There is growing discontent with big tech companies like Google and Microsoft. There are others like Facebook, but the prior are more prominent because we depend on them more in day-to-day life. It’s the dependency that scares me. There are a few stories about people losing access to large swathes of information because some random Google algorithm incorrectly flagged their account. The most notable is this incident of the creator of Terraria. I was also...

This blog was originally posted on LinkedIn When I was a kid, I read a book called “Tas and the Postal Rocket“, it’s a story about a boy who accidentally stows away on a rocket used for delivering mail. Written in the 1950’s the fictitious postal rocket was a machine that had the potential to deliver mail in 90mins to anywhere in the world. In the 50’s this would have been revolutionary. To me, the 90’s...

How to have Efficient and Effective meetings The following are a collection of ideas that I’ve collected over the years. These are principles (not rules). 1. Have a designated day for meetings If possible, and it usually is, have a designated day for meetings. This doesn’t mean you should now feel the compulsion to fill your Mondays with meetings. If the meeting isn’t necessary avoid it. Try lump any necessary meetings in this day to...

Problem The average American spends about 30% of their work time on email, and only about 40% of their time on role specific tasks. There are many reasons for this somewhat shocking statistic. Some might say that spending this much time on email is just the new way to work, and that it’s inevitable. I disagree. The biggest reason people spend so much time on email is because of context switching. Context switching is the enemy...

Do you have a home page in Obsidian? Perhaps you want to create a quick shortcut that allows you to quickly navigate to the current Daily Note. With Dataview you can create a link that links to Today’s Daily Note. Here is how: Just the date: `="[[" + dateformat(date(today), "yyyy-MM-dd") + "]]"` Add an alias like “Today” or “This week”: `="[[" + dateformat(date(today), "yyyy-MM-dd") + "|DAILY NOTE ]]"`

Humans are fundamentally biased. Myself included. This means that we have to give ourselves mental walking sticks so we don’t fall down. Just like an elderly gentleman with a walking stick, he can probably walk a fair distance without it, but with it he is more capable. I like to use questions to help me make better decisions. Every human does this on a daily basis. Is my alarm currently ringing? If so, then it’s...

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Wouldn’t it be nice if people noticed? This is a question that I’ve asked myself many times. Perhaps, not outright. But, something similar has crossed my mind. Wouldn’t it be nice if my boss noticed how hard I am working? Wouldn’t it be nice if people noticed my pictures on Instagram? Many people, myself included, have tricked into thinking that fame would change their lives. They’re not wrong. Fame WILL change your life. There is...

What are templates In Obsidian.md you are able to make templates to quickly insert markup into your document. This allows you to keep your vault consistently structured, as well as speed up your work flow. Why should you use templates for personal knowledge management? In order to use Obsidian.md effectively for personal knowledge management it’s important to keep your notes consistently structured. A common way of doing this is by adding metadata to your notes...