My quotes - DeveloPassion

# Sébastien Dubois' quotes These are [[Sébastien Dubois]]' quotes.   - [[A book goes from a graph of information to a linear form. Knowledge Management goes in the opposite direction, from linear to a graph form]] - [[A few time blocks a day keep the stressful times away]] - [[A good day starts with clarity and predictability, not distractions and confusion]] - [[A great artist with a bad system can be beaten by a mediocre artist with a good one]] - [[A journal is a great starting point for PKM]] - [[A key to live a happier life is to realize that no matter how hard we try, there is actually very little that we can control or influence. And what we can't control or influence, we should not worry too much about, and accept]] - [[A long document is like an entire body, it contains many things, and it's hard to describe or explain. An atomic note is like a very small part of the body. It's much easier to describe and explain]] - [[A new piece of content (as opposed to atomic notes) is like a snapshot of a set of ideas in your knowledge base at a specific point in time]] - [[A PKM system is one you can actually trust with important memories, ideas, insights, information, knowledge, and wisdom]] - [[Acknowledge your mistakes, don't fear them]] - [[AI agents are only as good as the knowledge systems they operate on]] - [[AI makes you efficient at being average. PKM makes you efficient at being exceptional. Don't let AI turn you into an NPC]] - [[AI reduces entropy. Everyone is turning into AI, prompt and context engineering experts. The world is becoming more boring]] - [[AI won't fix your organization and productivity problems. It has the answers but no access to the levers. Only you do]] - [[All code is transient. Never get too attached. Never hesitate to rework or better yet, remove code]] - [[As a knowledge worker, you need systems to learn, think, plan, track, and do]] - [[As a lifelong learner, entrepreneurship is like a drug. There's a never-ending list of skills to acquire, and new things to learn]] - [[At the end of the day, your level of clarity, priorities, focus, and approach will impact your productivity in much more profound ways than all the tool hopping and tweaking in the world ever could]] - [[Atomic notes and linking are the basis of powerful knowledge bases]] - [[Atomic notes are inherently flexible. By distilling information into its most basic, standalone elements, each note becomes a building block that can easily be reorganized, linked, or expanded]] - [[Atomic notes are like functions in code]] - [[Atomic notes are like LEGO blocks. Reusable, and composable]] - [[Atomic notes help build much more valuable Knowledge Graphs where ideas are interconnected. It doesn't matter if one specific idea evolves or disappears. The whole is more valuable than the sum of its parts]] - [[Avoid considering your notes as final. Write Evergreen Notes]] - [[Avoid falling into the trap of focusing too much on the system, and too little on get value out of it]] - [[Be timeless, not timely]] - [[Better thinking makes you a better person. And writing is a great way to improve your thinking]] - [[Build the habit first, then make it stick]] - [[Builds roads for people to follow]] - [[By starting from first principles, creating atomic notes, and thinking in systems, we can combine ideas and elaborate those to form more complex ones]] - [[Celebrate all your wins. Don't wait for those big breakthroughs. The journey matters way more than you think]] - [[Change is often difficult, but vital for growth]] - [[Choose the most powerful tool you at your disposal, that you can use simply without shooting yourself in the foot, and leverage more in the future]] - [[Choose tools that put you in control, not tools that control you]] - [[Closing open loops is not just a question of task management, but a key practice for achieving mental clarity, and recovering peace of mind]] - [[Closing open loops, is not just about improving our efficiency. Above all else, it's about reclaiming mental space and peace of mind]] - [[Complexity is fractal. You only notice it when you get close enough to it]] - [[Complexity is simplicity waiting to be uncovered]] - [[Connections between ideas are as valuable as the ideas themselves. Perhaps even more so]] - [[Consider Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) like investing in your future self. The value of your notes compounds]] - [[Consider regrouping information in as few places as possible in order to simplify your information landscape and your processes. In general, leaner is better]] - [[Consider tags as breadcrumbs. Leave enough to find your way]] - [[Consistency in note-taking and PKM is crucial for building a reliable and scalable knowledge base]] - [[Consistency matters a lot more than intensity when it comes to actual productivity]] - [[Constant learning, growth, and expansion of your knowledge is critical to success. The moment you stop learning is the moment you stop growing. That's why Knowledge Management is so valuable]] - [[Consuming low-quality information can be just as harmful as eating unhealthy food]] - [[Contrary to long documents, atomic notes are concise, and focus on a single idea or concept]] - [[Conversational AIs are like babies with superhuman minds. They have many answers, but we have to find our way to those]] - [[Data ownership trumps convenience when building systems for life]] - [[Decisions don't create change. Actions do]] - [[Discover the trends, identify what is rising and what is going away. Don't dive deep too soon]] - [[Do the work needed to reach your goals. Dreams are not free]] - [[Documents are graveyards for ideas]] - [[Doing something well does not make it important]] - [[Doing something with enthusiasm, love and passion makes a world of difference]] - [[Don't accept work you don't enjoy. If you do, you'll bring more your way]] - [[Don't consider journaling as one more task on you list (i.e., a chore) but as a support for thinking throughout the day, and a place you can capture interesting]] - [[Don't consider journaling as one more task on you list (i.e., a chore) but as a support for thinking throughout the day, and a place you can capture interesting and important things. Without that, it's bound to be messy and lossy]] - [[Don't dream about your projects. Make your projects a dream]] - [[Don't fear failure. Fear inaction]] - [[Don't focus on maximizing effort. Maximize efficiency, effectiveness, and health. Rest is crucial for sustainable productivity]] - [[Don't just take a part of the pie. Make the pie bigger]] - [[Don't just use apps or combinations of apps because someone tells you to. Only consider using tools that really bring value to you. Remember that it's not about tools, it's about what they do for YOU]] - [[Don't know what the next step is. Take a break, and let your subconscious find the answer]] - [[Don’t let anybody ruin your day. Ruin it yourself]] - [[Don't listen to what people say. Look at what they do]] - [[Don't live in denial. Deal with situations as they really are and not as you'd like them to be]] - [[Don't manage your time. Manage your attention]] - [[Don't mistake tools for systems]] - [[Don’t overthink choosing your tools, organization system and techniques. Introduce those if and when you need them. If you feel overwhelmed, then it may be that you have introduced too much complexity at once]] - [[Don't place all your money, all your trust, all your creativity or all your energy in a single endeavor. Diversify and try tiny projects instead]] - [[Don't try to create the perfect knowledge management system. Start small, accept imperfection and focus on continuous improvement]] - [[Don't try to create the perfect knowledge management system. Start small, accept imperfection and focus on continuous improvement. Consider your notes, metadata, your whole system and process as a work in progress]] - [[Don't work for your systems. Create ones that work for you]] - [[DRY is a guideline, not a rule]] - [[During interviews, the one who asks questions is the one in control. Do take the opportunities you have to ask questions]] - [[Each captured idea, assuming it is timely and valuable, is a long-term investment]] - [[Each note should capture a single idea clearly and concisely. Avoid the temptation of including multiple thoughts or tangents in one note. Instead, create separate notes and connect those together]] - [[Each of us has an ephemeral look at the world]] - [[Each step, no matter how small, counts]] - [[Each tag and link you add to a note adds a path to resurface that note later on]] - [[Education doesn't imply wisdom]] - [[Embody peace and confidence. Free yourself from doubts, anxiety and fear. Don't let your past or others decide what your own future should look like]] - [[Every day, born again. And I choose you, all over again]] - [[Every great system starts with thoughtful design]] - [[Every point of friction is a reason you might stop using your system]] - [[Everyone is going to use AI, that won't be a differentiator for long. But those who combine AI and Knowledge Management will have the edge]] - [[Everything is a composition of lower-level concepts]] - [[Exploring tools and their features is often procrastination in disguise]] - [[Exponential curves have a tendency to change people's minds... fast]] - [[Externalize, and centralize your knowledge. That's where it all begins]] - [[Failing is a way to grow. The more you fail, the more you learn. The more you learn, the more you grow]] - [[Feedback is a tool to influence, support, and help others grow. Use it wisely]] - [[Finish your days satisfied with your work]] - [[Focus on clarity, calmness, and certainty when choosing your thoughts and actions]] - [[Focus on concepts, systems and processes]] - [[Focus on the system as a whole, and not on each individual idea. Let those evolve, transform, morph, or disappear. It doesn't matter. The Knowledge Graph as a whole does]] - [[FOMO is triggered by urgency, and FOMO isn't a good decision-making criteria]] - [[Freedom is the destination, Indie Hacking is the way]] - [[Freeing yourself of the 9-5 requires making good use of the 5-9]] - [[Fundamentally, controlling and channeling your attention is about feeling, thinking, and doing what YOU want versus what others want]] - [[Generalists are the winners in an age where specific knowledge is free]] - [[Generalists will be the winners of the current AI race. All things being equal, those with a wider perspective have the edge]] - [[Get it out of your mind right away, and get back to work asap]] - [[Good notes are those you want to go back to in the future]] - [[Good systems prevent chaos. Great systems turn chaos into opportunities]] - [[Habits first, systems second]] - [[Happiness should come from within, not from where we are, who we are with or what we have]] - [[Having big and hairy goals is beneficial, as it creates a vision, brings clarity, and sheds light on the path ahead]] - [[Help others to be their best self and you will become your best self]] - [[Hoarding information without purpose will only lead to feeling overwhelmed. It won't help you reach your goals]] - [[How do you expect to be able to ask questions to your knowledge base if you don't have one. How do you expect AI to write using your own style if you have nothing to feed it]] - [[I don't trust my brain for long term information storage and retrieval. I also think better when I write. Short term memory is too constrained]] - [[I have the possibility to do it, possibilities are endless, and moving towards more freedom is a necessity]] - [[I hope to learn as much as I share]] - [[I need to write down my thoughts in order to get clear about how I think about them. Writing enables deep thinking]] - [[I think once therefore I think twice]] - [[I view infoproducts and writing as first steps into the community I want to bring value to. But not as a sustainable activity. Too much income risk and variability]] - [[I wouldn't want a library full of books I have read already. I want mine to always be full of new things to explore and enjoy]] - [[I'm tired of falling asleep. I want to fall awake]] - [[Ideas are fragile. You need a quick way to capture those. You don't want to have to think about where information needs to go, or where to look for it. Having a capture system removes that friction]] - [[Ideas are part of a whole. They come and go, but the whole system evolves over time]] - [[If a task doesn’t really matter, forget about it. Focus your energy on meaningful and impactful work]] - [[If I go back in time and change my story, I won't be myself anymore. I'd lose myself, and I don't want that]] - [[If it needs to be done, go do it now]] - [[If they don't value my time, they don't deserve my attention]] - [[If you don't control what you choose to consume, you lose control over your thoughts]] - [[If you don't know what your goals and priorities are, there's no way you can allocate your time intelligently]] - [[If you don’t know where you need to put, store or file something, then you’re building an information graveyard]] - [[If you don't start, you can't make progress]] - [[If you fail and stop, you have lost momentum. If you fail forward, you are gaining momentum]] - [[If you fail to capture ideas, they might fade into oblivion and be lost forever]] - [[If you have a plan, then distraction turns into procrastination. You know what you're giving up]] - [[If you let your AI agents use skills you have not read, it's exactly like running unknown programs as root, but with potentially much worse risks]] - [[If you never go to production, production can't go down]] - [[If you want progress, then develop a bias for action]] - [[If you want to make progress, then limit your options]] - [[If you want to write, then just write]] - [[If you write 3 notes a day, you could have more than 1K within a year]] - [[Impostor syndrome is when you know you're not stupid, but can't help but think you're stupid]] - [[In software systems, low coupling is a quality. In knowledge systems, high coupling is a quality. You want high interconnectivity between notes. Knowledge and learnings are reinforced by relevant connections]] - [[Information is data that changes us. Knowledge is information that empowers us. Wisdom is knowledge that propels us forward]] - [[Information is not a property of things in the world, but part of our interpretation]] - [[Inspiration follows action, not the other way around. Momentum creates inspiration]] - [[Instead of indiscriminately consuming content and doom scrolling, PKM teaches and enables you to be selective, focusing mainly on information that serves your objectives]] - [[Invest in your personal knowledge. Make it compound and see how it helps you grow. Then leverage it with AI and observe how it acts as a force multiplier for impact]] - [[It is much easier to create a valuable Knowledge Graph when you create atomic notes]] - [[It's not because a client is authenticated (i.e., you know who they are) that they can do anything they fancy]] - [[It's now or never. If it's not now, it means later. But later could turn into never. Fight against the natural tendency to do stuff 'later']] - [[It's okay and even recommended to revisit and change your goals along the way]] - [[It's rare for knowledge to live in isolation. That's why connecting ideas is key for Personal Knowledge Management]] - [[Journaling is the most powerful habit in my life]] - [[Journaling is the perfect entry point into growing a Knowledge Management practice]] - [[Just choose a tool and stick with it. Only then will you be productive]] - [[Just like code functions, notes should be short, easy to understand and standing on their own]] - [[Key decisions are rare in a lifetime. Most decisions make a few ripples at worst (the long tail), while the key decisions are like tsunamis]] - [[Knowledge compounds over time. But only if you have a system]] - [[Knowledge doesn't just grow linearly. It compounds through connections]] - [[Knowledge grows when it gets shared]] - [[Knowledge is composed of an infinite number of infinite ladders]] - [[Knowledge Management goes way beyond productivity. It's a means to learn more about yourself, and your dreams, develop your potential, and live the life you were meant to live]] - [[Knowledge Management is one of the enablers to help us go from Information Overwhelm to Wisdom]] - [[Knowledge Management isn't a hobby. It's a practice]] - [[Knowledge Management isn't a separate activity. It should be part of everything you do, fully integrated into your life]] - [[Knowledge Management isn't about adding more work to your day. It's about transforming how you handle the work you already do]] - [[Knowledge Management needs to be a first class citizen in your work and life if you want it to have an impact]] - [[Knowledge without creation is procrastination]] - [[Learn at the last responsible time]] - [[Learn from people above you, and teach people below you]] - [[Less is more when it comes to reading non-fiction. I took many weeks to read The Personal MBA, and learned a lot more than I would have if I just rushed through the content]] - [[Less is more when it comes to tools]] - [[Life is a marathon, not a sprint]] - [[Life is a wonderful rollercoaster. Without the downs, we wouldn't be able to fully appreciate the ups]] - [[Make it a habit to learn something new each and every day. Whatever it is]] - [[Making money online is not that hard. The key ingredients are community, consistency, persistence, and patience]] - [[Making of an introvert]] - [[Mindless consumption is just procrastination in disguise]] - [[More often than not, better can come later]] - [[More tools equal more complexity. Keep it minimal]] - [[Most knowledge workers are drowning in information but starving for knowledge]] - [[Most notes are write-only. Created once, never read again. Smart notes are building blocks. Created once, used forever]] - [[Most of what we learn about doesn't need to be memorized. Schools generally put too much emphasis on recall and so little on knowledge management, problem-solving, and creativity]] - [[Most people don't value their attention and their time nearly enough. They sell themselves cheaply]] - [[Never hesitate to update or remove existing notes. The world changes all the time, your knowledge evolves, and your notes only reflect your thinking at a given point in time]] - [[No better way to influence generations of AIs and humans than by sharing your ideas out there]] - [[No matter what you do, document your processes]] - [[No need to feel bad about being wrong. People are wrong most of the time. Take the best decisions based on what you know and move forward]] - [[No PKM system works for everyone]] - [[Nobody knows what the future will hold. It's both awesome and horrible. Horrible because anything can happen. Awesome because anything can happen]] - [[Nos envies se perdent dans nos pensées en attendant que resurgisse la liberté de nos désirs. Et nos désirs s'eveillent à la pensée de laisser libre cours à nos envies...]] - [[Note-making is different from note-taking. But both are complementary]] - [[Note-taking and note-making are complementary. Both have value]] - [[Note-taking is all about capturing information from the outside world, while note-making is about expressing ourselves]] - [[Note-taking is the easy part. The hard part is organizing and linking]] - [[Notes don't matter. Information and knowledge do]] - [[Notes only make sense as the input for something else. Either as inspiration or as ideas that you can compose to derive new creations]] - [[Notes should be short, focused, atomic. Complex ideas should be compositions reusing atomic ones]] - [[Notes without action are just pretty thoughts. Notes connected to action become leverage]] - [[Obsidian is a Markdown-based operating system]] - [[Obsidian is free, blazing fast, privacy preserving, local, cross-platform, future-proof, extensible, has a huge list of plugins, and a thriving community]] - [[Once you start introducing Knowledge Management practices in your life, you will start using specific tools to capture your thoughts, ideas, inspiration, knowledge, and connect it all]] - [[One note a day keeps the bad thoughts away]] - [[Open loops are no less than a disease. Closing those is not just a question of productivity, but a key practice for recovering peace of mind and mental clarity]] - [[Open loops have a cumulative effect. The more there are, the worse the cognitive overload gets]] - [[Our biases, fears, and desires prevent us from seeing things as they truly are, good or bad]] - [[Our perceptions make up our reality. But it's up to us to change those, and see things in a different light]] - [[Our performance depends on our ability to recharge and recover]] - [[Overthinking is a symptom of keeping too much information in your brain]] - [[People don't quit jobs. They quit bad cultures, bad systems and bad managers]] - [[People need to write more to think more clearly. But many think about it the other way around]] - [[Perfection is an illusion]] - [[Periodically revisit your notes. This not only refreshes your memory but also provides opportunities to refine, combine, or otherwise evolve your understanding]] - [[Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) channels thoughts, ideas and knowledge into more meaningful action]] - [[Personal Knowledge Management enables memorizing and forgetting, at scale]] - [[Personal principles enable converting values into action]] - [[Physical clutter is not just an eyesore. It's also a collection of remaining work, and decisions to be made. Those weigh on our minds when we are around]] - [[Pick a low hanging fruit to get the ball rolling and make progress from there, building on your success]] - [[PKM enables having conversations with yourself through time. And that's powerful]] - [[PKM requires thinking carefully about what you need to retain, and where. Many things deserve to be captured, but few actually need to be memorized. And the balance is not that easy to find]] - [[Plans for the future need to be reviewed regularly because we change all the time]] - [[Prepare today for what you want tomorrow]] - [[Prepare yourself for tomorrow's job market, not today's. Start by identifying and understanding the market trends]] - [[Prior knowledge makes it easier to learn, understand, and memorize new information. You can find make analogies, draw parallels, reuse techniques you already know, and take shortcuts. The more you know, the easier it gets]] - [[Product ideas are easy. Features have the drawback of being bound to reality. An unfortunate characteristic]] - [[Productivity ultimately boils down to learning how to generate enough dopamine at the right places at the right time]] - [[Progress doesn't need to be spectacular. All that matters is that it moves the needle forward, even a tiny bit]] - [[Progress is the engine of motivation]] - [[Progress only comes through action]] - [[Progress requires action. Action requires clear goals and objectives]] - [[Radical optimism opens doors, and ignores those that won't open. Problems and roadblocks are opportunities. Ideas are infinite]] - [[Read less, take notes, and retain more]] - [[Reading deeply changes the way we perceive the world. It changes us and the way we act]] - [[Reading without writing misses 90% of the benefits]] - [[Refine and reduce intake of information. Select the information you curate and consume more carefully]] - [[Regrouping different functions into a single tool is a testament to the value and power of simplicity in the digital age]] - [[Relentless curiosity is essential for lifelong learners. Without curiosity, there's no drive to learn, no motivation to explore. Stay curious. Always]] - [[Reusing previous notes and connecting those with other ones is a key aspect of creating smart notes]] - [[Seek inspiration from others who have been successful]] - [[Self-education is infinitely fun, because it never ends. There is always something new to discover and learn]] - [[Set your goals high, and do stop from time to time to enjoy the journey and appreciate your progress. But never lose sight of the end goal]] - [[Setting the bar lower often enables progress and helps avoid needless stress]] - [[Slow down. Give your mind and body the rest they need. Before they force you to do it]] - [[Small wins will keep you motivated, and will make it easier for you to celebrate your progress and feel proud]] - [[Smart people love making mistakes]] - [[Smart people read (a lot)]] - [[Smart people see value in all types of knowledge]] - [[Some teams keep you on your toes, but others keep you on your feet]] - [[Someone who loves to read will forever be free]] - [[Sometimes, when you're different, you feel like a mistake. While in reality, difference is a gift, an advantage, real wealth]] - [[Start with writing. The rest will follow. Clear writing means clear thinking, which makes speaking clearly much easier]] - [[Stop looking back on your life journey. You’ve been there, done all that; so now it’s time to move ahead and look forward to better things]] - [[Stop starting over. Start building on what you know]] - [[Stop thinking, analyzing, planning. Start doing]] - [[Stop trying to find the way. Make your own]] - [[Strive for simplicity and accept that your Knowledge base and Knowledge management system will forever be flawed]] - [[Structured data is the way forward for PKM. With time and experience, having solid ways to increase consistency (not burden!!) is key to creating a maintainable and usable knowledge base]] - [[Success is the result of a solid system]] - [[Sustained productivity requires sane limits. Protect your time and energy. Don't try to be busy all the time, it's an anti-pattern]] - [[Systems are much more important than tools, especially for note taking]] - [[Tags and metadata enable finding the information you need more easily when you need it. It’s critical to maximize usefulness and leverage]] - [[Tags are no better or worse than folders, links or MOCs. They're complementary]] - [[Take imperfect action today, rather than dream about perfect action tomorrow]] - [[Taking notes frees up your mind in the moment, and enables you to organize thoughts you can leverage in the future]] - [[Technical simplicity and robust principles will serve you better than complex systems]] - [[The ability to resurface your notes and ideas in the future is a key part of building a valuable PKM system]] - [[The benefit of PARA is the homogeneity of the system across platforms and apps. That is, having a single mental model for everything]] - [[The best system is one you'll actually use]] - [[The best task is the one you can skip entirely, without affecting the grander scheme of things]] - [[The better you're able to express your ideas, the more clearly you think about those ideas]] - [[The biggest concern for any organization should be when their most passionate people become quiet]] - [[The demand for AI skills is exploding while humans rapidly lose the ability to learn new ones]] - [[The difference between an archive and a system is intentionality. An archive stores. A system transforms]] - [[The direct consequence of taking more notes is that you retain more information]] - [[The direct consequence of taking more notes is that you retain more information and knowledge. But the most important benefit is one of the second-order effects. You improve your thinking]] - [[The equation is simple. Time is money, and if your attention gets stolen away, your time is also stolen]] - [[The explanation of why a system does what it does is sometimes outside of the system]] - [[The fun thing when you have a mission is that you never run out of ideas. It's like a virus that you need to spread around, no matter what]] - [[The future of PKM lies not in choosing between traditional methods and AI tools]] - [[The future of work is remote, asynchronous and part time. More respectful of the human nature, better aligned with our personal lives, less wasteful and more respectful of the environment]] - [[The goal is not to read faster and go through as many books as you can, but rather to retain more of what you read through active reading. You read slower but get a lot more out of it]] - [[The goal of a personal organization system is to organize everything that you do for your life and work]] - [[The journey to achieving your biggest dreams begins with a single, manageable step]] - [[The longer the time horizon, and the more ambitious your goals should be]] - [[The longer the time horizon, the more ambitious your goals should be]] - [[The more complex an organization system is, the hardest it gets to file and locate information]] - [[The more I think about it, the more I feel like success will always remain out of reach]] - [[The more notes and links you have in your knowledge base, the more possible path you can create. The number of paths grows exponentially as you add more notes and links]] - [[The more notes and links you have in your knowledge base, the more possible paths you can create. The number of paths grows exponentially as you add more notes and links]] - [[The more notes you have, the more pathways there are through your knowledge base]] - [[The more open loops we have, the more our attention will be taken away, and the more context switches our brain will have to perform. Each one of those is a tax we keep paying for as long as those open loops remain]] - [[The more you have on your mind, the less headspace you have to think and work]] - [[The more you read, the smarter you get. Especially when you capture and connect the ideas, knowledge, and wisdom]] - [[The more you share, the faster you learn]] - [[The more you try to outsource thinking, The less thinking you actually do]] - [[The point of PKM is not to build a second brain, but to empower the one you already have]] - [[The productivity bottleneck is now ideation, not creation]] - [[The right way to think about a PKM system is as an integral part of everything you do]] - [[The risk of AI isn't making us lazy, but making lazy look productive]] - [[The secret of Knowledge Management is understanding that it's, first and foremost, a practice that needs to be fully integrated in your life & work before you can reap the benefits]] - [[The strategies we employ for note-taking, note-making, and sense-making play a crucial role in how we store, retrieve, and utilize information]] - [[The universe is pure chaos. It's up to us to make things happen. Setbacks are just random events]] - [[The world's most effective knowledge workers and leaders aren't necessarily smarter than everyone else. They just have systems for capturing, organizing, and retrieving knowledge that multiply their natural abilities]] - [[There are too many things we consider and treat as rules in our lives, while they're often much closer to guidelines or preconceived ideas]] - [[There will always be people above and below on the success ladder. At the top they're literally in space. And there's a long tail of people at rock bottom]] - [[There's something lovely about doing things slowly and at my own pace]] - [[There's something to be said about slowing down, whether that is for the environment, relationships, or business]] - [[Think in terms of concepts, processes, and systems]] - [[Think of you life as an experiment]] - [[Thinking clearly begins with writing. We need to externalize thoughts to make sense of them]] - [[Thoughts create reality. PKM improves thinking. Hence, PKM changes the world for the best]] - [[Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted]] - [[To bring order into our lives we must identify problematic patterns that don't work, and replace those with new ones that do]] - [[To do your best work, focus on having fun]] - [[Tools are secondary. They're just enablers]] - [[Treat ideas like cattle, not like pets]] - [[Treating ideas like cattle, rather than pets, offers an interesting perspective on managing our knowledge]] - [[Understand that PKM will require time and efforts, and set realistic expectations]] - [[Unless your goal is to have fun, avoid hoarding information without purpose. Be intentional]] - [[Use Atomic notes to better organize information, as well as enable creating more useful and more meaningful links]] - [[We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master]] - [[We are all stardust wandering through space and time]] - [[We need a fourth place, beyond home, work, and social spaces. A place where our thoughts can exist outside our heads, where we can interact with them, play with them, and develop them into something greater]] - [[We need to externalize our thinking to feel less overwhelmed and think more deeply]] - [[We should all have big and hairy goals. Even if those are too ambitious and impossible to achieve, working towards such goals will often help us realize our full potential. We will also be surprised by how far we can go]] - [[We're always fighting in some way. Either against entropy, or inertia]] - [[What can you learn. What can you teach. Those are two powerful questions worth pondering]] - [[What keeps me writing is the idea that what I write can change what my readers think and, by extension, change the world]] - [[What matters is not the tools, but what you achieve with those]] - [[What you do is more important than how you do it]] - [[Whatever you are feeling right now, it's okay to just sit with it for a while. Whether it's joy, sadness, indifference, anger. It's what makes us human, and that is enough]] - [[When defining your priorities, focus on alignment first, and impact second]] - [[When the bar is set lower and when you focus on making meaningful progress, step by step, you get to focus more of your attention on how to move forward more effectively. This encourages experimentation and fosters creativity]] - [[When there is no time for rest, the goal can only be burnout]] - [[When we think we know enough, we stop learning. That's when we stop growing]] - [[When you are learning, note-taking helps capturing what matters. When you are expressing yourself, note-making is the way]] - [[When you lose your control of your attention, you lose your time, your most precious asset]] - [[When you tag information, don't look for the one perfect tag. Instead, add as many relevant keywords as you can. Those are pathways for you to stumble upon this note later]] - [[When you take notes and keep those isolated, they can never reach their full potential]] - [[When you write a note, consider it as a draft forever. Never hesitate to update or remove existing notes]] - [[While perfect consistency is a waste of time, having some does have value]] - [[While we can dream about a future where our data, information and knowledge flow freely, without artificial barriers, integration problems or issues, it will remain a utopia for years to come]] - [[Who is not being served by you playing small]] - [[Wisdom starts with words]] - [[With a proper PKM system in place, you can avoid information overload, declutter your mind, gain clarity, and grow]] - [[With AI, developers go from authors and musicians to editors and orchestrators. Syntax fades away and systems thinking shines]] - [[With templates, the focus shifts from how to capture information to the information itself, leading to clearer thoughts and more effective learning]] - [[Words don't make a difference. Actions do]] - [[Work 4 days a week for a while and start trying things out. Explore your creativity. Give that idea a try. Start that project. Make the first step. Taste freedom]] - [[Work as little as possible to feel fulfilled and to live a happy life]] - [[Working hard is only okay if it doesn't prevent you from living your best life]] - [[Write more. It has more to do with thinking better than writing better, although the latter is a side-effect of the former]] - [[Writing brings clarity]] - [[Writing is understanding]] - [[You are what you practice. Your identity isn't fixed. You can become a better or worse person at any time. It's up to you. Make the right choices]] - [[You can't organize anything if you don't know what you're organizing for]] - [[You don't find your true self, you just create it day after day. And either you do it subconsciously or intentionally]] - [[You don't have to be exceptional. You just have to be you]] - [[You don't have to believe everything you think]] - [[You don't have to know every step, just ask yourself. What is my next best step]] - [[You don't have to wait until you're an expert (whatever that means) to teach what you know]] - [[You don't need a better note-taking system, you need a practice]] - [[You don't need another note-taking app. You need a knowledge system]] - [[You don't need permission to start writing]] - [[You don't need to be an expert to teach what you know]] - [[You don’t need to do more. You need to do what matters most, on your terms]] - [[You don’t need to do more. You need to do what matters most. Now. On your terms]] - [[You have to learn something to understand how little you know]] - [[You need a productivity system. But not just any system. One that works for YOU]] - [[You need a system that works with your brain, not against it]] - [[You should always know WHY you capture some piece of information and add it to your PKM system]] - [[You want the notes you take to live on, and join your knowledge base forever]] - [[Your enemy isn't mediocrity. It's inaction]] - [[Your environment shapes who you are. The simpler your environment, the simpler your life]] - [[Your knowledge base should have a simple and light folder structure (at worst). The less time you spend filing notes, the more time you have to focus on what really matters. Knowledge and links]] - [[Your mind is only as strong as your mission is clear]] - [[Your notes only reflect your knowledge and thinking at a given point in time. Each note is bound to become outdated or useless at some point]] - [[Your obvious knowledge is somebody else's miracle]] - [[Your PKM system is a garden. Daily notes are the seeds, atomic notes are the plants, and your knowledge base is the flourishing ecosystem. Nurture it daily]]