# DeveloPassion's Newsletter 124 - Polywork Hello everyone! I'm [Sébastien Dubois](https://www.dsebastien.net/about/), your host (I'm on [Twitter](https://x.com/dSebastien)). You're receiving this email because you signed up for [DeveloPassion's Newsletter](https://dsebastien.net). Thank you for being here with me ✨ ## Welcome to the 124th edition Another week, another newsletter! I hope that you all had a great one 🤩 This week, I've been interviewed by Polywork: [11 Questions with Sébastien Dubois | Polywork Blog](https://blog.polywork.com/sebastien-dubois-interview/) I don't like to brag, but it's pretty cool 🎉 On other news, I've finished v1 of the creation screen for communities. It's quite spartan for now, but it does the job: ![[image.png|Human operator in neon command center where an AI agent autonomously traverses a knowledge graph network]] The next step will be the communities list and the community page. Once I have built those, I will dive into the resource collections. The good news is that now, I have the basis for creating pages and implementing APIs on the back-end. There are [a gazillion more things I want to implement](https://github.com/knowii-oss/knowii/issues), but it will not come in a week ;-) I've also improved the organization's page on GitHub: ![[image-1.png|Life Tracker view auto-generating charts per column: stress trend, energy heatmap, evening energy bars]] I implemented some templates for issues and feature requests: ![[image-2.png|Visualization type picker offering 12 chart options: heatmap, bar, line, pie, radar, scatter, and more]] As well as a place for discussions: ![[image-3.png|Time granularity selector letting users aggregate tracked data by day, week, month, quarter or year]] In short, I'm working on making the open-source project more appealing, so that future contributors can find their way easily. There's a [guide](https://github.com/knowii-oss/knowii/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md), and even [guidelines for reporting security vulnerabilities](https://github.com/knowii-oss/.github/blob/main/SECURITY.md). Alright, let's gooooo 🚀 ## The lab **🧪** My latest experiment with [PKM Coaching](https://www.store.dsebastien.net//product/pkm-coaching) is quite successful. A few people have booked sessions, and each of those has been a ton of fun. I love sharing ideas about personal organization and knowledge management. One of the sessions led me to create and share the following diagram, which I find a nice reference frame for PKM: ![[image-4.png|View settings panel with layout, columns, heatmap and chart defaults for configuring the tracker]] I think it will help me further improve the [Obsidian Starter Kit](https://obsidianstarterkit.com) in the coming weeks. Speaking of which, I've decided to put more energy into it. The project backlog is too long 😂 ![[image-5.png|Right-click card menu to swap chart type and pick a scale preset like 0-5, 0-10 or 0-100]] In the last 30 days, I've made ~$1K from my indie projects. Last but not least, in the last 30 days, I've made ~$1K from my indie projects. The one thing I hope is to convince more of you to become paid subscribers of this newsletter. ## New articles I’ve published an article about [happiness and work, sharing my ideas about how to make the right choices for yourself](https://www.dsebastien.net/optimizing-for-happiness//). [Optimizing for happiness](https://www.dsebastien.net/optimizing-for-happiness//) ## Quotes of the week - The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear — Rumi - Don't trust words, trust actions ## Book of the week The [Status Game](https://amzn.to/3IMjTqK) is a fascinating book by Will Storr. It offers a sweeping rethink of human psychology that will change how you see others—and how you see yourself. [](https://amzn.to/3IMjTqK)https://amzn.to/3IMjTqK ## Thinking and learning [Feedback from a PKM newcomer, 60 days in](https://betterhumans.pub/how-i-organize-my-thoughts-with-the-zettelkasten-method-eb8d0b64799c): [How I Organize My Thoughts With the Zettelkasten Method](https://betterhumans.pub/how-i-organize-my-thoughts-with-the-zettelkasten-method-eb8d0b64799c) [Are humans of the Mineral Realm?](https://share.snipd.com/episode/2ea9fdb4-0abb-43ad-afea-8d2e3988c927) [Are Humans The AI Of The Mineral Realm? w/ Matías De Stefano # 411](https://share.snipd.com/episode/2ea9fdb4-0abb-43ad-afea-8d2e3988c927) [https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-the-nature-of-consciousness-20230531/](https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-the-nature-of-consciousness-20230531/) Curtis shares insights about how to make connections in your knowledge base: An interview of Alex McCaw, the founder of Reflect: ## Indie Hacking and bootstrapping [Building Your Content Engine: The 3 Vital Parts You Need to Start Selling Your Digital Products](https://medium.com/swlh/building-your-content-engine-the-3-vital-parts-you-need-to-start-selling-your-digital-products-e203f49ac86c) [Making 10k a month by building a better ChatGPT UI](https://www.indiehackers.com/post/making-10k-mo-by-building-a-better-chatgpt-ui-5e69b67949): [Making $10k+/mo by building a better ChatGPT UI](https://www.indiehackers.com/post/making-10k-mo-by-building-a-better-chatgpt-ui-5e69b67949) [https://x.com/thejustinwelsh/status/1641052413833388032](https://x.com/thejustinwelsh/status/1641052413833388032) ## Tech [All the Hard Stuff Nobody Talks About when Building Products with LLMs](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/04/world/brain-computers-science-newsletter-wt-scn/index.html) ## AI [AI Canon | Andreessen Horowitz](https://a16z.com/2023/05/25/ai-canon) [A free prompt engineering course for developers](https://www.deeplearning.ai/short-courses/chatgpt-prompt-engineering-for-developers) [ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers](https://www.deeplearning.ai/short-courses/chatgpt-prompt-engineering-for-developers) PrivateGPT: build an AI on top of your own data: [GitHub - imartinez/privateGPT: Interact privately with your documents using the power of GPT, 100% privately, no data leaks](https://medium.com/@ramaswamis/chatgpt-the-8-prompting-techniques-you-need-to-learn-no-bs-27bb53cea1d) There's now an official ChatGPT app for iPhone: [AI in your pocket: ChatGPT officially comes to iPhone with new app](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/ai-in-your-pocket-chatgpt-officially-comes-to-iphone-with-new-app/) LINK: - [[10 Essential Knowledge Management Methods Every Professional Should Master (Article)]] - https://www.dsebastien.net/10-essential-knowledge-management-methods-every-professional-should-master/-every-professional-should-master// LINK: - [[Why Obsidian is All You Need - From Simple Notes to Complete Productivity (Article)]] - https://www.dsebastien.net/why-obsidian-is-all-you-need-from-simple-notes-to-complete-productivity// LINK: - [[The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Obsidian (Article)]] - https://www.dsebastien.net/the-ultimate-beginners-guide-to-obsidian// LINK: - [[Knowii Community]] - https://www.store.dsebastien.net//product/knowii-community