so you don’t have to. If you get value out of this newsletter consider supporting it by becoming a member. You can either get my weekly thoughts, or all my courses and my weekly thoughts. You could

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  • Focus before Busy

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    Today I talk about how we default to “busy” as a way to cope with the stuff that life throws at us. We do many trivial tasks instead of buckling down and doing the hard work that will push our lives in a different direction. If you want to read these posts become a member.

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  • Which iPad is Best for Video Editors?

    Which iPad is Best for Video Editors?

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    If you already have an iPad that is still getting software updates than you’ve got something fast enough to get started. Yes newer models will be faster, but to get started just work on producing more videos and getting good at the craft of it. Don’t spend money on an iPad “for video” that you

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  • PKM Weekly Sept 25 2022 – Issue 037

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    Welcome to the PKM weekly newsletter. My goal is to round up good resources in the PKM space so you don’t have to. If you get value out of this newsletter consider supporting it by becoming a member. You can either get my weekly thoughts or all my courses and my weekly thoughts. You could

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