• You Learn Nothing on the Internet

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    Yes, the internet has lots of good information, but for most people most of the time you learn nothing with the internet. If you want to read this whole post become a member. Members get all my courses included..

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  • In the name of AI Google is making its bad search worse

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    According to David Pierce writing in The Verge, you’ll be getting Google’s AI, called Bard, at the top of your search results soon. So now you’ll have an AI summary, then a list of SEO crap articles about the topic. You’ll have to dig even further to find anyone real that has an opinion on…

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  • 4 Mistakes Beginner Note Takers Make

    4 Mistakes Beginner Note Takers Make

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    Today we’re going to look at the mistakes beginner note-takers make, though they’re not limited to beginners really. As I’ve coached more people on their note process I see many people falling into these traps in their PKM system. They learn these bad habits then never recognize them and don’t make changes to their systems.…

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  • PKM Weekly June 24 2023 – Issue 075

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    Note: The overwhelming majority responded with approval to dump reddit links going forward. Unless something major changes, you are unlikely to find them here. If you’re looking for lemmy communities Alex pointed me to this lemmy tool. You can find me on lemmy.ca here. I’m following: Obsidian: https://lemmy.ca/c/obsidianmd@lemmy.worldPKB: https://lemmy.ca/c/pkb@lemmy.ml If you have active PKM communities…

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  • What Does it Mean to Be a Man?

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    Today we discuss what it means to be a man from a left-leaning political perspective. If you want to read this whole post become a member. Members get all my courses included..

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  • Systems before Tools

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    I always say that a good system/process is far better than whatever tool is “hot” in your industry. It would seem that CJ Chilvers agrees with me. He says that you shouldn’t believe in goals, you should believe in process. Stick to the process day in day out, and the goals will keep coming closer.

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  • I agree with this take on Facebook and Federation

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    Measured reasonable take from Fosstodon. I’d look at Facebook joining the Fediverse as a person having 2 strikes against them. The slightest misstep and they’re gone. Like the OP, I hate Facebook. I also try to avoid it at all costs.

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  • Obsidian Student Vault

    Obsidian Student Vault

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    I’ve talked to many students about how they should set up their vaults to take notes on classes and combine them with notes on textbooks and other research material. Today I’m going to show you what a number of the students I coach are using effectively today. Don’t Get Fancy One final word before we…

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  • PKM Weekly June 18 2023 – Issue 074

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    Note You’ll notice no links to Reddit this week because the Reddit CEO seems to be trash. You’ll also notice I haven’t linked to Twitter in a while for similar reasons. I’m not sure if the Reddit ban here will stand, but this week at least I’m standing in solidarity with the Reddits that did…

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  • You don’t have to know what you’re going to say to start

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    If you wait until you fully understand a topic before writing about it you’ll never truly know what you think. If you want to read this whole post become a member. Members get all my courses included..

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