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  • Jamie’s list of books from 2022

    I grabbed a few of the recommendations from Jamie and happened to have a few on my shelf already.

    January 2, 2023
  • Track Diversity in Your Reading

    If you’re looking for a book tracker then Bookish Brews has one that helps you track the diversity of the authors you’re reading. I’ve bookmarked this to see about adding it to my own Obsidian book tracking system.

    January 1, 2023
  • I’m on Christmas Holiday – No PKM Weekly

    Take a break.

    January 1, 2023
  • The Folly of Sidewalk in Toronto

    A shorter one today as I’m on holiday but I finished a book called Sideways: The City Google Couldn’t Buy. Here are some things that stuck out to me. First, we always want to look for the “sexy” innovations instead of doing what has been established as working1. We see this as we plan roads…

    December 31, 2022
  • If you want to sell books…you must love books

    Great article on the turn-around of Barnes & Nobel. Thanks to Matt for pointing the article out to me.

    December 29, 2022
  • Homelesness is a Housing Problem

    From The Atlantic: In their book, Homelessness Is a Housing Problem, the University of Washington professor Gregg Colburn and the data scientist Clayton Page Aldern demonstrate that “the homelessness crisis in coastal cities cannot be explained by disproportionate levels of drug use, mental illness, or poverty.” Rather, the most relevant factors in the homelessness crisis…

    December 29, 2022
  • One Reason I Write

    From Ness Labs: Anytime you struggle to write about something you just read, watched, or listen, make sure to take the time to understand properly. The fact that you’re struggling to express it in your own words often means you haven’t completely grasped the new idea. This is one reason I write, because I’m not…

    December 28, 2022
  • Apple Reminders iOS Widgets

    Apple Reminders iOS Widgets

    While not everyone uses widgets on iOS, they can be used to achieve a good overview of what you have going on for a specific day. Adding a Widget To add a widget long press on your iPhone/iPad screen until you enter jiggle mode. Then you need to tap the plus icon in the top…

    December 28, 2022
  • OmniFocus Task Templates in Obsidian

    OmniFocus Task Templates in Obsidian

    Recently I shared a video on sharing an Obsidian note to OmniFocus as a task. Well as I test out OmniFocus again to think about doing a course on it, I realized I needed a few other shortcuts to make draw out some more power. On the Obsidian side, you’ll need to get the Shortcut…

    December 27, 2022
  • PKM Weekly Dec 25 2022 – Issue 050

    This is the Christmas edition of the newsletter which means I filtered much harder than normal so I didn’t waste my time and you don’t feel any obligation to read this. I’ll be off next week so you’l even have a break. If you get value out of this newsletter consider supporting it by becoming…

    December 25, 2022
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